Thursday, July 14, 2011

Turning Old Doors Into Art


I've done a few project lately where I've turned old doors into signs. Here are two signs that I made for my good friend Kara.

Kara requested a sign to give to a friend as a housewarming gift with the words from Isaiah 61:3. I found an old door, painted it a cream color, distressed it, and painted on the lettering.



And I made this one for Kara to hang in her home...


  

If you want to make a sign for yourself, you can follow my sign tutorial here.


11 comments:

  1. I love following your blog - your family and your projects are simply beautiful! Thank you for all of the inspiration. Love that sign with the Isiah verse. What is the name of the font you used? I've seen you use that font before and it's just so pretty.

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  2. Oops - meant "Isaiah" verse! Sorry.

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  3. so pretty! :) wish i had your talent...

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  4. Anonymous - the font is called Scriptina. ~Aimee

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  5. Beautiful work... I fell in love with the saying :)

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  6. Aimee...I love this saying! Your work is great! You sound like me...I can't look at anything without instantly being bombarded with ideas of what I could do with it! You sure do make good use of your gift of creativity! And with three little people in your house! Amazing!

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  7. I love all your sign projects! One of these days I will get all the supplies needed to make a sign. We live on a farm so I'm forever finding cool pieces of wood that I collect in hopes of someday using to make a sign. One of these days...when life slows down a bit :)

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  8. Don't need to tell you again, love it & YOU!!!

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  9. You really should put one of these in your Etsy shop (hint hint). I am a HUGE fan of your work!

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  10. Do you paint this all freehand or do you somehow use a stencil? I love all your work. Would love to make the one for the boys room for my grandkids.

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    1. I create a template using Microsoft Publisher that I use carbon paper to trace onto the wood. Then I paint the lettering. I don't use stencils.

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I love hearing from you! Thanks for your comments! ~Aimee