Comments on: Show Me A Sign

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:55:33 +0000

Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:06:29 +0000

Thank you so much for the response! I JUST saw your picture with the hangy-doo dad things, ugh! Sorry for not noticing it the first time. I will be trying this, this weekend :o)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:31:01 +0000

We took a jpg on a thumb drive so they could print it to the size we needed. As for hanging them, we got those little teeth hangers that you can hammer into the back of the wood to hang them (they look like tiny saws with small nails to attach them and they’re around $2 from a craft store like Michael’s). Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:10:11 +0000

Love these! I am new to handy work as I just moved into my first home and I am a single parent so I have a few questions: 1. How did you attach these to the wall if they were cut from a hardware store (i.e. no holes to hang like typical frames or pictures have) and 2. You mentioned taking whatever you want printed to an office store to enlarge. Do you take the printed picture or o you take a jpeg file on a thumb drive? Sorry if these are stupid questions but I REALLY want to try this! I read through all the comments to make sure you hadn’t already answered. Thanks for all the inspiration!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:27:28 +0000

I love these signs, and have made a ton of art for my house and friends on wood – so cheap and easy. Good idea.

By: Almeria apartment

Almeria apartment — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:42:00 +0000

Really interesting how you came up with so much cool and original stuff for your home. It is inspiring, for as an inept handyman, to see ordinary folk being so creative even when they label themselves ‘dorks’.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:50:17 +0000

Hey Cami,

We use the matte kind (which sometimes helps) and we also apply it to the back of the paper and the wood and then smooth it down as best as we can. It’s not perfectly smooth, but when it dries it looks that way. So if things look bumpy when wet, let them dry and they should shrink up and look smoother. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: cami

cami — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:29:23 +0000

how did you get the paper smooth? every time i use mod podge with paper, the paper is wrinkled or bubbled underneath. any suggestions?

By: Mod Podge Amy

Mod Podge Amy — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:13:25 +0000

I love this. Of course.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:39:19 +0000

So glad it worked out so well for you! Congrats on your new DIY art!

xo,
s