Wow, it's been awhile since I posted. To be honest, when it's cold and snowy/rainy/foggy, I have very little motivation to do anything except sit on the couch in a warm blanket, reading a book. Of course, I have to participate in real life, but in my down time, I haven't been able to muster up the motivation to create.
Well, now that March is just about here, I figured it's time to get creating again. One of the things on my to-do list is to replace one of my favorite decorations. I made this Spring Subway Art Plaque a few years ago and love to display it each spring. Unfortunately, it got destroyed in our move!
So, I decided to make a new project with the same design, but with a totally different spin.
I used this cute scrolly chalkboard from Hobby Lobby, and adhesive vinyl from Expressions Vinyl. Oracal 651 is the best to use on this project, as the chalkboard has kind of a slick surface, but honestly I used scraps, so some colors are 631 and some are 651. Use those scraps!
First, I imported a photo of the plaque to Silhouette Studio so I could make sure my design would fit the way I wanted. I changed the page sized to match the actual dimensions of the plaque. Then I imported the shape (you can find it here) and filled the words with the colors I wanted to use when I actually cut the vinyl.
Then I just cut by color. Since this image isn't really layered, I can push the same colors close together to cut and just place each piece by hand, eyeballing it as I go. If it was a true layered image, I'd keep each color in it's correct spot as I cut, then layer it all together.
Here are some progress photos as I transferred each line to the plaque.
I can either hot glue a ribbon to the back to use as a hanger, or display this using a plate stand. I'm thinking I have a perfect spot for this on my built-in shelves!
Are you ready for spring yet? Someone please send me some sunshine!
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