Read on to find out how to make your own…
Silhouette Cameo or other Craft Cutter/Exacto Knife
Double Sided Tape
Fine Grit Sandpaper
Picture Hangers
Then I cut out the “Hello Sunshine” design on cardstock. I tried contact paper but it was a huge fail. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut this out but you could simply print your phrase on the cardstock and cut with a sharp exacto knife too. I used little pieces of doubled sided tape to hold the stencil in place, especially for the letter centers.
Then I gently dabbed on my colors to fill the stencil. Keep the paint coverage really light and just dab at the stencil so your paint doesn’t bleed. I decided not to paint that extra heart you see in the pictures.
When it’s dry to touch, you can pull off your stencil. Allow to dry overnight.
Take fine grit sandpaper and gently rub the surface and edges to begin the distressing process.
Now, brew a really strong cup of tea. I used four tea bags and let it steep about an hour. Then use a brush to cover the sign in tea. Allow to sit a few minutes and wipe clean with a rag. I repeated this process twice to get a bit darker hue.
Then I took my stain and a small paint brush and began to brush the edges of my sign. Using my rag, I rubbed immediately across the whole sign at random until I was happy with the coverage and “aged” look.
After it dried, I simply attached a picture hanger to the back of the sign.
And there you have it! A fun new “old” sign.
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Your sign came out so cute! Visiting from Tatertots and Jello.
Mary @ athomeonthebay.com
Awww this sign is so cute, I love it! I love the colors and the shape, just so cute! Thanks for the inspiration!
Really cute… make me happy just looking at it. Thanks for linking up at A Crafty Soiree!
What fonts did you use?…SUPER cute!
So very cute! I saw this on Tatertots and Jello and absolutely love it! My daughter is in love with sunshines right now, I think I better make something like this for her!
This is way cool! Would LOVE it if you would link this project up at my brand new Trendy Tuesday party going on right now!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2012/05/trendy-tuesday-1.html
what a cute little sign! I would love for you to share this at my link party
http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/05/share-it-link-party-12.html
Gorgeous sign! Thanks for the inspiration.
Aw, cute! Thanks for sharing at Shine on Fridays last week! Hope you’ll be back again this weekend with more fun projects!
So cute, best seasonal sign I’ve seen for summer so far! Love that you took the extra step to distres. My first thought would be to just paint it a solid color. Really like your idea better.