Last Post for a While

Hello, all!

I just wanted to say a quick couple of words.

First, I forgot to show you this awesome sign that I made my bestie for her "25th" birthday.

 If you know her, you know it fits her. Ironically, we don't have a picture together, however I will provide you with this. This is some of our/her friends that attended her birthday at the beginning of August. You can see me on the very left with that weird look on my face, and her on the right with an equally weird look. We are cut from the same...however the saying goes. We were meant to be together is what I'm trying to say.





Anyway, I forgot to share her birthday present with all of you! Happy "25th" to you Lexi! I"m glad you enjoy your gift as much as I enjoyed making it for you <3

So my second thing I wanted to say is tomorrow, I go back to school. I'm very grateful to have finished as much as I did in a short summer of 4 months. I am also very thankful that Eric let me take over half of his garage, the whole house and a lot of time making our house what it is. I will try to work on new things as things settle down, but I can't make any promises as school always comes first. I will tell you that I'm planning on making the following items: end table that will fit the couch, a console, at least 2 night stands, and a dresser. I also plan on working on and finishing (who knows when I'll have the time): my master bedroom and the bathroom. I have big plans for both of these rooms, but I can't do anything to them until I paint them! I'm looking for a nice pale green for my room and a pale yellow for the bathroom. If I update/buy/build anything, I promise I'll blog about it!!

A special thanks to all of my friends, family, supporters, blog readers and everyone else! Feel free to drop me a line, email, or comment if you have any questions about anything I've covered in this blog or future blogs.

Until next time,
Sarah

Frugal, Homemade Wooden Signs

So I've been eyeballing a particular project from Pintrest for some time. A friend of mine brought over some firewood to burn in my fire pit. We loaded it in the wheelbarrow and once I finally saw it, I knew I had to keep some!  So this is what I wanted to make. Sarah has so many great ideas as well as her followers that comment. So I tried EVERYTHING to make this work. Either the ink wouldn't transfer, or it wasn't dark enough. I used two different printers, heat, water, pressure...everything. My husband could see my frustration and gave me some suggestions...one of them was to just give up. I almost did, until I researched and found this. This was my saving grace. Had I not found Angela's blog, I would never had followed through with my project. Here's my pictures and success stories about my amazing signs.

The cost:
I picked up a couple of mis-tint samples at Lowe's for $0.75. I also splurged a bit and got a sample of a light blue color for $1.50.
The wood was free.
The ink was what I already had in the printer.
The wax paper came out of my cupboard.

I painted the sanded surface. I knocked most of the paint off the brush before I went to town. I was very careful not to completely paint all of the edges and some of the middle to give it that laid-out-behind-the-barn-forever look.

 I cut out wax paper the size of the printer paper and taped the side that went down into the printer. Be sure to change your printer's settings to print the mirror. For me, I had to print it as an iron-on transfer for it to flip.

 After printing, you have some time to get the newly printed wax paper to the board. I lined it up the best I could since I printed on 2 sheets. I then carefully placed it down being sure not to move the paper once I got it on the board. I then used a card to add pressure and flatten it out. I then carefully removed the paper in one solid motion.

 Here is my finished product. It sits proudly on my buffet in my kitchen/dining room.

I didn't stop there, I also made a couple to go on each side of my window about my buffet table.

I nailed some regular nails into the top of the board and tied twine around them to make the hangers. Please let me know what you think! Feel free to send me your own antique boards.