More big boy room goodness…first the barnwood sign…
I knew I wanted to do something like this. And frankly I made this one up as I went along. Start with a rustic piece of barnwood and red Folk Art paint. Use a VERY DRY brush technique and put your red on in a thin layer.
You want it to not be covered in all areas. To look worn and rustic. So get very small amounts of paint on your brush. And go back and forth on the board until all the paint is gone.
I then used my sihlouette and cut out the farmall logo. I actually drew the circle and “M” in the software. There is an “M” tractor and my big boy’s name starts with “M” so it seemed to fit! 🙂
I cut the stencils from cardstock with the silhouette then laid them on the board. If you let your stencil hang off some…it makes it look more authentic…like it got cut off or something. Again I used a dry brush and made sure it was not perfect.
The imperfections and areas where there is very little paint make it look old and worn.
Seriously I love the way this one turned out! I just used one saw tooth hanger on the back and hung it up!
And seriously the curtains don’t even deserve a post of their own! It is 3 yards of ticking. I did not even hem the edges…
I made a rod pocket with two straight lines of sewing. And turned under the bottom with another straight line.
Seriously that was it!! And I think they add a great rustic touch to the room.
The perfect thing for my rustic little boy room!
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What an awesome sign! I recently painted a sign to look old too if you wanted to take a look! http://aturtleslifeforme.blogspot.com/2011/02/hangin.html
Great job!
Love this! We have red tractors!!
What a cute idea! Very rustic!
-Mariesa
love the sign!
Your room looks fabulous!
yep! fabulous sign – love love the rustic look of it and ticking oh yeah!
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visiting from tipjunkie… very cute! We want to do some kind of sign so this is great inspiration! thanks!
hugs! Kim @ Party Frosting!
Angie, I love the sign and the curtains. Ticking fabric is awesome!
Thanks for sharing!
Cute sign ~ love the aged look of it! Great job!!
The more I see, the more I want his room! =)
Jeanine
Barnwood is so is good, your sign is Great! Very rustic & charming.
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Oh I soo need that sign-its just sheer awesomeness!
LOVE this sign! I think I just found a new Christmas present idea for my father-in-law. I make him something IH related every year and he loves it! You can’t even buy him anything IH anymore because he already has everything (especially those toy tractors). I have some IH tin signs and I am seriously considering doing an IH theme in our office/family room now with the ticking curtains, too. THANKS!!!
I love that sign, thanks for the great idea!
You’re right–the “imperfections” of the piece are what make it so cool–and authentic looking. Great job on the curtains too, girl. I’ve never tried to do rod pockets before.
Thanks for joining my Crafty Cutter party. 🙂
Love this! I don’t do features too often on my blog, but I did today and included your post. Thanks! http://www.craftsbyamanda.com/2011/03/13-vintage-signs-for-project.html
This is so cute! Your sign really does look like it was painted on the side of a barn at one point and then taken down. Great work!
Super Cool! Do you mind sharing the name of the font you used? Great job!
I love this!! Good job!