If you’re new around here, you may not know that I lost a tree in June 2011.
It busted up my privacy fence.
And yep, it fell on my house.
Last fall I dismantled just enough of the old fence to make a sign for the guest room.
Bushel and a Peck was the song I sang to Jamie as a child.
We’ve had some really great weather lately, so I decided to tackle the rest of the fence. Dismantling an old fence is NOT easy work. The nails used were very long and many of them were bent. I used a crowbar and a hammer.
See how hard I’ve been working? I wore my gloves out!
So, after getting all the nails out of the fence boards and cleaning them all off, I cut one end into an arrow and made a stencil with my CAMEO and some contact paper. I gathered some white latex paint and a Martha Stewart foam pouncer.
I painted, then peeled the contact paper off the board.
I added some jute for hanging, but it can easily be hidden if someone wants to nail the sign into a tree or to a post.
I also made a rustic “reception” sign.
Won’t these rustic wedding signs be perfect for an outdoor wedding?
With the arrows pointing the guests in the right direction?
I’ve put them in my booth and I am taking custom orders (until I run out of fence).
gail
These signs and more available in MyRepurposedLife Etsy Store.
More rustic fence projects here:
see more bits and pieces projects here:
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My dad used to sing Bushel and a Peck to me. Sweet memories! I still hate that you lost that beautiful old tree, but at least you’ve been able to salvage the fence for new purposes!
Your signs look great!
Way to turn lemons into lemonade when Mother Nature turned against you 😉
Claire @ alittlesomethinginthemeantime.blogspot.com
I really like these!! Hope you have many sales!!
I have never heard the song Bushel and a Peck, but love the signs. Whenever I am lacking inspiration, I make signs, seem to clear the ol’ noggin!
Gail,
I absolutely love these signs! And to think I just found a new source for free wood…. I was so excited that I tried to convince to pull over right then and there. That’s okay as I have noticed their pile has gotten even larger… and its ALL clean wood…. crating from a furniture store. You never cease to amaze me with your creativity! Have a great day!
Those signs look great! And thanks for the link about using contact paper. I’m a (relatively) recent cameo owner and hadn’t thought of that one!
I remember! Way to use up that worn out and busted up fence!
I like the signs!
Do you sell those as a set?
Can the cost of a set of signs cover the cost of a new pair of gloves?!
Girl, glad you have the gloves on or you’d wear your fingers to the bone.
Pat
I love these signs Gail. Sorry about the fence, but how lucky are you to have all that wood! 🙂
Those turned out so cute! Oh my that was a big tree on your house! I bet that was a huge job to clean up. At least you got to make something cool out of it not that it makes up for such a beautiful shade tree…sigh…
Debbie
Those turned out so cute! Oh my that was a big tree on your house! I bet that was a huge job to clean up. At least you got to make something cool out of it not that it makes up for such a beautiful shade tree…sigh…
Debbie
Those turned out so cute! Oh my that was a big tree on your house! I bet that was a huge job to clean up. At least you got to make something cool out of it not that it makes up for such a beautiful shade tree…sigh…
Debbie
Love your wedding signs Gail! We made rustic signs and table numbers for Megan’s wedding from trees cut in our yard. I love mixing a little rustic decor into a wedding – makes it more real and down to earth!
LOL I like what Carolyn said about replacing your fence.
I really like the signs. What a wonderful idea!! And as usual you did a great job!
Gail! These are super cute! And hey if you run out of the fence that was torn down you could always take down the rest of the fence a board at a time as orders come in. Before you know it you could have a completely new fence : )
Whoa! You are working your butt off.
I love these signs. The crisp white on the perfectly weathered wood, is just lovely!
What a wonderful idea Gail! I Love the Rustic signs and how they turned out! Enjoy your day!
Love the signs! A perfect addition to any wedding! Pinned it of course 🙂
That’s the way to make lemonade out of lemons 😉 The signs are great!
That is so awesome! We definitely could have used something like this for our own wedding back in November! These are fabulous!
You have the right kind of weather to pursue your hobbys now. Great Ideal’s you have using the old fence.
Great idea…perfect for a outdoor or rustic wedding! Love it!
they look soo good!
adorable and perfect with yesterday’s chalkboard! 😉
Gail….these signs came out great. Love anything rustic.
Great idea! That can be used for so many things. You’ll run out of fence in no time!
Hi, Fsil
Love the signs, they are perfect for a outside wedding.
Vanessa
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The signs look great! A wonderful use of the fence.