Thursday, May 9, 2013

Bathroom Rules Subway Art

Remember the vinyl that Cricket Vinyl Supplies sent me? Well, I've got another fun vinyl project for you!

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This is a fairly simple project, and if you're at all familiar with painting and using vinyl, it will be pretty self explanatory.
 
To do this project, you'll need:
 
-Wood
-Paint & painting supplies
-Sandpaper
-Mod podge
-Vinyl (I used grey and black in Orcal 631)
 
I don't have the ability to cut my own wood, so I had to spend the money to buy a piece of wood. In this case, I found this 11"x16" piece at Michaels for $13.99 (before my coupon). I also used the grey vinyl and transfer tape from Cricket Vinyl Supplies. I already had the black vinyl on hand.
 
My little crafty helper wanted to get in on the action, so he hopped off his bike and helped do some painting. We painted a light brown around the edges to show through after we distressed it.
 
 
Then finished it off with red.
 
 
After impatiently letting it dry, he even helped with the sanding and distressing.
 
 
After distressing, the board got a good coat of mod podge, and then I added the vinyl. I used Silhouette Studio to create and cut my design. Then I used the awesome transfer tape from Cricket Vinyl Supplies to put the design on the board. I absolutely love how the lines are actually on the tape rather than on the paper. It makes transferring and lining things up sooooo much easier!



The vinyl was really easy to work with. It cut well and I was able to easily weed the design.

Once it's all transferred, you can admire your handwork. Beautiful! These colors perfectly match my Crafty Helper's/Guest bathroom upstairs.



Don't forget about the giveaway for a Cricut Expression machine going on through May 19th, 2013. If you've already got a craft cutter, you can get 15% off all regular priced vinyl at Cricket Vinyl Supplies by using the code "somedaycrafts" at checkout. This code is good through May 31st, 2013.


 

10 comments:

  1. Saw this over at I Gotta Create and it is simply adorable! It looks perfect in the bathroom! Thanks for much for sharing and have a happy Thursday! ~Cindy@littlemisscelebration.com

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  2. I absolutely love this! Thanks for linking up at Assets and Efforts on HickoryTrail

    Angela

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  3. In addition to Monday Kid Corner Weekly Linky Party, this week's theme is MUD. Brush off those archives and link them up at thejennyevolution.com. See you there! Jennifer

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  4. This subway sign looks great! And I also love how your little boy helped you made it. That just makes it even more special.
    I'm hopping over from TGIF Link Party. Hope you have a wonderful day!

    Ritchil
    http://chengand3kids.blogspot.com/

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  5. I'm loving this! It's the perfect decor for a bathroom. Thank you for joining my link party, I'm featuring this today!
    Stephanie
    Simply Dream & Create

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  6. This might be a dumb question, but why the mod podge under the vinyl?

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    1. Not a dumb question :) I haven't had very good luck using mod podge over vinyl, so I decided to use mod podge over the paint instead of over the vinyl.

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  7. That made the perfect addition to your bathroom! Thank you for sharing at Party In Polka Dots!!

    Shelley

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  8. This is really cute! Thank you so much for linking up!I hope to see more from you on my next party.

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