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Updating a Thrifted Find with Stain and Stenciling

February 17, 2016 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing a quick update to an old thrifted find using stain and stenciling.  I first shared this find on Thrift Shop Thursday #18.  As you can tell, I am so into wood trays, wood signs, and cutting boards at the moment!

Unfinished tray/cutting board from the Thrift Shop.

This update was super easy.  I stained the wood and let it dry.  I then used my Cricut Cutter and cut out the letter K and used it as a stencil. I then used black paint and stippled it over the stencil.  I used the black to tie it in with the black hooks on the wall shelving.

Stained and Stenciled Cutting board

The only thing I might do differently with this tray/cutting board is add a few more coats of stain to make it a bit darker.  I want to live with it like this for a while then see how I feel in a few days before I jump in and add more stain.

I had everything on hand so this was a free update and a great project to work on while be snowed in again!  At this rate, the Gman will be going to school until the end of June!  Don’t get me wrong I love snow days, I only wish they did not have to make them up at the end of the year.  I am so over school by the end of May that it is a struggle getting them out the door after that!

I hope you enjoy this quick and easy update to an old thrifted find!

Until Next Time,

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Filed Under: Before and After, DIY Crafts, Fabulous Finds Tagged With: Cricut Cutter, cutting board, stain, Tray, Wood

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.

DIY Gold Glitter Believe Sign

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.

DIY Gold Glitter DIY Sign

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

 

Glitter Gold DIY Believe Sign

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,

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Filed Under: DIY Crafts Tagged With: Christmas, Cricut Cutter, DIY, gold, Sign

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