My friend Lauren hosts a monthly Silhouette Challenge, kinda like the monthly #myfavoritebloggers thing we do, except for this one we each post a Silhouette project on our blogs on the same day, then spread the love around so you can see all of the awesomeness. Cool, right? And since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and we are all waxing sentimental about things we are thankful for, I decided to make a Blessing Board!
Some of you may have heard that a couple months ago, I was the lucky winner of a Silhouette Portrait machine on my friend Lauren’s blog, The Thinking Closet! (I totally did a crazy happy dance, because I’ve entered gobs of giveaways for these things, and now I am finally one of the cool kids! YAY!)
I digress.
{Sidenote: My first idea was to cover the board in scrapbook paper then add the words. Well the only words that came out of that project are: EPIC FAIL. And some other words that I won’t repeat here. Moving on…}
Alrighty, the first thing you need to do is find a piece of wood to use. I used the back of this board and trimmed it to 30″ W x 15″ H to create my Blessing Board. Once you have the measurements of your board, you can set the specs for your Silhouette stencil. We’ll get to that in a second.
Cut and sand and wipe off your board to prep it for painting. For the background color, I chose Krylon Metallic Spray Paint in Gold. Keep in mind –> the first color you apply will be the color of your letters or design.
While the paint is drying, go cut out your design.
Grab some adhesive vinyl – doesn’t matter what color because we’ll paint over it in a minute. For this project, I chose Silhouette design #22219 and set the cutting dimensions to fit nicely in the center of my board (roughly 16.5″ x 8″).
After cutting your design, (1) remove all of the vinyl except your design, (2) cover with transfer tape and rub it well, then (3) remove the vinyl backing. You will be left with a mirror-image of your design.
Make sure your first coat of paint is dry, then move to the next step:
Carefully lay your design onto your board, and gently rub it so that it adheres to the board.
Remove the transfer tape and you’ll be left with your painted board and the vinyl design. Now it’s time to break out the glitter!
For my top coat, I used Krylon Glitter Blast Glitter Spray in Bronze Blast. This stuff has some serious glitter power but the coverage is a bit touchy, so if you have a bigger project like mine, you might be better off getting two cans. (Otherwise your husband will have to run to Michael’s at 7:45pm on a Tuesday to get more while you freak out because you have to finish this thing and dinner still isn’t fixed and I don’t understand sixth grade math so just ask your teacher tomorrow, okay?! *ahem* Just sayin’. It could happen.)
Anywho….where was I? Oh yes. Glitter. Lots of glitter. I think glitter comes from unicorns, because it’s just that awesome. For real. Look it up.
So, you let your lovely glittery fabulousness dry very well, then you carefully peel away the vinyl letters.
Bam. See what happened there? Gold + glitter + unicorn magic = Awesome-sauce! Ain’t it purty?
We’re not done. Hang on a minute!
I mentioned at the beginning of this post that Shutterfly gave me these gorgeous ornaments to play with, and I shared them on their blog the other day, but in case you didn’t see that, you can see them here.
Nice, right? Go snag yourself some, okay? They are metal and you can print on both sides, which is super cool. I just added gold ribbon to mine.
On the back of my board, I used a few Command hooks. (Y’all know how much I love these things, right? I mean, I’ve used them here and here, and I’m sure there are other places, too, but I can’t remember right now. I think I’m still high from the spray paint fumes.) Just slap a few of these bad mamma-jamma’s on the back side of your board and hang your pretty ornaments!
Done! Gorgeous! I’ll be able to move these pretty ornaments to my Christmas tree after Thanksgiving, and add more to the Blessing Board for next Thanksgiving!
I really am so pleased with how well it turned out, even though I had to avert more than one crisis in the process, but it was so worth it! Oh, if you want to see the deets of that cute Photo Garland, just go HERE.
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When you finish admiring all the glitter, go check out all the other amazing Silhouette projects! And if you love your Silhouette and want to join our creative group for our monthly project challenge, fill out THIS FORM, and Lauren from The Thinking Closet will hook you up!
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Sketching on Fabric by The Sensory Emporium
Paper Leaf Garland by Lil’ Mrs. Tori
Christmas Pillow by Create & Babble
Glass Painting with Reverse Stencils by Givemeapaintbrush
Chalkboard Thankful Tree by Cutesy Crafts
Bottoms Up! MYO Wine Tag by From Wine to Whine
‘Happy Holly-days’ Tags for the Swap by An Elegant Touch…
Thank You for Dinner (Card) by Everyday Paper
Advent Star Christmas Countdown by My Favorite Finds
Geometric Fabric Bowls by Please Excuse My Craftermath…
Paper Carnival by Home At Eight
Silhouette Cameo Tutorial: Dual Sided Business Cards by Black and White Obsession
In Case of Emergency Baby Bag Tags by Tossed Salad Life
Christmas On My Mind by Creative Turn
Jingle all the Way! by My Paper Craze
Christmas Lights Garland by Making Home Base
We Are Thankful by 4 You With Love
Seattle Skyline Silhouette by Sowdering About in Seattle
DIY Stenciled Mugs by Coley’s Corner
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