Saw + Boards Repurposed 2

Happy Birthday to my dear sister Gail with love. 

Repurposing is something that is usually fun, often useful and sometimes quite awesome. I am always looking for useful pieces to repurpose when thrifting. Granny Sue wrote "I love taking these discards and making them new again". I agree with her.

A friend of mine asked me to add Hope Believe Live to this saw - I think she is giving it to her husband.

I found the saw, handle repaired with bolts, at a winter estate sale, so I cleaned, wiped down with MMS Hemp Oil and put it away. 

I took notes as she described what she wanted and noted butterflies on the saw. Found a few on the Cricut web site and cut out one pattern in 4 sizes. I think I need a new cutting blade.

Stencilled lightly. Waxed.

If you want details on how I stencil check out my How to Stencil post.

Boards are always on my list of things to find when thrifting. 

Below is a piece of 1/4" plywood that has been in my wood stack for some time. I painted it Simply When then stenciled it (yes this post has 5 stencils) and I fell in love.

I had 3 more painted boards waiting for stencils.

One was a painted white board from a garage sale, that I had stencilled Antiques (see that post here) and as I have learned, it is ok to paint over and make a different sign on a board, I added a 2 coats of Simply White then stenciled Laundry. 

Next was a Thrift store free table find composition board with a back hook and a pasted on picture of horses (torn off in several places). Scraped the remnants of paper off the board, painted it with 2 coats of Fusion Lamp White, stenciled Welcome to My Garden.

Another board - stenciled Potting Shed. I love the raw edge on this board, sanded along the edge, seemed just right for a potting shed.

Donna of Funky Junk Interiors made (sells) all but the saw stencilled words I used here and when I checked her blog she had mixed things up and made  a My She Shed sign using two stencils. That's where I got my idea.

I love this one, first try at adding a bit of colour to a black stenciled sign, lots of plywood grain plus a knot for added texture. 

Waxed and polished.

Found a link to to a book called She Sheds. Beautiful.

 

Yes these did go to my booth.

Love it when energy kicks in and I finish some projects in waiting.

Thanks for visiting.

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 Michelle Lee of A Crafty Place 58th Sweet Inspiration

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