I think I've talked about this sign more often than my own kids.
I am just so excited about it.
About my kids?! Not so much.
Just kidding - you know I am always excited about them
After the torture of hanging the sign (which I just realized I've failed to blog about. You're welcome), I came to the conclusion that hanging it up without some additional wording wasn't very smart (okay, maybe it was the feedback from my family). It needed something.
While at the Wal-Mart yesterday, I noticed they had wooden letters... and the font wasn't too bad. So I picked up the necessary pieces and in the evening, got to work. I stained them Jacobean... Love the color. But I felt they needed something a little more. So I used FolkArt Extreme Glitter in Turquoise - covered most of each letter in it... I was trying to be a tad random. After that, I used a copper color... Pueblo (from Folkart again) to be exact. I applied sparingly - going for the aged, patina'd look.
I could have "aged" them for forever, but after about 10 minutes I forced myself to stop. I think they look perfect.
I didn't have an apostrophe, so I improvised. I realize that I don't necessarily need one, but I am going for "The Ayala's Kitchen" without saying as much, and because there is ownership involved, I popped open a Corona. And immediately discarded it down the sink. I wanted the bottle cap. Using the same technique as the letters, I aged the cap and then hot glued it on.
I can't say it's 100% complete. I've concluded that I would really like to find an old whisk or serving spoon, something old and incredible.
So.... here's the way before:
The second before:
Here it is hung without the extra wording:
And the second to last:
Here is the first post. Here is the second.
I am enamored. I love it. I can't wait to make more.
And seriously... the pallet was free, the stain and paint mostly I had on hand, maybe spent $12 total, and then the letters were $12. Not bad, me thinks!!
What do YOU thinks!?!?
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