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Thursday, July 19, 2012

If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

We've had a one day reprieve from the scorching heat,
but now the blazing sun is once again turning up the temp.
Our kitchen is the last place I want to be in the middle of a heat wave.

I know most of us have a patio or deck where we enjoy our meals
in the summer months when the weather cooperates.
Our daughter Julie and her family are lucky enough to have a large screen porch
where they eat most of their meals.  In Minnesota, it's almost a necessity when
our state pests, the mosquitoes, are out in full force. 


 I painted this sign to hang in their screen porch.
I've had the page below bookmarked for a while, so when the hot
weather finally hits us northerners I find it's the perfect time to
sit in the cool basement and paint fun projects on my to do list.


As you can see, I pretty much followed the photo, but changed
out the name to personalize the sign for their screen porch.



It's cut from 1/4 inch plywood to keep it lightweight and base coated in off-white paint.
I printed out the words using various fonts, traced the letters onto the sign,
and painted them with a flat artist brush and acrylic paints.




I added metallic silver highlights to the black lettering and
red shadowing to the dark gray letters.




I glued the brass eyelets (which were left over from windows we replaced) over
holes I drilled in the sign.  The black hooks are pot hooks from IKEA, and the chain
was removed from the basket I attached to my old bike.




I've got the chain doubled over this trellis, but the sign will
hang from the black curtain rings I found in my hardware stash.

Total cost = Not a dime!

I used what I had on hand.
 I guess it pays to hang onto all that junk!

Here's to getting out of the kitchen!
Vickie


*Joining the parties at:
Funky Junk Interiors Saturday Nite Special
Hot Fun in the Summertime


39 comments:

  1. what a beautiful job you did, looks amazing!!

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  2. LOVE this -- and I bet they did too!! You have amazing painting skills (was admiring the shading in your BEACH sign too); I'm signing up for classes with you... when it cools off. :) Enjoy the rest of your week off!! :)

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  3. LOVE it, Vicki! It turned out fabulous!!

    Blessings,
    Angie @ Knick of Time

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  4. Love the sign! We have a screened porch and its the only way I get out sometimes in the summer. I want to decorate it and the sign is a cute idea! Hugs, Linda

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  5. That is very cute. I bet she will love it.

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  6. Why do you need to cook when you can make your own signs! I love it!

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  7. You did a great job on this Vickie. I love it! Cute!

    xo,
    Danielle

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  8. Vickie,
    What a fun piece!LOVE this! This looks better than the one you used as inspiration!
    xx
    Anne

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  9. Wow! You are talented too! I always see signs I'd like to make, but my poor handwriting skills always do me in. Your daughter will love it!

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  10. You hit it out of the park with that one, Vickie! I love it!

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  11. FABULOUS! I love your sign and how retro it looks. Perfect for summer and the screen porch. So so cute. You are very talented, Vickie.

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  12. Vickie!! What a great looking sign! I like yours better than the inspiration you bookmarked. This is just adorable and you could totally sell these!

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  13. You did good! Julie & her family are going to be so proud to display it on their porch. You are quite an artist...I loved the whole process. Great Job Vickie!

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  14. That is such a great sign! I love the colors and the fonts you used. Cute!!

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  15. You must have a very steady hand. It looks perfect. It has a 50 vibe about it.

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  16. LOVE it, Vickie! You are so talented at painting! Your daughter will love it, too!

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  17. I love this sign! You did a great job and yours is even better than the original!

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  18. I love it! I love it!!!! I'm pinning it!

    ~Bliss~

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  19. Awesome and very FUN sign.
    I'm trying to have a MN Blogger gathering in Sept and would LOVE to have you come!!!
    What do you think???
    Deb

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  20. i remember when you said you wanted to paint this sign! it turned out so wonderful, you did such a great job on it!!

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  21. you amaze me, vickie! you have wicked painting talent! she will adore this cute sign! this is the best free project i've ever seen--happy weekend to you:)

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  22. Most excellent Vicki! I love this. I'm looking for inspiration for signs for some boards I recently acquired - this provided some. Thanks!

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  23. Oh my gosh this is so adorable! I don't think I would even attempt something like this, you are a real artist!

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  24. So fun! I need to paint some cute signs like this for my cottage!

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  25. I love it! and the cost is perfect...NOTHING!

    While you're getting out of your kitchen..I'm spending more time in mine because we got a new counter top! Stop by to see it if you wish!



    ciao bella
    creative carmelina

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  26. Hi Vickie,
    It's been on the hot and humid side here...Yuck! So I know what you mean about staying out of the kitchen...Hee, hee, hee. Your sign turned out awesome. I'm sure your daughter is going to love it. Funny, I just worked on a sign too. Not as big and nice as yours however...I'll be sharing about it soon. Hope your weekend is a bit cooler. Have a great one.

    Hugs and Kisses,
    ♥Ana

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  27. I LOVE it!! Fun to find another MN blogger :) Laurel

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  28. Vickie, this is the coolest sign of the summer. I just love it. Thanks for sharing it at our link party, Hot Fun in the Summertime.

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  29. SO cute, Vickie! You are so talented!

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  30. Yay! Love it!!1 You did a great job! Love that you personalized it for you!

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  31. So cute, and perfect for a screened porch. You did a great job!
    Babs

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  32. Vickie what a great job you did! And how nice you made that for your daughter's screen porch. I'm sure she's going to love it.

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  33. Wow Vickie, you did an amazing job!

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  34. LOVE the sign, mom!!! I am super excited to hang that and a mirror out there this week! Hopefully it will cool off a bit, so we can actually eat out there.

    THANK YOU!!!!! :)

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  35. Super Cool sign, Vicki!! You are one talented woman with great ideas!
    Mary Alice

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  36. I love this sign...you did a great job! So talented!

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  37. You are so talented! You did a great job on that. I love it! I don't like hanging out in the kitchen cooking too much either (in the summer). Isn't that what grills are for? Oops! Wait a minute, too hot outside for grilling too. Hmmmmm.....what to do. Eat out. Let someone else cook! Ha!

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  38. Lovvvvve the sign you painted! And thanks for the how to on the lettering. I remember the need for a screened in porch from our day in MN. The sign looks perfect there. Thanks for stopping by, Laura

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