Thursday, January 12, 2012

{Post #880} New Sign

I mentioned that we took down our Christmas decorations a few days ago.  I left up a new Christmas sign that was in our living room.  I wanted the incentive to finish a new sign to put up in its place.  Here is the new sign from afar, closer up, then at the table where I had just finished painting it.







If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know I have been painting monogram signs for wedding gifts.  This is another option for that idea.  I needed this to be a bit larger than one of my monogram signs that have just one initial.


One of the girls at my church saw me painting this:




She asked me to paint her one as she is getting married this summer.  Her "new" name is very long, so I thought about turning the sign to "landscape" setting.  I played around with it to make one for my family.  I think this works!!


Yes, Julie, that is my Emily in the picture above.  Don't even think about it.


~Joan
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5 comments:

  1. SusanJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    I like both of the signs that you did but the thing I really like on the Parker sign is how you painted the established 1988 through the name rather than below it. Makes it look really classy.

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  2. SusanJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    P.S. 1988 was the year we "established" too. At our house we always say 88 was GREAT!!

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  3. LeeanneJanuary 12, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    great signs.

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  4. TeresaJanuary 13, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    The signs are so neat and creative.

    I like the top right ornament the best, but they are all very pretty.

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  5. Me and My StitchesJanuary 13, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    Dang that Emily did it to me yet again!!!!! I know you know how to spell my name, and you also know my address...I'll keep checking the mail!

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