DIY Farmhouse Sign from a Thrift Store Canvas Print
I am always looking for new and fun ways to create farmhouse style decor for my home. Since this post is part of our monthly thrift store blog hop, I decided that I would try to create a DIY farmhouse sign from a thrift store canvas print.
If you are wondering what a thrift store blog hop is, well you are in for a treat! A handful of really talented bloggers take the challenge each month to create something really awesome out of something they have found at a thrift store. Its quite fun, and you can get so much inspiration from all the really cool projects.
The Rules:
- Upcycle an item(s) from a thrift store, resale store, or garage sale into a new piece of decor.
- There’s no monthly theme.
- There’s no budget to stick to.
Meet the Hosts
Amanda | The Kolb Corner Kim | Made in a Day
Victoria | Dazzle While Frazzled Pili | Sweet Things
Debra | Shoppe No. 5 Jeannee | Shepherds and Chardonnay Sue | A Purdy Little House
Kimm | Reinvented Ann | Duct Tape and Denim Kathleen | Our Hopeful Home
Dru | Polka Dot Poplars Angela | Simply Beautiful by Angela
Michelle | Our Crafty Mom Marie | DIY Adulation Chelsea | Making Manzanita
Michelle | Michelle James Designs Denise | My Thrifty House Sara | Twelve on Main
Molly | Just a Little Creativity Chelc | Inside the Fox Den
Colleen | Life on Kaydeross Creek Florence | Vintage Southern Picks
Make sure you follow our board on Pinterest for more upcycled decor inspiration!
Now, lets talk about what I decided to work on this week.
My DIY Farmhouse Sign from Thrift Store Canvas
I am always stopping by the thrift stores in my area, just to see if I can find anything worth taking home. I found a canvas print at one particular thrift store, and brought it home with me. It had a tear in the canvas, so I knew I probably would have to either patch it or tear it off. I decided I would worry about it later. For 1.00 I could figure something out.
Now, here is where I cry with forgiveness, for it sat in my garage for about 6 months, and only did I come across it a few weeks ago when I was cleaning out the garage. In my frenzied state, instead of taking a picture of it, for my before picture, I acted impulsively and I began tearing the canvas off the frame. I had decided maybe I could use the frame for something.
Upon tearing it off, I found that there was a piece of raw canvas underneath the print, that was stapled to the wooden frame. I thought, “AHA!” I could use that for something.
I decided to use it to make a DIY farmhouse sign.
A few weeks ago I posted about how I made this large DIY farmhouse sign, and I have been inspired by it ever since.
So, I brainstormed and brainstormed on what I wanted to create on this new, blank canvas. Do I do a quote, or maybe some kind of drawing? Maybe use a stencil? Gosh, I was having a bit of a creative block. Then I was perusing Pinterest for quotes, and saw a quote in a bathroom that said ” GET NAKED” and I giggled. And it won me over.
I am not necessarily one of those that loves heartfelt and gooey quotes scrolled across my walls. I respond more to a funny, clever type of lettering.
So I decided to do it. “GET NAKED” was going on my DIY farmhouse sign.
Here is what the canvas print looked like without the original print over the top. The fabric is stapled to the frame. I kept is as is. I liked the raw look of it.
I wrote out my quippy little quote on the canvas. Granted I had to do it delicately since there was nothing underneath the canvas to support it.
Once I drew it out with a pencil, I used some grey paint and a small detail paint brush to paint over the pencil drawing. I thickened all the down strokes and then I added some greenery design at the bottom.
Then once it was all done, I thought….”crap, what did I do? Is this really what I wanted to do? Ugh, I don’t really like that N in naked, ugh, I wish I could change it. Maybe I could paint it all with white paint and cover it up….” and then… “nah, I’ll just leave it”
I made a decision. With this type of sign, I could more definitely take this piece of canvas off, and cut a new piece, and make different ones for different seasons or events.
For right now, this sign is going right above my oh so dreamy bathtub in my farmhouse master bathroom.
The perfect place to get naked.
And now for more thrifty goodness!
Check out what my fellow upcyclers created below!
If you want ever more fun thrifty ideas, check out my other thrift store challenge projects below:
Framed Moss Wall Decor | Thrift Store Challenge
Decorate with Thrift Store Books!
Create Thrift Store Basket Storage
Farmhouse Style Mug Rack | Thrift Store Upcycle Challenge
Thrift Store Mirror Makeover Bloghop
I recognized the shelf immediately, and your sign looks great on it. So appropriate for a bathroom, and I don’t see anything wrong with the “n”… Your sign is beautiful!
I love it! I am truly amazed with your free handing skills, it looks so good! I’m loving the shelf that it’s sitting on too ๐
I’m with you–I’d rather have a funny or sarcastic quote over sappy any day. At least when you look at it now you can smile and laugh!
Now this is fun! Love it so much, and how perfect for a kids’ bathroom. Have a great weekend!
Oh Sara, I can’t believe you drew and painted this by hand. It’s awesome. You are so talented. Love that soap on a brush in the pic too.
Kim
That’s a terrific (and daring) upcycle ! I like your lettering a lot! Even the”N”!
Jeannee
Oh my gosh, when I first saw one of the in progress pics I thought I read it wrong. But nope, it does say Get Naked. I love that! I could go in your beautiful bathroom, or in a master bedroom ๐ hehe
I heart this sign. It’s clever and stylish. Great project.
You have great free hand skills. The sign is great and looks great in the bathroom.
Love it! Nothing like a little…uh….bathroom humor! No really! I like it! Love bathroom signs & this one is perfect!
Visiting from the Challenge….
Haha! This sign is hilarious and amazing! Love the lettering you did!
Thanks Chelc!
How fun! This is adorable and I can’t believe you did that free hand!!
Ah! Thanks! I really love doing freehand signs. Thanks so much for stopping by!
What a lucky find under the old canvas. The new simple hand painted art works perfectly for your home decor ๐
Thanks Erlene! I was lucky to find this!
This is the best farmhouse sign EVER!!! I love it and may have to steal it. You did a great job on the painting!