I’ve wanted to make a sign for an awesome friend for a while now. You see my friend Hailey is one of those girls you just love right away. She’s funny, outgoing, supportive, super crafty, and will let you have a cup of dish soap when you realize you have a sink full of dishes to wash but loading 3 kids up to take to the store for the third time is too exhausting to even think about. Ahem, not that that’s ever happened. ;)
When I was taking the photography course she came across some cute mini trifle dishes that she thought would be great to stage photos with, I of course loved them. I knew I wanted to give her something in return but I wasn’t sure what would be. Then a few weeks ago when I talked about my love for turquoise accessories she made me some pretty turquoise earrings. So while in her kitchen one day I realized I could give her a handmade coffee sign. Her kitchen has a fun coffee theme and she’s always talking about adding more to it. I knew then that I wanted to make her a distressed coffee sign as a thank you gift.
Material used:
unfinished wood plaque
Folk Art acrylic paint in burnt umber
light brown vinyl from My Vinyl Direct
transfer paper
I only used one coat of paint for the sign. I planned on sanding it down a bit so the one coat helped give it the distressed look I was going for.
My three favorite appliances: MacBook pro, Silhouette Cameo, and Kitchen Aid stand mixer. Sigh someday I won’t have to craft in the kitchen.
Once my designed was cut I used transfer paper to apply it onto the plaque. And that’s it! I love the way it came out and luckily she does too. :)
We have a bit of a coffee thing going on in our kitchen, too. Your distressed sign would feel right at home with our stuff…..Think I’m going to have to do something similar. Thanks for sharing!
I love distressed signs! Yours turned out great. And I LOVE My Vinyl Direct, they have some great products!
Love the old-charm look of the sign! Cleverly thought, love it!!
What a beautiful distressed sign, I love it, it looks perfect. IT would go perfectly as a sign for a small cafe. Great job.
Very cool, I am a sucker for signs.
I just love you… I simply do :)
The sign turned out great! I love the look of it. Visiting from Market Yourself Monday link up – Have a Wonderful week!
That’s awesome! I want a Silhouette sooooo bad and love that you made it with one :) Will keep and pin this idea for when I do have a Silhouette!
What a great sign … I love the simplicity of it. And what a great friend – both you and her!
Very cute!!! Love the vintage feel!!
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This is lovely!!! I would love for you to visit me at My Dream Canvas.Have a great week.
How pretty! Love the rusty vintage look. Found you on Hanmade Tuesday. Wonderful!
LOVE this idea!
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I l.o.v.e. your distressed coffee sign. It is right up my alley, and it would also look great in my craft room, which is decked out in a coffee theme! I also really like creating coffee-inspired altered art. If you or your friend is interested to see some of my coffee projects, I hope you’ll come on over for a visit to my blog at altered-artworks.blogspot.com. I’ll put the coffee on! Also, pinned your project!
This is really cute. Great work!
This is way beyond my ability, but boy do I love this!! As a big time coffee drinker, I’d love to have this in my kitchen and I love the color! Great job!
Very cute!!!
great gift idea!
What a fun project. Wouldn’t it be cute in a kitchen or even better, a little breakfast nook?!
Thanks for sharing! xoxo, Tauni
That’s so cute! Perfect for a coffee themed kitchen or just about any kitchen.
Love the simpleness. Don’t you just love the silhouette?
Super cute! What a great gift idea; I think my mom would love it :-) I’d be thrilled if you want to link this up to my current link party! http://practicallyfunctional.net/2012/07/the-fun-in-functional-link-party-7/
Cute! Annnd I just had to say I think the kitchen is the perfect place to craft! Not that I’m speaking from experience or anything! hehe ;)
This turned out great! I’m eager to try it out.
This is so cute! And what a lovely gift!
I too, craft in my kitchen…so you are not alone!!
Thanks so much for stopping by to link up!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Ashley
Your sign turned out great and I LOVE that it’s coffee! That’s about the order of my favorite appliances too… :)
Really cute sign- love the distressing! Visiting from tt&j :)
I think this looks great. I’d love something like this in my kitchen.
I can’t imagine life without my morning cup of coffee – I LOVE your distressed coffee sign. Would be perfect for a kitchen! Have a great weekend!
Love this! http://www.iheartpears.blogspot.com
saw you at chic and crafty, and this project is the epitome of both words! love your project. i’ve got one of your favorite appliances (kitchen aid stand mixer) and wish i had the other two… i’m not that crafty so i don’t think i’ll ever get the cameo, but the laptop perhaps.
great work!
LOVE this!! I’m a coffee nut! The one thing on my Christmas list this year is a Silhouette!! I’d love for you to share this at my party if you get a chance…http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2012/07/shine-on-fridays-36-and-giveaway.html
I am inviting you to come and share this in my Show Your Stuff blog hop:
http://juliejewels1.blogspot.com/2012/07/show-your-stuff-32-molasses-white.html
Love this! I have a coffee themed kitchen. if I had a Cameo I would totally make this. Found you through A Night Owl’s linky party!
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Hey Crystal!
It’s been awhile. I craft in my kitchen/dining room too. One day, grasshopper. One day…
:)
I finally busted out that Cameo. Finally. Why was I so scared of it???
Love the sign. You should sell them!
N
OH my.. It’s lovely! I love it!
Thanks for sharing at Create & Inspire! I will be featuring your project today. :)
XO Angie
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CUTE! Ok I have a cricut, but love how sleak and simple your silhouette looks to use.. of course it looks best next to the kitchenaide ;) – great project! – I’d love for you to post this project on my new link party! Impatiently Crafted Sundays ;) http://impatientlycrafty.com/2012/10/13/craft-link-up-impatiently-crafted-sundays/