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
Of course, I’m sorry about your tree and your fence! You sure turned lemons into lemon aid!
Gail, I love this! My grandpa used to sing that song to me.
i love this, gail! so rustic and i love the saying, too!
Love the sign! Did you use regular ol’ contact paper you can buy in the hardware store? or the silhouette vinyl?
My dad used to SAY this to us! I literally didn’t know until I was 37 years old that it is a song 😉
That is an awesome sign you made Gail. I love the quote!
so cute… I love it.
Have a great week
Well that is a pretty great sign to come out of a broken down fence! It will look great in the guest room.
Adorable! I always sand Que Sera Sera (sp?) another Doris song. Way to make lemonade out of lemons!
I love this sign – my mother used to always say this! She still signs it in the cards she mails me and my kids too. :o) Thanks for the warm fuzzies!
Cute! I don’t really know the song, but always sing these lines 🙂
How perfect to hang it above the bed in the guestroom! It looks great! I really like the colors of it!
ahh sweet memories
you did a great job on the sign