Vintage LOVE Sign

In this month of openly-proclaimed all things LOVE, I am celebrating by posting a new LOVE sign or picture each day until February 14th, Valentine’s Day. Some will be images and ideas I have found on the web that I would love to share, some are my own creations, like this reclaimed wood plank with LOVE letters spelled out in shutter slats and the “O” from an old mason jar top. Hope you love it!

I created this using a reclaimed wooden plank, some paint, glue, reclaimed vintage shutter slats and an old mason jar lid. Here is the “how-I-did-it”:Painted two coats of Annie Sloan French Linen chalk paint. This is my go-to neutral that I use for so many projects!

Stenciled the background with Behr Gulf Winds

in an all-over stencil pattern to give the piece a “wallpaper” effect.

The blue I chose matched closely to the hue of the mason jar top. Isn’t it just the soothingest color?

Once the paint was dry, I sanded everything to distress the top and edges

and then added a coat of Fidde’s Paste Wax to give the board a glowing effect.

Cut the shutter slats into the letters necessary to spell out LOVE-without the “o”.

Coach initially cut them with the chop saw, but I discovered that these are easily cut with just a razor box cutter. They are pretty old and brittle, so it didn’t take much effort at all.

I glued the letters to the board with Gorilla Glue. Just as an FYI, their label was one of the few I looked at during my freak-out session while writing “The Dangers of DIY” that says their product is non-toxic and has no harmful chemicals or odors.

High five, Gorilla Glue!

Just painted the glue on the back of each piece, placed them into position and then weighted them down with some books and cans of paint and left overnight to ensure the proper bonding.

Add the “O”. Hot glue worked well for this.

Just glued all around the edges, pressed it down onto the board to complete the sign.

To hang it, I used a couple of tiny rings and some wire. The board was quite thin, so most of the screws and nail hangers I had were too long.

This worked great because the sign is very light and won’t stretch out the wire. So this is the before:

And this is now: Do you LOVE it?!?

If you have a LOVELY craft, idea or recipe to share, please send it to me @ countrydesignhome@gmail.com and I will add you to my LOVE collection. Hope you have a lovely Saturday! Susan