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in Crafting· Crafts· Vinyl crafts· Wood Art

You & Me custom farmhouse artwork tutorial

I made a piece of Farmhouse artwork! I love my “Start Being Awesome” sign so much that I decided to make another huge piece of wood plank art! I’m going to give you a step-by-step tutorial so you can make your own art too!

You & Me custom farmhouse artwork wood plank

This time I stained the letters with a dark stain and made the background white. I love how it turned out!

It’s so simple yet has such impact in the room. Do you want to know how to make one of your very own?

Make your wood plank board

Using this tutorial here, make your wood planked board {I’m actually out of fence posts, so I just buy 1x4s and cut them down to 40″ long each.} I started by staining my board. Wait for it to dry.

Add your vinyl

The vinyl is actually bigger than my Silhouette machine can cut, so I had to cut it into two sections and piece them together.

I used an image from the Silhouette Studio software and store called “Vintage You & Me”. I enlarged it the size I wanted it, then I cut two pieces like this:

1st piece:

2nd piece:

It wasn’t the easiest thing to get the two huge peices of vinyl attached to the board so they overlap in just the right places, but with some patience I had them lined up.

Add Mod Podge & paint

From there I added Mod Podge to all the edges of the vinyl. Then I painted the entire top of the board using a can of eggshell paint in SW Alabaster.

Carefully remove vinyl

After the 2nd coat of paint, while the paint was still wet I removed all the vinyl to reveal my new sign!

Distress

A little bit of distressing & a clear top coat and the sign is finished!

The sign is 40″ wide by 20″ tall and is every so slightly distressed.

Finished! Enjoy your new custom one-of-a-kind farmhouse artwork!

Shopping list:

  • Silhouette Cameo

Find a very thorough tutorial for farmhouse artwork here.

Here are even more pieces of custom artwork you will enjoy:

  • Wood artwork sign from a gift bag
  • HIMYM Start Being Awesome farmhouse plank wood artwork
  • “I am my beloved’s” huge farmhouse plank artwork
  • Huge Farmhouse mirror made from wood shims
  • Buddy the Elf quote on wood artwork
  • Huge telephone artwork

You & Me custom farmhouse artwork wood plank

So, are you going to make one too? I’d love to see any of your artwork if you do!


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Filed Under: Crafting, Crafts, Vinyl crafts, Wood Art Tagged With: artwork, craft tutorial, pallet art, silhoeutte, vinyl, wall art, wood art, You&Me

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Comments

  1. Deanna @ TheChangingHouse says

    03/29/2012 at 7:28 pm

    That’s amazing. You’e so talented!

    Reply
  2. Deanna @ TheChangingHouse says

    03/29/2012 at 7:29 pm

    **you’re
    Just a little spelling error!

    Reply
    • Brandi says

      01/11/2018 at 6:01 pm

      “You’re” is a contraction for you+are. Therefore, “your” was correct here.

      Reply
  3. Kristin says

    03/29/2012 at 8:11 pm

    Oh Alison! This is why I wish I had a vinyl cutter. Your sign is so pretty!!!

    Reply
  4. lindsey says

    03/29/2012 at 8:17 pm

    I LOVE THIS! Ive been debating on getting a Silhouette but this has made up my mind!

    Reply
  5. gail says

    03/29/2012 at 8:29 pm

    love that new sign allison! great job!
    gail

    Reply
  6. Kristy says

    03/29/2012 at 8:49 pm

    I love this…I have a request though…I don’t have a vinyl doo-hickey so I think you should sell different words/sizes so we can order one from you and then custom make the rest!! Please! Thanks for sharing, HOH rocks.

    Reply
  7. Tamsyn says

    03/29/2012 at 9:34 pm

    This looks so amazing! I seriously need to get myself a Silhouette.

    Reply
  8. Stephanie says

    03/30/2012 at 12:31 am

    I love this sign. It is so cool looking. Love the over sized letters.
    Hey, I was just at Walmart and thought of you..ok not because I was in Walmart silly!, but because of what I saw when i was in there. A slap bracelet {is that what they are called? you know the kind that are hard and you slap it against your wrist and it wraps around it} that just said “awesome” on it. It was in the Easter section, in case you want to go get one and slap one on.

    Reply
  9. Nicole says

    03/30/2012 at 8:02 am

    This is gorgeous! I have a Cricut, but I’ve been wanting a Silhouette for a while now. Great job on your color and font choices!!

    Reply
  10. Julie from Ten51 Design says

    03/30/2012 at 8:56 am

    This looks really great, Allison! I think I will create a version of this for our bedroom. I absolutely love the font! Thanks for sharing – Julie from http://ten51design.com/

    Reply
  11. Rachel says

    03/30/2012 at 10:39 am

    Just a little heads up, you may want to take a quick peak at the Commercial Use Policy under Silhouttes Terms of Service. My mom came across it when she was considering using her Silhouette to make greeting cards to sell.

