Baby Name Signs

I’m headed to a baby shower this weekend for three little babies (no, they’re not triplets!).  I decided that this time it would be fun to give something handmade.

I’ve had 3 painter’s canvases lying around for years.  For some reason, I was scared to try to paint on them (why?…I do not know…).  I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to try them out.  I wanted to do something with their names, but not so “baby-ish” that it couldn’t grow with them.

After all was said and done, this is what they look like…

I designed Tate and Rhea’s in photoshop and printed the fonts out on my printer.

I transferred the design using transfer paper, after the base coat had dried (a blow dryer makes that happen lickety-split!).  {You can see a basic sign making tutorial here.}

After the letters were painted, I used painter’s tape to mask off for stripes. {All paint used was acrylic craft paint.  And painting on canvas is a dream!  I don’t know why I waited so long to try it.}

I wish I could say I just whipped up the design for Autumn’s, but that would be untrue…

I modified one I found here…

Aren’t those just the cutest nursery art prints??  Those prints (and many others) are available at the etsy site Just Bunch.  In fact, you can purchase the above 4 for $56.

Now that this “fun” painting is over…I need to get back to painting that deck!

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