I've been doing a lot of personalizing these days.
It's fun, easy, fast and makes for great gifts.
more trugs:
addresses:
The technique I use is very simple.
* For an updated post on this how-to click here.*
Here's how:
1. Print out letters (font shown here is American Typewriter) and line up on piece.
Using a ballpoint pen trace outline of letters:
The pressure of the pen creates a slight indent in the wood.
2. Paint inside the indent:
The indent actually creates a tiny dam to hold the paint.
I use this technique on every wood piece I paint.
The look is clean and neat but still has that handpainted feel.
Detail shot on this Banksville sign proves that:
Wood and paint go hand in hand.
Up next, personalizing with fabric and thread!
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72 comments:
These are very nice~
i like your signs. especially the address one!
I wondered how people hand paint and make it look so professional... we are very spoiled and use our cutter to cheat! Love your cute wood projects- you are SO talented!!!
Thanks for sharing :)
LOVE!!!!!!
W :-)
Hey Jaime - you always do such a great job with your projects. I've got this one linked to my letters and numbers post today, for inspiration!
Thanks for sharing your technique. I would like to try sometime.
-Melike
acupofsparkle.blogspot.com
This is brilliant! I am so intimidated by hand-painted pieces. I love the look, but I know I don't have the steady hand. Great idea! Beautiful pieces, too!
I just found a link to your post on pinterest! This is so great! I was just painting a sign for my breadstand outside our home and was having a terrible time with the lettering! I'm going to wipe the slate clean and implement your method! I'm so excited - thank you for this post!
I was curious what kind of paint you use for the lettering? Acrylic? And what kind of paint brush? The picture looks like you use a super fine little brush?
Thanks!
Erin
meadowlakecottage@yahoo.com
Brilliant! I love that the indentation from the pen makes a dam.
How wonderful! Thanks for sharing your secret. It definitely is a great medium so that it looks hand-painted but also neat and clean.
Hi! When you say "print out your letters", what exactly do you mean? Where are you getting these letters, and are you printing them on anything special?
Wow!! They all look perfect! Thanks for sharing. :)
I found you on Pinterest, thanks so much for the tutorial!! I'll be trying this :)
Fantastic! What a great idea! I'll definitely be using this.
Great idea! Very nice! :)
Visiting from pinterest- these are great. Why didn't I think of this?? LOL Thanks for sharing.
Can't believe it'd really be that simple. Why didn't I think of that?! Thanks for help:)
I love the simplicity and ease of just tracing the letters to make an indent in the wood. Smart!
I really like this idea. The indent in the wood makes sense. Now to keep the fingers from shaking while painting. :)
I do that too! Except I use an xacto!
Great Idea! Thanks for sharing!
http://sweet-southern-charm.blogspot.com/
What a great idea! I'm always trying to "imitate" fonts but it never works out. This is genius. :)
You make it look so easy - I'm going to have to try this!
Personalizing it so great and it perfect for gifts. I love your style. I shared this on Facebook!
excellent idea!!! i've never been able to paint on wood well...such a great idea thanks~~~
That's so smart! This is one of those ideas that, now that I know about it, I can't imagine doing it any other way!
ummm.... wow, this is so obviousy, but I never would've thought to do it! Thanks for the super helpful tip!!! :)
I never would've guessed! Thanks for sharing!
thank you so much for sharing your idea! very generous of you!! I love all your work!!
Thanks. I just found this on pintrest. Just when I needed it!
Found and reprinted from Pinterest. Thanks for sharing! I wonder if I can use or modify this technique on canvas?
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D
Also found this on pinterest, what a clever idea, will definitely be trying on my next wood project
I love your toy boxes! Where did you get them?
This is fantastic! Have been trying to figure out best way to do a family rules subway art piece, and I think you just made things much easier for me! Thank you!!
Brilliant -- thanks for generously sharing!!
Your signs are so professional looking! This technique is so smart! Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie @ Ladywiththeredrocker.wordpress.com
What a great tip. Thank you very much!
V
Found you through Pinterest and love the tip. Thank you for sharing!
