pinterest project: the established sign

i have been on pinterest for quite a while and wanted to get started on the many pins that i thought were totally rad. i wanted to start on something pretty easy because my crafting skills are not up to par. i think the last time i painted was in high school in ceramics class-and let me tell you, that class was a joke to me.

anyways, my first project was to make my own established sign like these:

pretty, right?
i love it-especially since kyle and i are newlyweds, it fits perfect in our little one bedroom apartment. i don't have a before picture, but my after picture looks awesome.

supplies needed:
one. any sign or canvas piece
two. small brush
three. acrylic paint- i have martha stewart crafts multi-surface pearl acrylic craft paint (what a mouthful). the two colors i used were aquarium and tiger lily.
four. a stencil for the letters. i used this blog for directions on how to do this. very, very simple.

steps:
one. paint the sign or canvas in any color-i used the aquarium paint and let dry.
two. print the stencil and start your indents.
three. paint inside the lines of the stencil with your small brush.
four. let dry and hang it up for your family and friends to enjoy.

i know that the letters aren't perfect, but who cares-have fun.

from my home to yours,

jilly