    Reply
  12. Rachel says

    03/30/2012 at 10:42 am

    Beautiful piece by the way. I think you are super talented and creative and I really enjoy reading your blog.

    Reply
  13. Leanne says

    03/30/2012 at 11:04 am

    I LOVE this sign Alison! You’re so talented! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  14. Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication says

    03/30/2012 at 3:23 pm

    Beautiful! I’d love to make one of these for our bedroom!

    Reply
  15. Jenn says

    03/30/2012 at 3:28 pm

    I absolutely love this one and would love to make one for our bedroom!!

    I wish I had a Silhouette and could do this myself! Any chance I can pay you for the vinyl cutout?

    Reply
  16. Samm Spangler says

    03/30/2012 at 6:47 pm

    ok this… this is stinkin’ adorable! Way too cute!

    Samm
    http://www.LittleHouseintheBigD.com

    Reply
  17. Katie @ Newcomb Home says

    03/30/2012 at 7:28 pm

    Love this! I think it’d be perfect in our master bedroom… I’ll start working on the husband so to see if I can purchase one 🙂

    Reply
  18. Lauren says

    03/30/2012 at 10:29 pm

    hey, i couldn’t find that font on the silhouette store site? was it a font or an image and you bought just that saying? i love your sign and really want to make one. i had no idea the possibilities of my silhouette!! so thank you!

    Reply
  19. Erin says

    03/31/2012 at 1:03 am

    I love this and I’ve been inspired by your previous can-do-it posts to make my own signs. I didn’t have tremendous luck getting a sharp edge (ie., no bleed) with the vinyl. What does the Mod Podge do to fix it?

    Reply
  20. Eva Scott says

    03/31/2012 at 2:25 pm

    LOVE this!! So great! My goal this year is to do a big sign like this. Thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
  21. Mindy @ Heart Maine Home says

    04/02/2012 at 6:44 am

    I love this!! The font is so fun, and I love the distressed look.

    I’ve made a couple smaller signs like this, but since I don’t have a Silhouette machine, I cover the whole piece in painter’s tape, print the design out on regular paper, stick it over the painter’s tape, then use a little scrapbooking cutter to cut out the design in the painter’s tape and peel off the parts I don’t want. Like this LOVE sign: http://heartmainehome.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-day-decor-part-two.html

    Reply
    • Jessica Seeley says

      07/10/2019 at 7:33 pm

      Cheap dollar store contact paper or shelf paper works great and cut with exacto knife

      Reply
  22. Jess Gordon says

    04/03/2012 at 1:31 pm

    Thanks so much! I have been thinking about making a big wooden sign, and now I have the perfect tutorials to help! Your signs are wonderful – I mean awesome :)! I have also been thinking about cutting machines, so it was great to see what one can do. Can yours cut any font or shape you design, or do you have to buy the fonts?

    Reply
  23. Rebekah Greiman says

    04/05/2012 at 7:20 am

    Note to self-get a vinyl cutter so that I can start being awesome like Allison.
    Nuff said.

    Reply
  24. Shandra says

    04/18/2012 at 10:00 pm

    I love this and I’m seriously considering making one for my master bedroom over my bed. I’m just concerned about how to get it secured to the wall so it doesn’t fall and hit us on the heads! Any suggestions for the best way to hang it securely? I think a french cleat might work, but I don’t know how to make it work with the sign design. Any tips on how you hung it would be awesome! Thanks!

    Reply
  25. Janelle Kay says

    04/28/2012 at 7:22 am

    I love the sign! Just wondering what font you used?

    Reply
  26. Inspire Me Heather says

    05/16/2012 at 7:57 am

    I love your sign, it’s gorgeous! You put together great posts too – very well done! I have this linked to my wooden signs post too today, for inspiration!

    Reply
  27. Jacinda Cote says

    05/16/2012 at 8:41 am

    Wow… Just had a “why didn’t I think of that?” lol
    LOVE it! I am always on the lookout for a new way to use vinyl and this looks like my next project! 🙂
    Jacinda

    Reply
  28. Annika says

    05/16/2012 at 2:54 pm

    Wow…I just love this. So simple and just so gorgeous. Thanks for the tutorial. Think I’ll make one with my hubby’s and my name on it. The typography i awesome by the way 🙂

    Have a great day
    Annika

    Reply
  29. Becca Taylor says

    07/10/2012 at 6:24 pm

    I have the same question as Erin… Does the ModPodge around the edges give you a cleaner edge?

    Reply
    • Allison @ House of Hepworths says

      07/10/2012 at 7:11 pm

      The Mod Podge makes sure that no paint seeps under the vinyl. I’ve done it without the Mod Podge as well and they both work about the same.

      Reply
  30. Mandy says

    07/19/2012 at 10:19 pm

    The reason why you can’t find this typeface is because its custom lettering my Mats Ottdal. Not only is it ruined with the curves being completely messed up, but the fact that you want to sell it as your own is absolutely disdainful.

    http://www.behance.net/gallery/Typography-Projects-3/645615
    (About the middle of the page.)

