I have been ooohing and aaaahing over all of the Chevron projects around blogland lately.
It got me motivated to make some Chevron art for my home.
And since the weather here has been so dreary and grey, I was aching for some
happy, sunny art to lift my mood.
And what better song than the Beatle’s “Here Comes The Sun”?
Here’s what I did:
So I grabbed another board left over from my Laundry Room Board and Batten project and went to work. I made a stencil on my Silhouette. I think I am addicted to making stencils. They are so easy to make, plus you can use them for other projects.
And I am sure there will be some more Chevron projects coming along soon 🙂
You can buy the Stencil plastic at your local craft store. I bought mine at Hobby Lobby. They were 3 pieces to a package – so about $1 per sheet.
Pretty cheap for a Chevron Stencil, right?
I painted my board with some white craft paint. And once it was dry I stenciled the board. I was a little nervous about how my stencil was going to turn out. Should I trace the chevron on with pencil and then fill it in later with paint? No, I decided to paint over the stencil using a foam brush, and I am so happy I did that. It worked out incredibly well. I didn’t even have to tape the stencil on to the board. And since my board is longer in width and length than my stencil, I stenciled up one side of the board, and then by the time I came back down to the first section, that part was dry and I was able to blend the paint in and do the other side of the board.
Once the board was finished, I sanded the paint off. I was going for a kind of “Beachy” look and the paint I used was a little too yellow. I liked the color a lot better once the paint was sanded off and toned down. Then I made the words to Beatle’s song on the Silhouette “Here Comes the Sun” and I printed that off. I used contact paper – my secret weapon. It’s so much cheaper than vinyl. It is a little tricky to use. You have to make sure that you get the settings right. I keep my depth setting on 2-3 for contact paper because it’s so thin. Then I laid the contact paper on top of the board and used some turquoise craft paint for the words and let that dry. And then I sanded the words too. And put a light coat of polyurethane spray over the whole board.
Of course if you don’t have a Silhouette to make this project.
{You could cut the pennants out with scissors and then use Mod Podge or something like that to make them lay flat. I also sewed a small zig zag stitch all the way around each pennant. And you could use painter’s tape to create the Chevron Stripes.}
{You could cut the pennants out with scissors and then use Mod Podge or something like that to make them lay flat. I also sewed a small zig zag stitch all the way around each pennant. And you could use painter’s tape to create the Chevron Stripes.}
Then I sewed the pennants to some baker’s twine that I had by folding the back over the twine and sewing it. {You could also hot glue them if you wanted}. And I made a loop at each end of the twine and put them through the point of an upholstery tack.
The last thing I did was I put upholstery tacks along each side of the subway art for a little more added interest. I think they add to the rough beachy charm of the piece!!
{I bought the upholstery tacks at Walmart}
{I bought the upholstery tacks at Walmart}
And now I have a piece of Spring-ish Subway art for my Family Room Wall!!!
And I love that it goes with my Chevron Pennants and Chevron Plate on my Family Room Mantel!
Have a Terrific Day!!
PS –– I’m linking this up over at The Lettered Cottage’s How To Party!! And these fun parties:
xoxo
Beautiful project! I walked down the aisle to "Here Comes The Sun". Such a beautiful song.
This is great! Could you please tell me how you cut your stencil plastic. Did you use a carrier sheet? What speed and thickness did you use? Red cap I am guessing?
Thanks much!
I love this! I featured it on my blog today. Thanks!
Lois
http://www.auntielolocrafts.blogspot.com
Of course it is adorable as usual!
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Hi jen,
Luv luv the colours you have chosen, Did you use a mat in the Silhouette?
I would luv for you to join our celebration party by adding your project into our linking post.
http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/04/celebrating-your-talent-with-linking.html
Have a great week,
Maggie
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You always amaze me!!! This is a wonderful piece! If you can find the time, I'd love for you to stop by and share this at the Tuesday To Do.
http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2011/04/tuesday-to-do-party-7-and-6-list-makers.html
Smiles!!
Jami
Thanks for this..you inspired me to try my own version as your tutorial was so great! check it out at this link
http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/2011/04/dabbling-with-creating-my-own-chevron.html
Thanks!
Love your blog!
Stacey of Embracing Change
This is so cute! I absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing!
I love the little penant banner on it! so cute.
awesome!
kathryn
http://www.thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com
Hi Jen! I featured this post today:
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Thanks so much for inspiring! I love everything about this–the chevron, the yellow, the pennants, and the "Here Comes the Sun." Too cute!!
Have a great day!
~Alison
What a super cute idea, Jen! I love multi-dimensional projects!
http://www.bundlesofblossoms.blogspot.com
My kiddos LoveLoveLove that song, they know every single word!!
Adorable project, by they way!! Make me one!!! =)
This is SO CUTE!!! I love it! 🙂
I can't wait to paint my rug with a chevron pattern too!!! 🙂
But now I'm thinking I want yellow, ha!
Call me! I need to talk to ya.
Love you!
~Shelley
Jen! you may never see this, but I think you are awesome. xo
I just tried doing this tonight with the same stencil blanks I just bought at hobby lobby! I couldnt get mine to cut all the way through. I cut it on 33 thickness and 2 speed. What did you use?
