Showing posts with label nautical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nautical. Show all posts

Friday, July 13, 2012

The best ships...

You may have seen this project over at One Artsy Mama ... I just LOVE it, and it looks perfect in my son's room!  It was super easy to do, and most of the supplies I had on hand, or used a coupon for!


A while back I saw this quote in a PBK catalog and just fell in LOVE with it!  My son's room is nautical themed {mixed with a little Thomas and Angry Birds}, and I just knew that somehow I wanted to incorporate this saying in there.

SUPPLIES:
piece of unfinished wood (mine was 16x20, bought at local craft store)
white paint
navy blue paint
vinyl
vinyl pick tool
patience {lots of it}

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO:
  • I started by painting my unfinished wood white
  • I broke out my silhouette cameo and printed out my saying; because my wood (16x20) was larger than my vinyl (12x24), I had to print it out on two different pieces of vinyl and match up later {see pics}
  • I transferred the vinyl on to the adhesive and lined up to fit on the wood and rubbed the letters on
  • Then, I peeled off the adhesive so that the letters were left on the white wood
  • Next, I painted the whole thing navy blue.  Let dry. Repeat.
  • After the paint was dry, I took my vinyl picking tool and carefully peeled away each letter.  Here's where that patience comes in. ;o)
  • Finally, I lightly distressed the edges so the white would show through!
Easy peasy, right?!  I LOVE how it came out and I hope that you do too!

Until next time,