My first Silhouette sign!

This little sign is in celebration of a yet-uncharted new phase of my life. I took the pictures outdoors (because I'm wickedly challenged getting a passable indoor digital shot), but this now hangs in my foyer, as a visible reminder of the choices I make to enjoy every single day!

Okay, so please be honest...is this one too "busy?" As a new home decor blogger, I SO value your comments and suggestions!

Three of my grandchildren will be travelling with their parents from Ontario tomorrow to spend the whole summer with me here in Nova Scotia...all little boys, ten, seven, and five years old...aaahhhh, life is so very GOOD!

Okay...onward! I've had my Silhouette for a couple of years, but really haven't used it much. Seeing all the great signs all over blogland, I think that's about to change.

I cut the letters from black vinyl, using a couple of different fonts, then mounted them on this kitchen cupboard door I bought at the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. I sanded the door, primed it with Zinsser Bin, painted it with Old White Chalk Paint, dry brushed a little Louis Blue Chalk Paint after the white dried, distressed it with my mouse sander, and applied a simple glaze of brown acrylic paint mixed with a little water. (The distressing seems to show up only when I enlarge the image.)

I see MORE of these signs in my future...and all around my house! (lol) Total cost $7.00!

I used a Dreamweaver Stencil and Black Matte Embossing Paste for the swirly heart design at the end.

After I'd finished this, I decided to make it a little more practical, and added coat hooks for the grand-boys' jackets 'n' such, after painting them with Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze. These are inside shots, as you can see by the grainy yellow cast...a photographer I am NOT!

This watercolour is a grandson at White Point Beach here in Nova Scotia, where we spend many delightful afternoons...and no I didn't paint it (lol)

I'm partying here and here and here with these fabulous women!

Thanks SO much for visiting today...your comments mean so much to me.

PS Sending a great big hearty Nova Scotian shout out to Jennifer for featuring this over at