    Reply
    • Allison @ House of Hepworths says

      07/19/2012 at 11:27 pm

      Hi Mandy! Thanks for your comment and your concern. Just to clarify, I have never passed this off as my own. I purchased it through the Silhouette store and have never taken credit for it. Silhouette now allows images to be purchased for business use. In fact, not only have I never taken credit for the creation of the image, I actually give a full tutorial so that you can make your very own sign if you have a Silhouette machine. All you have to do is go by the image file for $.99. The only reason I sell the sign at all is because some people prefer to not make it for themselves and would rather I just make it for them. They know I am using vinyl to create the sign and that the image is a pre-made image purchased from the Silhouette Online Store.

      I hope I have clarified things for you. Again, thanks for your concern and thanks for the cool link.

      Reply
      • Kristin says

        10/02/2012 at 10:31 am

        Hi Allison! I cannot find the image on silhouette! Is there a trick that I am not aware of?? I love this signs so much! Great work! Thanks for the amazing tutorial! 🙂

        Reply
        • Allison says

          10/02/2012 at 3:22 pm

          This art on Silhouette turned out to be copyrighted by an artist. That’s why I don’t sell them anymore. Silhouette was unaware that one of their artists had ripped someone else’s work off. Once the artist found out I assume Silhouette pulled the art from their shop.

          Reply
          • Joelle says

            11/29/2013 at 8:56 pm

            It’s hard to find, but it’s there. Lovely piece!
            http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com/?page=view-shape&id=22145

      • Laura says

        07/31/2014 at 12:29 pm

        Do you sell the You & Me sign? I would love to do this project for my room but am not a crafter and have no access to one.

        Thanks

        Reply
  31. Mechealle Kruger says

    08/03/2012 at 11:44 am

    Please please please come back to Etsy so I can purchase this!!!!!!

    Reply
  32. Pam says

    10/12/2012 at 11:45 am

    Did I see somewhere that you sell this you and me sign. I thought at one time I had seen it. If so, will you please direct me to where I can purchase one?

    Thanks!!

    Reply
  33. michelle says

    10/23/2012 at 10:41 am

    This is WAY COOL!!! I’m in love thanks for sharing this awesome tutorial 🙂 michelle

    Reply
  34. Nick says

    01/16/2013 at 2:08 pm

    Hi, I love the You & Me sign, and want to make one of my own. However, I can’t afford the vinyl machine. Is there anyway I could pay to have the printed vinyl sent out to me so I can make my own wood canvas? Thank you so much for your time.

    Nick

    Reply
  35. Taylor says

    03/24/2013 at 9:48 am

    I’m in love with this! You should make me one… About us 🙂

    Taylor

    Reply
  36. Katie @decoratemylife says

    05/23/2013 at 9:05 pm

    Hi Allison! I linked back to your blog on a similar project! You can check it out here http://decoratemylife.com/how-to-make-a-wood-sign/
    Thanks for the inspiration! Love your blog 🙂

    Reply
  37. Max says

    02/02/2014 at 6:28 am

    Hi there!
    Thanks for this great tutorial! Really simple and useful!
    I have one question for you : where do you take your vinyl? Is it from the Silhouette Store?
    Cheers!

    Reply
    • Allison says

      02/17/2014 at 12:08 pm

      I purchase all my vinyl and images from the Silhouette store.

      Reply
  38. Jessica says

    10/16/2014 at 1:26 pm

    Hey Allison!

    I am going to be attempt making this sign this weekend and had a couple questions for you!

    I don’t have a silhouette machine or anything so I’ve drawn it up in CAD and printed on my work plotter to 24×36 on regular paper. My plan is to trim it out and use similar to how you used vinyl… I am unfamiliar with mod podge, so I’m wondering if there is a way to use it in a similar fashion on regular paper or if that won’t work? Do you have any other suggestions for how to hold down the paper so I can paint around it and achieve the look you did? Or do I have to do the reverse and just use the outside portion as a stencil and spray paint the inside? I really like how you did the wood look on the inside of the letter but I’m not sure how to achieve it with regular paper! Let me know if you have any tips! 🙂

    Reply
    • Allison says

      10/20/2014 at 12:17 pm

      I would buy vinyl paper and cut it out on that, then peel it and stick it to your sign.

      Reply
  39. Lynn says

    01/31/2015 at 6:41 pm

    I LOVE this and am working on making one for myself. I have the image cut out but first need to stain the boards. Can you tell me what stain color you used? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Allison says

      02/03/2015 at 10:56 am

      I have no idea. It was a dark brown color – maybe walnut?

      Reply
  40. Kylee says

    07/02/2016 at 7:58 pm

    I have this exact piece

    Reply
  41. Fabiola says

    08/26/2016 at 1:10 pm

    What is the mod podge for?

    Reply

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