Sunday, March 23, 2014

(Bob) A sign for a Wine Cellar or Bar . . .

I made this sign the other day thinking that maybe it would go good in a Wine Room, Wine Cellar or a bar.  The grape plaque is a dimensional that stands out from the sign about 3/4".  It was the lid to a box I had made that I thought would work better on a sign than on a box. I distressed the sign, although my wife doesn't care for it.  I like it though, but may make the next sign without distressing just to see if it works.  --Bob

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

:(Bob) The finished sign . . .

I made a few adjustments to the sign I showed in my last post, and distressed it.  Here is a photo of the finished sign as I decided to list it in Etsy.  It is a primitive looking sign, but not in the "prim" style that is very popular today.  It is my own style of primitive. --Bob

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

(Bob) I made this sign this evening . . .

I thought I'd try something a little different with this sign.  Different for me, that is. I haven't distressed it yet but hope to sometime tomorrow as it is now after midnight, and I don't feel like working anymore this evening. I had a nice talk with my daughter today about creativity and she made me realize that the important thing is to have fun expressing yourself creatively.  I tend to focus too much on creating things to sell, instead of just creating what my heart feels like making.  I made this sign the way I felt like it not giving much thought as to whether it will sell or not.  I just had fun with it.  If no one buys it, I'm ok with that. --Bob

(Bob) Finishing up the second "Quilting" sign . . .



Here are the stages I went through to finish up the "Quilting" sign.  Above pic shows me starting the lettering and the lower one shows the lettering all finished.  I don't make absolutely perfect lettering as I think the freestyle lettering gives a more homey look.  All that I do to finish the sign is to distress it and install the hanging hooks on it. --Bob

Monday, March 17, 2014

(Bob) Work on the "Quilting" sign moves forward . . .

I give just one coat of black paint to the signs I make.  That is usually sufficient, because I distress them later in the process and it makes aging alot easier.  It may seem like I just sit down and start painting the sign, but actually I plan out the lettering on a piece of tracing paper before I start painting.  The plan isn't meant to be an exact design, but just a rough guideline for the types of letters I will paint and their spacing.  I often don't paint the letters exactly the way I drew them as I like to kind of create as I go along. Below is the rough guide I drew out for the "Quilting" sign. --Bob


Sunday, March 16, 2014

(Bob) First step in making another "Quilting" sign . . .

I decided to make another "Quilting" sign, because I sold the only one I had.  The first step I take is to glue two narrow boards together and put them in clamps to dry. The reason I am showing a little of what I do to make a sign is my daughter says it may be interesting for blog readers to see what I do to make my creations. She might be telling me that our blog is a little boring maybe?  I don't want to do a how to on making signs, but just show some of the steps I go through to create something. I hope this will be of interest to people. --Bob