I Love You a Bushel and A Peck (sign)
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How to make a bushel and a peck sign out of reclaimed lumber.
Do you remember when the tree fell on my house? It crashed through my very old and weathered privacy fence. It so happens, several sections had to be replaced. I, of course kept the old fence pieces.
Make a Reclaimed Lumber Sign
I used my sawzall to cut the braces apart, then used my circular saw to cut the fence boards. It is four boards by about 37 inches.
Whitewash Rustic Sign
I sort of did a whitewash on the boards using Glidden’s Crisp White Linen. Do you have a favorite “white”
So, I used a very old brush because the boards were very rough and had lots of places that snagged the brush. Because the boards were so weathered, they turned gray instead of white.
Bushel and a Peck Stencil
As I often do, I designed the stencil in my Silhouette program. I used the font BOSTON TRAFFIC (dafont.com) It was too large to cut out all at once, but I designed it and then moved the words where it would cut in two different sessions.
So, I cut the words I Love You a Bushel and a Peck etc. out of contact paper. Then, I peeled away the letters. The best thing about this font is that there were no “oodles” and “boodles” to work around.
edited to add: I have a new way of stenciling large signs like this. You can see a video with my step by step instructions in my post Repurposed Pallet Coffee Cup Rack.
I was very careful to burnish the edges so that there wouldn’t be a lot of “bleed”. Because I love them, I used one of Martha Stewart Foam Pouncers to paint the letters with Martha’s sample paint Francesca.
I Love You a Bushel and a Peck DIY sign
The paint covered a little too well.
I sanded it back a little. I LOVE how this sign turned out. My mom used to sing this song when I was little, and I sang it to jamie when she was a baby EVERY time I put her down to nap or bedtime. EVERY time! This will hang over the bed in the guest room, should I ever get it done. I still have quite a bit of fence left . . . hmmmm I wonder what is next?
Did you sing something special to your children?
gail
Oh the memories that brought back to me. My sweet Grandma who passed away when I was thirteen used to sing that to all the grandchildren. When my girls were babies (they are now 20 & 22)I’d sing it to them. I haven’t thought of it for a very long time. Thank you for the sweet memories – I love the sign!
love the sign Gail,, I never knew this was a song i dont guess, but I always told my kids this when they were little.
That is so neat!! I love it! How sweet that it’t a reflection of your special song.
I used to hum to my babies as I rocked them during their feedings. It wasn’t any specific tune…just whatever popped into my head at the time. Ü
adorable!! it turned out great! 🙂
I want this! I sang this to my kids, too. You did a great job, as usual.
Love the sign. I just picked up real old barn wood from my grand as old old barn and was trying to figure out what to do with it and this gives me ideas. You r so talented
This is so darn cute. Apparently I did not know this was a song, I am just familiar with the first part as a saying. This will be awesome hung above the bed!
Can’t wait to hear your big news!!
Oh, how sweet! I love that your mom sung it to you, and now you sing it, too. Thanks for sharing.
I sang, You Are My Sunshine to both my kids. Even though they are teens now, I will rip it out sometimes. They ‘act’ like they are suffering, but they always melt down and give me a hug!!! LOL
I love signs like this! Yours is lovely! I think the white wash turned grey looks great!
Yah! Really nice designs indeed. I like how the way it was.
Well too bad about the fence, but gosh Gail, you can now make a ton of really great signs! And I love the sweet sentiment behind the saying. I bet it just makes you smile!