Silhouette - Lavender Tub Sign

Is there anything funner for a crafter than a cutting machine?  I got a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas a couple of years ago, and honestly - I still feel giddy every time I get it out to play.  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!

Of course, one of the coolest projects a blogger would want to make is a sign with the name of their blog.  

I found this really awesome frame on Craigslist for cheap.  I had something else in mind for it, but the more I looked at it, the more I knew this had to be my Lavender Tub sign.

I painted the frame with ASCP in Antique White.  Then I mixed up some homemade plaster paint to match AS's Antionette, and painted over the poster.

To paint the letters on the sign, I cut a stencil out of cardstock using my Silhouette, and laid the stencil on the sign - holding it down with rocks.......yep, we're that technical around here.  Using Krylon's Champagne Nouveau Metallic spray paint, I painted the letters - being careful to spray straight on and not at an angle.

I did have a little paint overspray under the stencil, but I really like the softer look of the letters.  Yay for imperfection! 

I'd like to have a Lavender Tub booth some time, but for now - I think it adds a nice touch to my Lavender Tub bathroom.  (The light from the window shining on the metallic paint looks a little strange in this pic, but I wanted share this view.  The detail on the frame is so pretty.)

What cutting machine projects have you made?  

I'm ready to play some more!

Ellie

1929 Powder Room

To share the update of our downstairs bathroom, 

I thought I would just let you look around.  

 

This bathroom was original to the house.
 However, in the 1940's a shower was added from a  
space that had been a hallway to the 
porte-cochere of the house.  

 

The outside doorway was bricked in and a 3/4 bath 

with walk-in shower was created.

The shower is located behind this arched door.

The built-in shelves next to the shower 

are quite accessible and handy.

It is located right off the kitchen on the main floor.

This bathroom is only 4' x 8' which is

making it hard to get good shots.

When we remodeled, 

we installed all Kohler fixtures.

I picked up this old tin ceiling tile

at an antique mall when I recently went

to Grapevine, TX.  It was a birthday

present I bought for myself 

from Edward. 

And this little aluminum soap dish has

been in Edward's family for a long time.  He thinks it was his uncle's in WW II.

It is so pretty.

Thanks for stopping by the shower at The Tub today!

Ellie 

Parties I Will Be Linking To:

Sunday - The Sunday Showcase Party at Under The Table and Dreaming, DIY Project Parade at The DIY Showoff   

Monday – Brag Monday at The Grapics Fairy  Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Tuesday - Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife,  

Wednesday - Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style, 

Thursday - Open House Party at No Minimalist Here,   Catch As Catch Can at My Repurposed Life

Friday - Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed, Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage, Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home, Weekend Wrap up Party at Tatertots and Jello  

 

Vintage Bathroom Clock

In my last post found here, I shared a couple of signs I made for our bathroom update by personalizing some images from The Graphics Fairy.

 With that same thought, I also upcycled a clock using another of Graphics Fairy's personal care vintage labels.

I purchased this clock for $1 at a garage sale.  I liked its smaller size, but the flowers just were not working anywhere in our house.

After looking through Graphics Fairy's round labels, I decided the script on this would make the cutest clock.

To make it look more like I clock, I married the design with this clock face also found on GF.  I'll do a tutorial soon and show you how I did this.

Next, I printed my updated image onto off-white scrapbook paper.  I was going to mod podge it, but my printer is an ink-jet and the ink smeared on my sample.  Instead, I sprayed several layers of this Krylon Matte Clear to the front and back of the image.  Later when it was dry, I cut the clock face to fit the clock and decoupaged it in place.  By the way, I first painted the clock white to ensure the colorful flowers would not bleed through.

That's all there was to it!  It is the perfect size, and now the perfect look for our bathroom.

Thanks for stopping by the tub!

Ellie

Parties I Will Be Linking To:

Sunday - The Sunday Showcase Party at Under The Table and Dreaming, DIY Project Parade at The DIY Showoff   

Monday – Brag Monday at The Grapics Fairy  Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Tuesday - Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife,  

 

Wednesday - Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style, 

Thursday - Open House Party at No Minimalist Here,   Catch As Catch Can at My Repurposed Life

Friday - Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed, Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage, Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home, Weekend Wrap up Party at Tatertots and Jello  

Bathroom Signs 2

Just a quick little post to share a couple of bathroom signs I made for our guest bath since we are updating it.  I'll show you the update in a couple of days.......it is almost finished.  Yes!

I wanted to add a little vintage, so I downloaded a few designs from the Graphics Fairy.  She really should be the Graphics Santa for providing so many cute designs for us all to use for free.

For the first sign I chose this design:

 I removed the advertising

 

Then added a little humor I saw somewhere on the internet, 

to create this sign.  I hope the kids don't take it to heart.  

They would prefer to use their clothes anyway because 

you don't have to hang your clothes back up.

 

This is how it looks printed on off-white paper and framed.

I also downloaded this design

And framed it as is.

Aren't they cute?

Please feel free to use the sign I put together for your home.  If you share it on your blog, please share that you found it at 

The Lavender Tub.   ;)

And thanks for stopping by the tub today!

Ellie

Parties I Will Be Linking To:

Sunday - The Sunday Showcase Party at Under The Table and Dreaming, DIY Project Parade at The DIY Showoff   

Monday – Brag Monday at The Grapics Fairy  Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Tuesday - Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife,  

Wednesday - Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style, 

Thursday - Open House Party at No Minimalist Here,   Catch As Catch Can at My Repurposed Life

Friday - Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed, Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage, Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home, Weekend Wrap up Party at Tatertots and Jello