Distressed Wood Signs

dream BIG
Family
Life is Better on the River
be happy
love LIFE

First I put a thin coat of cheap Jo-Ann's acrylic paint as my base coat on 2" wide pieces of wood.
Then I cut out cheap contact paper for stencils on the cricut using the Opposites Attract Cartridge.
The contact paper sticks to the wood (once it's dry)as a stencil and I just the letters in a different color.
I peeld off the contact paper carefully while the paint was still wet. Don't worry if it's not perfect.
Then I sanded with an 80 grit piece of sandpaper focusing on all of the edges and then over the whole piece.
I feel an addiction coming on...It only took a few hours with breaks in between to do the 5 signs.
I HAVE to keep "Life is better on the River" for myself!!!

Family Wall Hook

Uneven old boards held together by wood brackets on the back
Family in black vinyl cut using the cricut (cartridge: opposites attract)
Clothespins hot glued on
Hang small items or pictures with the clothespins

HOME

I used the Opposites Attract Cricut cartridge and cut out HOME from cardboard. Then I cut pretty papers and added some doodads like ribbon and buttons. Kinda cute...

Anniversary Tile

Here is my first attempt at a tile with vinyl. I somehow pulled this off last minute with the world's worst headache for a friend's 15th wedding anniversary. I used glossy gray vinyl, it would have looked better with the matte but I think it still came out pretty. I used the opposites attract cartridge for the letters and numbers and the home decor cartridge for the swirl. Very easy to make and the tile was about $1.00 at Lowes and then I got a plate rack (with a rooster on it but the tile covers it) at Family Dollar for $3.00. I will definitely keep this idea in mind because it was cheap, fast and easy.