COTTAGE SIGN lady pamela

Lady Pamela emailed me after stumbling upon my last show in South Surrey,

she also happens to be a fellow blogger that I follow.

Here is some of the email she sent me:

Hi ,

I have been wanting a sign for my home that says "Lady Pamelas Cottage" for many years now,

but could never decide on what style exactly. I really loved the signs you had at the sale.

The only thing that I know for sure is that it has to say "Lady Pamelas Cottage" on it.

Other than that, perhaps my favorite white roses.

I enjoy working on signs and even more when there is a direction as clear as Pamelas.

Her sign is made from a vintage foot board cut to 35" wide to fit her space and an old rose mirror frame.

 Yes Mother if the roses look familiar it is your old mirror from the bathroom.

Dont give me any grief you gave it to me years ago.

The new owner has only seen photos so far but here is some of what she wrote me:

! My mouth dropped open.

It is soooooo beautiful and perfect.

I cant believe you caught the essence of my decorating soul.

I am giddy with happiness.

Lady Pamela

And now I need a favor from you.

Over the weekend I received a very nice email with this attachment.

Look familiar ??   Look again ...

Katie, a local graphic designer played with my header logo and came up with this.

I think this is so very cool that she did this and now I want you to weigh in on which one you

would like to see when you come to my page.

The new crisp professionally designed one

or

The old familiar one I made

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KITCHEN EAT SIGN INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 Professional sign makers would probably use vinyl or glass paint to create something like this but

I dont have any of that and Im betting a lot of you dont either.

I used common every day products so hopefully you dont having to run out and buy anything new.

This tutorial is for those wanting to be creative by make a single sign for their own home.

 

Supplies:

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computer, printer, paper

a little knowledge with sizing & flipping letters on a word document

sharpie marker

scotch tape

artist paint brush

black craft paint

glass project to work on

razor blade (optional)

 

My project piece is an oak china cabinet door with glass insert and the black striping already in place.

I painted the door frame in a distressed ASCP Old White and waxed the finish.

 

 

For the lettering ...

Start by holding a regular piece of printer paper up to your project and decide how big you

want your letters to be. Take that information back to your word document on your computer

and size them approx. to your paper size and print them out in reverse.

 

 

 

FRONT SIDE                            BACK SIDE

 

Cut your letters into squares and tape them face down on the front side of your project.

Turn your door over to reveal your letters. The font I used was Algerian.

You are going to use the letters as a template to draw them directly on the back of the glass.

 

First trace the outline of the letters with your sharpie. If you are right handed start on the left side and

visa versa if you are left handed. You do not want to smug the drying ink with your fist as you move around.

 

 

Once the edges are all in place I started to fill in the letter. This is much easier to do if you remove the template from underneath. Do your best to stay inside the lines!

 

 

If you wish you can use some of your scotch tape to get crisper edges.

 

You can also use a razor blade to fix edges.

 

 

Once the sharpie is dry you can darken it up with paint.

Using more sharpie just removes what you have already done.

 

 

In the Photo below the "E" is just sharpie & the "A" is sharpie that has been painted.

Ive done it this way because the sharpie works well for fine lines and details

(like having cleaner edges) and the paint darkens it up really well.

 

I tried many different technics and order and this one worked the best for me.

I always encourage you to try different steps and different products and find what works best for you.

 

 

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ALSO ...

Stop in to see whats new in shabby chic white hardware available at firstfinds.

 

There are over 1000 pieces of used hardware to choose from

Etsy Shop.

 

 

 

 

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