The writer in me can’t seem to get enough quotes: song lyrics, book quotes, movie lines – they’re all up for grabs. It’s a fun way for me to bring the things we love into our home in a very personal way. When I decided to create a little sign to go above our bar, I knew I wouldn’t want something ordinary. So I thought long and hard and finally thought of a line from my favorite movie, The Holiday. When Jude Law crashes in on Cameron Diaz’s first night in London, she asks if he’d like a drink, so which he tells her that there’s brandy then asks, “Fancy a glass?”
I started with a few supplies:
A piece of 1×8 board, cut to 24 inches – and paint washed with gray paint
Adhesive vinyl (I used this kind from my partners at Happy Crafters)
Vinyl transfer tape
paint & a paint brush
I plotted out the words in the Silhouette software, using the Bombshell Pro font. Then I cut out the words in vinyl.
Using a pick, I peeled out all of the lettering, leaving behind the negative area.
Then I used transfer tape to put over the entire piece.
Then I put it onto the board and used a razor blade to trim it to fit the sign perfectly.
Then I peeled the paper off the back of the vinyl, leaving the vinyl onto the transfer tape.
I aligned the transfer paper with the board, then applied it on and smoothed it all out with a scraper to make sure the vinyl adhered well. Then I peeled off the transfer tape.
Then I carefully painted on a couple of coats of paint. I let it dry then peeled off the vinyl to reveal the words.
I love a good sign – and I love a good bar – so put them together and I definitely love a good bar sign! Now, who want’s a drink?
*Thanks to Happy Crafters for partnering with me on this post. All ideas, photos, words and opinions are 100% my own.*
marymary says
December 11, 2014 at 12:02 amWhat technique did you use to hang your sign on the wall? Did you put hanging hardware on the back of the wood? I just made a sign with an adhesive vinyl stencil too — and now I realize I’m not sure what’s the best way to get it up in the wall!
Charla says
December 11, 2014 at 2:16 pmLove the idea, but did it take forever to cut out the letters with that little pick? (which one can get where?). Time is a consideration for me and this is the only thing holding me back at from pursuing this great project.
Gina Luker says
December 12, 2014 at 11:04 amYou cut them with a Silhouette machine and just use the pick to pull the letters out. It only takes a minute to do it, it goes really fast.