Last month Jack and I visited my grandmother’s house, somewhere I haven’t been to since she passed away years ago. The purpose of the visit was to collect some boards from the barn in the back of the property for a few projects that I’ve wanted to do. Her barn was a special place for me growing up, there were so many summers that I would play in there with friends, or see the new baby farm animals, I even learned to milk a cow in that barn! I wanted a piece of the barn to always remind me of my wonderful childhood there. I have a few projects planned, but the first one I started with a Mother’s Day gift for my mom. The barn was her mother’s and I wanted to make a sign for her home. I decided to go with “Amazing Grace”, I’m not even sure why I decided on that phrase other than it spoke to me. It also reminded me of how much I loved to sing that hymn as a child in church.
After sanding the board smooth, I painted it using watered down grey acrylic paint. While the barn board was drying I typed out the phrase in the size and font that I wanted. It took several pieces of paper that I trimmed down but did not fully cut out all of the letters. Instead, I taped the paper together and then on the dried board and traced each letter using a pencil. The pressure from the pencil created groves for me to use as an outline for the paint. I used white acrylic paint and a fine point paintbrush to paint the letters. Once the paint was dried I sealed it using a clear paint sealant and added two hanging hooks on the top of the barn board.
I can’t wait to give it to my mom on Mother’s Day. I know she is going to love it as much as I do!
After sanding the board smooth, I painted it using watered down grey acrylic paint. While the barn board was drying I typed out the phrase in the size and font that I wanted. It took several pieces of paper that I trimmed down but did not fully cut out all of the letters. Instead, I taped the paper together and then on the dried board and traced each letter using a pencil. The pressure from the pencil created groves for me to use as an outline for the paint. I used white acrylic paint and a fine point paintbrush to paint the letters. Once the paint was dried I sealed it using a clear paint sealant and added two hanging hooks on the top of the barn board.
I can’t wait to give it to my mom on Mother’s Day. I know she is going to love it as much as I do!
