I wrote about my desire to create beautiful signs from the vintage wood I bought at Harrison Brothers’ basement. Well, today I took a class at University Pickers in Huntsville, and I made the sweetest little sign…It turned out better than I thought!
Thanks to JennLin for teaching the class. She took us, step-by-step, through the sign-making process. Not only was she a lot of fun and encouraging, she was also very generous with her crafting supplies!
Here is my finished product!
How we Made these Sweet Signs
Now, I know the secret! JennLin prepped for the class by cutting out the stencil on her Silhouette machine. Ohhhhhhhhh, so that’s how they got those letters so perfect!
I’m sure you can find lots of different ways to transfer your stencil to your wood panel. We stuck the stencil on contact paper…and did a few more steps that I can’t remember. You’ll just have to take JennLin’s class to find out!
The stencil.
Anyway, we painted in the stencil, and dried it super-quickly with a dryer.
I want one of these paint dryers!
We pulled the stencil away, and behold! The text was afoot. (Borrowing from Sherlock Holmes…random, I know, but I’m trying to post this by 5 p.m. and just have to go with whatever words come to find!)
After that, we embellished like crazy. Like I said, JennLin was super-sweet and generous with her embellishments. Thanks, JennLin!
Glitter anyone?
The Finished Sign
So what do you think? Here’s a finished sign that JennLin is selling at University Pickers. I patterned my sign after hers.
My University Pickers Sign Classmates
Why take a class instead of just going to Youtube for sign-making instructions?
Look, if you’re a mom or a work-at-home kinda person like myself, you’ve got to get yourself out of the house…Can I get an Amen on that?
I went in to create my beautiful sign at University Pickers, not knowing a soul. I came out with some new friends! I asked all of these fabulous, beautiful ladies who would prefer me not to photograph them for the blog post, and not one raised their hand!!! Isn’t that amazing?
My seat-mate is this amazing mom from North Dakota…a military mom who began taking University Pickers class to find friends in the crafting community. I told her the only things I know about North Dakota is that there are a lot of good jobs there and Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in DeSmet, North Dakota.
She was cool with that. I think we’ve all got our biases about certain states in the Union. Sometimes people think that life in Alabama isn’t that cool, but it really is! Anyhow, here’s a big shout-out to my new friend, Tammy! Big hugs!!!
Tammy from North Dakota.
More Beautiful, Creative Sign Pictures at University Pickers!
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Just got your card, Thank you so much. looks like this class was a lot of fun. Love the signs. I just found an old pallet in our alley that I am going to make into something. Maybe I will try making a little sign as well. Thanks for sharing.