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A Quick Follow Up on my Easy Driftwood Sign

October 17, 2016 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I shared with you an easy DIY paint job on my house sign which you can read about here. Today I wanted to share with you a quick follow up on that driftwood sign. My oldest was home over the weekend and we made a quick trip to the Island and he hung my sign up for me!

Can you see the sign above the garage door? I didn’t realize how much I missed it above the door until we put it back on Saturday. It finishes off the look! Notice that nice car in the driveway…Yep, not mine or anyone in my family for that matter. Looks nice in front of the house though!

A Quick Follow Up on My Easy Driftwood Sign

Here’s a closer look at the sign.

Remember this is what it looked like before I repainted it.

and now this…

I will let you know how long it holds up to the weather!

Here’s one final look at one of the most peaceful places…ever! Can you see why I love this place?

Until Next Time,

How to Paint a Driftwood Sign the Easy Way

October 4, 2016 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

When we bought our home on the Island, it already had a name or at least a little driftwood sign above the door letting people know that We Got The Point and that’s how people usually know where we are located on the Island. The previous owners named the home and everyone wanted us to leave the sign so several years later We still Got the Point. Our home is on a point of land that juts out to the water which is how the previous owners came up with the sign…so we are just going to go with it.

Since our home is out on the point, it gets a lot of wind and we get damage from the salt water. The driftwood Point sign was in need of a little revamp. I was a bit worried about painting it since I do not have the steadiest of hands when it comes to small detail work but I found a little something that made it super easy!

How to Paint a Driftwood Sign the Easy Way

I made a trip to Home Depot (for something totally unrelated to this project) and I always stop by the paint section. That is where I found this…

The Sharpie Paint Pen was super easy to use. I used it just as I would an actual Sharpie marker. I was worried that it might run or drip but it really worked no differently than a regular marker.

First, I painted the entire sign with white paint that I had on hand and let it dry completely. Once that was done, I traced the letters with the Sharpie Paint Pen. This helps create a border that I can work within.

The original lettering was grey but I chose to go with black. Sadly, I have not been back to the Island Home to install it but you can see it finished now and later I will share it once I hang it back on the house.

Yep, I love it! Even if I did not choose to label our home with this slogan!

I already have in mind the sign I want to make for Christmas with the Sharpie Paint Pen!

Until Next Time,

Designing a DIY Wood Sign

February 9, 2016 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

First, let’s start off with… Way to go Denver! Umm, really I don’t follow football…at all. I just really like the Super Bowl party that we’ve been going to every year and seeing my friends, and I like half time, and let’s not forget about the Super Bowl food! Yep, that just about sums up my interest in football!

So, what I really do like at the moment is making and designing DIY wood signs. This past Christmas I made the Believe sign. The year before that I made the Christmas Countdown Sign. (Still my favorite) I am already thinking about the sign I want to make for next Christmas!

I wanted to design a wood sign with our house number on it. I have seen a few of these floating around on Pinterest but I wanted mine to look similar to a chalkboard. So, this is what I came up with over the weekend.

Making these signs are so easy and inexpensive. I used left over wood in the garage. However, I did pick up more stain and an extra trim piece at Home Depot.

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The first thing I did was trim my wood to the size I wanted. I needed mine to be kind of small so it would fit within my shelves. Once I got set up and went to start the circular saw, it wouldn’t start. Talk about being frustrated! It was freezing cold outside, I got everything ready, plugged the saw in and nothing! I knew at this point to just put everything away and start again another day because I tend to get sloppy when I am frustrated. I ended up buying the Ryobi battery Circular Saw. I really like it. For one, it is so much lighter than the saw we had, plus the Ryobi battery pack it uses is the same one that I have for my Ryobi brad nailer. I find all of their products very easy to use.

So once the cut was made, on the board for the actual sign, I found a can of white paint left over from previous projects. I painted the board with two quick coats and let it dry overnight. The next day I used my Cricut cutter and cut the letters and numbers needed. I used the chalkboard font for the letters. I am not crazy about the font but I let Gman pick it out and he loves it so, I am fine with it. It is actually beginning to grow on me a bit. The numbers were already loaded onto the Cricut so I used those rather than the chalkboard font. I wanted the numbers to be a bit more precise if that makes sense. Again, if you do not have a Cricut, you can used vinyl stickers from Michaels, stencils or free hand.

Once the letters and numbers were added to my board, I painted over the entire board with a flat black paint. While that was drying, I made the cuts to my frame pieces. My husband tells me to measure twice and cut once. I measure about 10 times and cut twice as much as that. Sometimes I can make the simplest things the hardest! When I finally got the correct cuts, I stained the wood pieces with MinWax in Jacobean.

When everything was dry, I peeled the vinyl letters off the board. I gave it a light sanding to make the black paint look like a chalkboard. Some of the white paint is popping through which helps give it the look of a wiped off chalkboard. Lastly, I attached the stained wood trim with my ryobi brad nailer

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed this quick DIY Wood Sign tutorial.

Until Next Time,

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DIY Gold Glitter Believe Sign

December 8, 2015 By stylishrevamp 1 Comment

Today I decided to skip the gym and head out to do some Christmas shopping. That was a workout within itself! It is so nice to come home to a decorated home. I really like our home but I especially like it at Christmas time. I would like to have twinkling lights up all year round.

I mentioned last week that I was going to share my DIY Gold Glitter Believe Sign. This was another quick, easy and inexpensive project. The longest part was waiting for the paint to dry.

Supplies Needed:

Scrap wood

Vinyl Lettering (I made mine with my Cricut Cutter)

White Paint

Gold Glitter Paint

I had some scrap wood in the garage and the paint was also something I had on hand. The first thing you need to do is put your base coat of paint on your piece of wood. I chose white as my base color. I let that dry overnight.

I used my Cricut Cutter to make the vinyl letters. (Mine was a gift from Santa) If you do not have a craft cutter you can use vinyl stickers from Michaels Craft Store. I used stickers on my Christmas Countdown Sign and My Family Birthday Calendar and they worked perfectly.

So once your base coat is dry, place you lettering on the sign. I then sprayed several light coats of the gold glitter paint over the entire sign. I let the gold paint dry but not completely. I then pulled the vinyl lettering off to reveal the white lettering underneath.

I added my Believe Sign to my Ikea Billy Bookcase in my office for a little Christmas bling.

Next week I am planning on sharing my Christmas Home Tour but for now, I am off to hide some presents before the Gman gets home from school.

Until Next Time,

A Quick Follow Up on my Easy Driftwood Sign

A Quick Follow Up on My Easy Driftwood Sign

How to Paint a Driftwood Sign the Easy Way

How to Paint a Driftwood Sign the Easy Way

Designing a DIY Wood Sign

DIY Gold Glitter Believe Sign

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