Milk and Cream Co. Sign

I'm usually pretty happy if a project turns out close to what I've envisioned in my mind, but every once in awhile, a project turns out even better than I'd hoped.
This is one of those rare projects.

For several months, I've had this image saved on one of my Pinterest boards.

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I love the font and simple wording, and based on the concept, I made this wooden sign.

But, I knew eventually I would create a sign to look like the original.  I just needed the right things to work with.  Bringing home 50+ antique windows (I'll tell you more about that later) and having a new Silhouette, meant I finally had what I needed.

Nothing special about how I made it.  First, I took the image to Photoshop to remove the white background, so the Silhouette would be able to "see" the lines around the words.  Then I cut the image on Contact paper and positioned it on the glass (that was the trickiest part, but my husband lent his 2 hands to hold it while I got it in place).  I taped copy paper all around the vinyl, so when I spray painted over the it, none of the paint would get on the rest of the glass or on the wood frame (which is deliciously chippy).  Before removing any of the paper or vinyl, I sprayed a sealer coat over it to protect the paint from scratching off.  If anyone wants the image with the background removed, here it is.  Once you open the image in the Silhouette software, you just have to use the "trace" function so it knows to cut around the letters.

I was thrilled with the results when I pulled the vinyl away.  Working on glass is definitely easier than working on wood, because you get firm contact between the glass and the vinyl, not any little gaps that the paint can ooze under wood grain.

Hope you have a Milk and Cream kind of day!

Angie

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