In This House sign

Happy Merrymaking friends!  Today I am happy to share a sign I recently created for a local benefit.  I am in love with the many signs I am seeing on Pinterest made with pallet slats.  But...until I have the time space AND materials for that....I improvised.  

(Actually...it was hubbies idea to create the "pallets" layer)  

Here is a brief tutorial:

Materials:

Floating Frame (I used a 6x12 frame that I picked up at Micheal's BOGO free sale)

Vinyl (I used light gray, dark gray, beige, tan, black, and red)

Lexan or Plexiglass (We got ours for free at our local hardware store - just asked if they had any scraps and they were happy to give us a strip from their bin)

1) Design of course....that takes the most time; but it is the most fun too!  I love designing :) Then finding and choosing fonts (Ahh...so many to choose from!!!)  and then I designed the "pallets"

LUCKY YOU!  IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE...YOU DON'T HAVE TO DESIGN IT...I AM SHARING THE FILE (see below) (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!)

2) I matched the placement of the "pallets" with my phrases in the Silhouette Studio. 

(THIS STEP IS DONE FOR YOU AS WELL IF YOU DOWNLOAD THE FILES ;) )  

3) Cut your vinyl.  Remember to cut words in reverse (AGAIN....FILE IS ALREADY IN REVERSE IMAGE AND READY TO CUT ;) )  There are 5 files for this project.  I created a separate file for each pallet color to keep them organized. 

4) Adhere vinyl to glass.  Using transfer tape; transfer the words to the back side of the front piece of glass.  Then lay that glass underneath the 2nd piece of glass to use as a guide to place your "pallets".  One "pallet" at a time; place them so they cover each phrase.

5) Lay phrases glass on top of "pallets" glass and insert into frame.

6) Have your amazing husband cut a piece of Lexan in the appropriate size.  This is just to stabilize the frame so that it can stand on a table without tipping easily.  It worked perfectly!

What do you think?  I love how it turned out!  If you love it too; you are welcome to download my files for personal use.  If you would love to see more free .studio files; please consider a small donation to support future creative efforts!
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In This House:
https://app.box.com/s/3wtpdcoa9aaazubqm9uf