Monday, July 18, 2011

Count On It!

I have been having fun with my Cricut and vinyl.  I decided I needed to have some numbers on a piece or two, after being inspired by the Sisters of the Wild West.    I wanted the wood to show through so I used my cricut to cut the numbers out.  I got rolls of this border vinyl a few years ago at Lowes when the were clearanced to $3 a roll.

I painted over them, peeled them up and then used stain over the top. 

I had made sure the areas with the numbers were sanded well so they would take the stain well.

I am loving this look and you can count on me doing more vinyl reverse stenciling.

PS--Stool tutorial still to come--shot it all in RAW which blogger doesn't support.  Oops, still learning the new camera!  Oh, and these were taken with old camera still.

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9 comments:

  1. Korrie@RedHenHomeJuly 18, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Super cute! I love this technique. It's so easy, but gives fabulous results.

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  2. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    HOW CUTE IS THAT LOVE IT. I HAVE TO GET ONE OF THOSE CIRCUIT MACHINES...

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  3. HowsewearsJuly 18, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I LOVE this. Stay tuned on my blog for a variation on this as well. Let's just say it has something to do with a Cricut, vinyl, and a coffee table. I can't wait to finish it and post about it!!!
    Fondly, Tami
    www.thisandthatfromtami.blogspot.com

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  4. gail@My Repurposed LifeJuly 18, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    cute projects! :) I love numbers!
    gail

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  5. scrapfancyJuly 18, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    I have fallen in love with idea also and going to make a wall art for my stairs. Great job on yours. Love it.

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  6. ibshellJuly 19, 2011 at 1:50 AM

    I haven't been too impressed with the "number projects"...UNTIL NOW!!! I am SO lovin' this idea and technique that I want to try it on all that I own wooden...thank you very much!! SO pretty. So Chic. SO doin' it! ;) Thanks for sharing.

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  7. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    What an aweseme ORIGINAL take on the numbers theme!! The chair rocks.

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  8. Be Colorful CoastalJuly 19, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    What a great look and I like the wood showing through too. It is something we don't see as much of. Thanks so much for linking it up to Motivated Monday at BeColorful. I am a push over for painted pieces. :)
    Pam

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  9. Screaming SardineJuly 19, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Love that!! What a great idea. Thanks for sharing it. :)

    Cheers,
    Tracy Screaming Sardine

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Thanks so much for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate your kind words!

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