Kids Rules Needed

Are your kids in need of some summer rule refreshers?  Oh my goodness, the good and bad of summer break.

To make this sign I used a wood wall hanging I found at Salvation Army.  It had indvidual little phrases in the squares.

I covered the entire thing in thick gloppy left over chalk paint.  Once dry, I spray painted the plaque with Rustoleum’s paprika.

Once dry I used two different sizes of my kids foam alphabet stickers to create the words.  I had to modify some letters to make a few other letters...

Once all the letters were on, I did another 2 coats of paprika.  After dry, I sprayed the sign with a light blue and a few light layers of brown. I only sprayed the brown from the right side of the sign. Since the letters were raised, this created a shadowed region from the letters where the blue stayed visible in a uniform shadow on the left side of each letter.

I removed all the stickers while the brown was still tacky. Sanding smooth created a dimply appearance with the orange and chalk paint showing thru.  I added a new piece of hemp to hang and sealed with poly.

Have you made anything using your kid’s foam stickers?  I definitely will be using them again.  How about used the varied heights to create shadows with spray paint?  I discovered that by accident once, and love the reproducible results of that find!

If your kids need to read these rules, let me know and we'll get it on your wall!

shared with:  kammy's corner  My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia  Coastal Charm  Elizabeth and Co