I hope you all had a great Holiday weekend! We have finally cooled off, in fact it was about 40 degrees cooler on Monday than it was on Saturday. I’m loving it!
I would like to take a moment to say that I am thinking about my friends that have dealt with Irene and Lee, and also my friends in Texas dealing with the horrible heat and fires. I hope life gets back to normal for you all really soon!
My friend wanted a simple sign for her back porch. I used my Silhouette to make a template (stencil) out of contact paper.
She (my friend) gave me a board that she wanted me to use. I painted it the same blue as my kitchen floor. If you look closely in these pictures you’ll see how well it matches.
I used these bright colored paints from DecoArt, and some sample paint from Glidden. Mrs. Dickens also wanted some grass, but I felt the grass would be too small for the Silhouette to cut out. I decided to freehand the grass. I purposely gave the trees some texture by swirling the paint, and I used the tip of my brush to give the sun some “rays”.
Fast forward—I got too busy and forgot to take in progress pictures. 
I added the grass and gave the sign several coats of outdoor poly.
This is where it hangs over at Dickens’ Acre!
I can’t help myself, I love making signs!
Stop by tomorrow for a review and a fantastic giveaway!
gail
Hi, there! I’m Gail, the author and mastermind behind My Repurposed Life. I’m obsessed with finding potential in unexpected places and believe that with a little hard work and imagination, any old thing can be made useful again—myself included! I hope you’ll enjoy the journey and pick up a few tools along the way… literally!
Full Circle Creations
Love it! Love signs too!
Holly
Love Of Quilts
You sure are good at it Gail. Trish
Suzanne@Meridian Road
You do make great signs! This is a fun one~lots of color.
Granny
I love it. What would you charge to make a sign for Grampy and my place?
Always Nesting
That is absolutely adorable!! Love the trees.
Tatum @ Many Moments Of Me
The sign is super cute. I like making signs but don't have the tools for much outside of chalk. I would like a silhouette but they are rather costly so I will not be getting one anytime soon. I also know nothing about vinyl lol. You are my sign inspiration!!
Toqua's Crafts
So cute!!
As always you did a GREAT job!
I have no doubt the Dickens family LOVES it as well!
Holly Lefevre
FUN! I love making signs too...always a fun addition to interior or exterior decor. This is simply fabulous!
Sharon
Super cute sign. I like making signs as well. I have a few on my list I need to make.
Sharon
Terri
So cute...I am sure Mrs. Dickens love it! You have got this sign making thing down to a fine art! I can see where it is easy to become addicted to making them!