What an excellent idea!! Saw it on Pinterest. Thx for sharing!!!
What an excellent idea!! Saw it on Pinterest. Thx for sharing!!!
awesome!! I'm definitely going to try this.
I have used large font to make letters for display boards but I use "white" as the letter color and select black outline. Saves toner, and on school projects kids can color in and cut out the letters.
What a great idea! I'm definitely going to try this!
What a great technique! Found your post via Pinterest and am so glad I did. Thanks! :)
Great technique....do you make the caddies yourself or do you buy them?
Great technique....do you make the caddies yourself or do you buy them?
Found this on Pinterest. Love the ideas thanks for sharing!
I just found this on Pinterest and I love the idea. I don't have a Silhouette so I know I will be using the information. I am stopping in from TheStuffofSuccess and I am your newest follower. Feel free to stop by and say hi.
Thanks
Athena
Thanks for the tip!! I will be using this!!
Great idea and thanks for sharing your tip!
JoAnn
sweetpepperrose.blogspot.com
Very cool! Thanks!
I used this tutorial to make a vintage-style sign! Thanks - it really was easy!
http://alittlesplashofyellow.blogspot.ca/2012/05/diy-vintage-sign.html
This is such a great tip!! The boards/crafts look really well painted/made. Thanks for sharing!! I think I may try to make something today!! =)
Anyone know how you would adapt this technique to canvas lettering?
I also know a great way to trace letters (or anything!). Simply print off the design or words, turn the paper over (or just print mirror image if you have the capability), and trace a thick line of pencil around all the edges (you may have to hold paper up to a light source). Then turn the pencil side on to the surface you want to transfer to, and use the pencil to shade heavily over the entire image! So easy and leaves a darker design you can see on the wood/plastic/whatever
Wow, nice. I found this on Pinterest. I did a family name sign recently (http://irestorestuff.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/family-name-sign.html)
and used a similar method, but with shading the back with pencil. Will definitely try this next time as I like the idea of the dent making a tiny well for the paint to stop in. Thanks for sharing.
This is such a great idea! Thank you so much for sharing it!
I found your link over on pinterest :)
Lottie
@ thecuriousdeer.blogspot.co.uk
I love this idea and am using it to create signs for my garden. I really love the font at the top of your blog where it says "Build-Paint-Sew". Do you know what that font is called? I would love to use it for my garden signs :)
I am so excited that I found your blog and tutorial on how to paint letters! I've always wanted to try handpainting letters. What type of paintbrush do you recommend? I have several but none are the right kind.
Thanks!
Andrea
apistana@embarqmail.com
I love this! What font did you use for the "Banksville" sign? Also, where did you get that awesome piece of wood for it? Thanks!
Sarah
sarahmorganbyrd@gmail.com
I have been looking for ways to paint my table top. This is an easy way, though my table is very hard surface, not sure if I can get that crease...will give it a try. Thanks!
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Where did you buy the tool boxes?
Just wanted to say thank you for this post. I found it on pinterest and you gave me the courage to re-paint a sign I had given to my husband for our first Christmas together and that now clashed with our newly painted bathroom. I'm not at all crafty and was able to make our sign over in grey to go with our sunny yellow bathroom. Thank you soooo very much!
I have been searching for a tutorial like thus for ever and it sounds doable. I am really gonna try this. Thank you so much for sharing.
I have been looking for an answer on how to do this for ages, every online company charges a fortune so I'm super excited to try this myself. My friend Twisted Ribbon on pinterest pointed me in your direction!
Seriously, I LOVE this tutorial! I have been wanting to make an "established in" sign and wondering how the heck I was going write the words. I am so excited to try your method. Thank you!!
do you let the base coat dry before tracing?
Your blog looks fairly informative. I appreciated it.
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I have painted ALL of life and NEVER thought of this.
I shared you here:
http://kittnspurrfections.blogspot.com/2013/02/diy-tips-tricks-from-around-web.html?m=1
If that isn't okay, let me know and I will remove it immediately!
Clever! I always cut out and outlined in pencil, clearly doesn't hold a candle to this idea...
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