SpookEasy Sign
Halloween will be here before you know it and I have a fun sign to get in the 'spirit' of the season.
Welcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop. We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY. I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you. The links will be listed at the end of this post.
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It all started with the back of my Lemonade Sign. I found the blank sign in the free pile at a yard sale and I love the Lemonade side, but the back was looking rather...shall we say....boring. Time to give it a makeover and have a 2-sided sign!
So, I gave it a quick coat of white paint for a base.
Some black and gray paint was sponged on and...
...I immediately hated it!
Isn't that awful?
So I sanded it off, leaving some of the white and a purple 'frame'.
Wanting a distressed look, I applied some black paint and antiquing medium with a rag.
Time for the actual sign. Off to Design Space to choose the font, size, and any little extras! Cut it on my Cricut Maker with stencil film and got everything weeded.
Applied it to the sign...
...and started painting.
If you've been around here for a while, you know the trick is several light coats with a stencil brush to prevent the paint from bleeding.
Once painted, remove the stencil.
Weed out those center pieces.
Taa-daa!
Some clear spray to seal it.
Add some bittersweet and a couple of black crows...
...and the SpookEasy is open for business!
I guess I need to find some Halloween drink recipes now!
In the meantime, I now have a 2-sided sign.
One for Summer:
One for Fall:
Have you started decorating for Halloween yet?
Before you run off, don't forget this is a blog hop and the rest of the team has some amazing upcycle/recycle/did-it-over projects to share with you. The links are all listed below:
Oh wow!! I LOVE it! What a fun piece for fall and Halloween and paired with those colorful flowers it really pops. Too bad we don't live closer. I'd totally come over to hang out in your Spook Easy and stare at your pretty sign! ☺️
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kim, and you're welcome anytime. Right now, it's a bit of a road trip, though!
DeleteAwesome sign Ann! Love that you made this two sided; I of course love the lemonade sign too, since Hubs makes me one every day!. But I can just imagine the drinks Hubs would whip up with a Spook Easy sign lol. I gotta start using my Cricut machine so thanks for the inspo!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sara. Halloween drinks can be so much fun...I need to get busy! As for the Cricut - just start using it and then you'll be hooked!
DeleteCute sign! I love how you made it two sided, too. For some cocktail recipes, visit my blog: https://ppandorasbox.blogspot.com/2024/09/apple-cider-cocktails.html
ReplyDeleteI knew I could count on you for cocktail recipes, Patti! I will be sure to check them out.
DeleteYou know, of course, I love your spook easy sign, Ann! It has a purple frame, lol! All kidding aside, this is really so cool! And I love that it's two sided, too! But you need to have an all you can drink "Spook Easy" party! Imagine all the cocktails you can create, starting with the apple cider recipe Patti shared! Where do you live?
ReplyDeleteA SpookEasy party does sound like a lot of fun, Gail. The entire DT could come and we could spend our time thrifting, crafting, and sampling Patti's cocktails!
DeleteHaha... "the spook easy," that's great! I love that it's now double sided too!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tania...a little 'play on words' for some Halloween fun!
DeleteOh my Ann, this is too cute! I love those Spook Easy's, yes, you will have to create some recipes to go with your sign. I wish I had that darn Cricut conquered, but we seem to be at odds with each other. Great idea your sign it two sided too! Oh, and I am so happy to see I am not the only one who begins a project and hates it immediately, and then starts over. This one turned out spooktacular, sorry, couldn't resist! ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cara. The Cricut is easy, it's Design Space that takes a little work, but, if you dive in and start playing with it, it gets easier! As for starting a project and then hating it - that's how I roll! Sometimes the thoughts in my head don't translate well into the actual project. That's why there are 26 letters in the alphabet: Plan A, B, C......until I find the one that works!
DeleteYour Spook Easy sign is so cute Ann! And how clever to use the other side of your lemonade sign. Now it's dual purpose. I would love to get a Cricut one day, but I am technically challenged. Me and machines just don't see eye to eye. lol.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Tuula. Technology and I often do not get along, but the Cricut and DS really aren't too bad. If I can do it, so can you!
DeleteI love the signs Great job. I love my Cricut it opens up a new level of unique crafts.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anita. I love my Cricut and all it can do!
DeleteI love a double sided sign, it's just a brilliant way of getting 2 for 1! This is so very different from the clean fresh lemonade side, it looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Julie!
DeleteWhat a lovely Halloween fun! Unique craft. I like. Nice Idea.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteI really like how your distressed painting for the background turned out. Great idea making the frame purple, also. Cute sign!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Allyson.
DeleteThat turned out great!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joanne!
DeleteI love the idea of having a two-sided sign. And a "spook easy" is so cute!! It turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing this post with us at the Will Blog for Comments #48 linkup! We hope you'll share more at #49, too. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Jennifer!
DeleteThat is such a great idea! And your turned out so well. Honestly, I like the side you handcrafted the most.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Carla!
DeleteA two-sided sign is such a brilliant idea. I need to think about this the next time I make a sign for my home. Takes up less space in storage too during the different seasons. Yours turned out great!
ReplyDeleteThanks Donna. Yes, it really is a space-saver!
DeleteLove everything about this and featuring when my link party opens!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Carol! I'll be sure to stop by.
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