Spring is Around the Corner

Hey, Everyone! It seems like spring is just around the corner, so with gardening in mind, a client asked me to give a wagon she uses as a planter a new look. Her request was for off-chalk paint to be used on it and for the wheels and stencil to be black.




Here's the wagon before I did anything to it. Because of the wood bars on the sides, it made stencilling difficult, so we decided to remove one on each side to create some space.




After removing the wooden strips off the sides, I sanded it down so there wouldn't be any splinters. Now for the fun part!




To give it a distressed look, I first painted the wheels, then painted certain parts of the wagon with the black paint so that it would show through the off-white.




While waiting for the paint to dry, my brother kindly cut out my stencil for me, it turned out great!




After the black paint was dried, I painted over top with the off- white chalk paint. Then I added our stencil to each side.




And with a little bit of distressing and a few coats of outdoor varathane, this wagon is ready to be used as a planter, a great addition to the garden. :)






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Silhouette Signs

Hey, Everyone! I thought I'd show you one of the simple projects that I've been working on recently. Since I've got lots of scrap wood left over from my dining table project, I've been coming up with ways to use it up! I didn't really have much of an idea for what to do when I started making this sign, I first wood glued the two pieces together and then used some of my DIY vinegar wood stain to give it that "weathered" look. I've seen lots of deer head signs lately and thought it'd be interesting to make a stencil of my own and give it a try. 

In the photo above, I used a picture of a deer head silhouette that I printed off onto thicker paper. I then cut the shape of the deer head out to make it a reverse stencil, where the wood stain would be the deer head and the paint would be on the outside, as opposed to the other way around. 

After holding the stencil down, I carefully painted over top and around the stencil, it turned out great! 

And here it is! A simple, yet very fun project to do on a rainy day. And it was very cost effective, another thing to add to the repertoire. :)