So in love with this project…another reason why I need a silhouette machine! 🙂
Thank you for the tutorial. It doesn't seem quite as intimidating that way.
http://www.dishesandsocks.com/
What a fabulous tutorial! I love it. Can't wait to make one of my own. Thanks for continuing to inspire us!
Oh my gosh I love this!!! The yellow and the lyrics and the beachy look to it – it's all soooo darling!
I'm hoping next week some of your fabulous style rubs off on me!!! 🙂 🙂
Love that!!!!
So pretty! Love the song!!
You…and your project…are so cute and fun! I love this!
{I used to have an alarm clock that played "Here Comes the Sun."}
That is just perfect for Spring!
DARLING JEN- WHERE IS MINE? LOL! i adore it! THE PENNANT totally adds to it too. U ROCK! winks- jen
This is so perfectly bright and summer-y! Love the song, chevrons, pendants & yellow with turquoise! I want one!
Amy
sittingatourkitchentable.blogspot.com
Just when I think things can't get any cuter…you show me something else! Love this!
This is uber cute! I love the quote you choose and the addition of the little flags just makes it absolutely perfect.
So so so cute. Also to save money i don't use the silhouette fabric interfacing, i buy Heat and Bond lite or heavy (depending on project) from my local sewing store. Works great.
This is so fresh and sunny! I want to make one!
Thanks for the inspiration.
You had me at yellow chevron! I just love this sign. I have a very tall, skinny wall in my living room and something like this would be perfect for it.
I love contact paper too. I actually used it in place of freezer paper for a stencil on my kiddo's t-shirt. Worked perfectly! 🙂
Wow!!! What a great project! Love it!
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~~~rhonda~~~
I just LOVE it! You are so talented and I love the little details with the brads and the pennants. I only use contact paper anymore!
xoxo
Those teeny pennants!! I DIE!!!
SO PRETTY!!! Great job, I love this one. That yellow chevron makes me happy 🙂
Adorbs! Love it , Jen!
Please please please come over and teach me how to use my Silhouette! I've had it for about 6 months now and it just SITS there. So sad! I want to make this…so yeah, you're gunna need to come over. 🙂
Ok, this is totally my new project! I have all of this – even the Silhouette – and haven't really done much with it yet – so I need to get crackin! Come link this up at my Tuesday Time Out Link Party! It would make my day!
Smiles,
Melanie
Reasons To Skip The Housework
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That is amazing Jen! I love it!!!
Seriously….
I think I need a Silhouette. Even my husband wants one…or maybe you can just make me this.
Amazing!!! I must go show this to all my peeps now..
Jen, you make the most amazing subway art pieces! LOVE it!! Makes me want to make one… too bad I am about to move again so it will have to wait.
Phenomenal! You could make a fortune (from me) selling these!!!
Amy
This is just TOO cute! Love love love it. I have a lot of spaces that could use a long/skinny print, and this may be the perfect idea. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness- this just made me SO HAPPY!
It turned out AMAZING, and I'm super inspired to create something chevron-y now too! 😀
I absolutely love this! I saw the first photo & tried to read and sing as same time! Silly me then scrolled to see front view. oops! LOVE this!!
Looks fabulous!! 🙂 I just found your blog through your link up on Tip Me Tuesday. So glad I did and now I'll be a regular reader!
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http://www.thetallchick.blogspot.com
This is so cool & awesome!!! I love it!
Oh my word, Jen! This is just too cute for words!
Girl!! You amaze me!!! That is one of my favorite songs too and it's perfect on the chevron board! I love this project and may steal it. 😉
I love the pennants! Too cute!
So cute!! Looks like a fun project to get children involved in the making too. Thanks for sharing and I enjoy catching your blog!
Maureen
Awesome Jen! Thanks for the contact paper tip! Do you use the mat for that or just feed it through?
Jen this is amazing! I love the yellow…it is so bright and cheery! And the the penants are such a cute touch!
This looks amazing! Your love for both chevrons and pennants are so contagious. I would have never thought to put stencil plastic through the Silhouette (I had a bad experience with felt, and am now very hesitant to use anything but paper.)
This is awesome Jen! I think it's my favorite of all your subway art projects. LOVE the chevron and LOVE that song. I think I'd leave that up at my house all year long. Fabulous work!
Cheri
That is excellent!!! Love it!
What a fabulous project! I really love the banner too!
This project makes me happy!! The combo of the fun, cheery colors, the quote, and the cute pennants is the thing. Love the addition of the upholstery tacks too…great idea!
Thank you for sharing the tip about the contact paper! I was wondering if I could use some with my Silhouette. Do keep the backing on the contact paper and lay it down with the contact paper side up?
Great project! 🙂
What a cute and fun project! Wish I had a cricuit! Thanks for sharing!
love this ~ it might be one of my very favorite of your projects!
Super cute, bright and happy! You are a rock star!
You realize that thousands of blog stalkers around the world are now going to be humming that song for the next few days, right?? Ha!
I'll be humming it as I fall asleep tonight. 🙂
Very cute project! Love the contrast of the yellow and your pennants.
Aloha,
Charlie
Oh my goodness- what a great project. Love bunting and the chevrons- so fun. You picked the perfect song lyrics and colors, too. Thanks for the tutorial!
Wow! What a project. Turned out amazing. I walked down the aisle to "here comes the sun." Such a great song, wonderful inspiration xo http://www.prettydomestic.com
Looks wonderful! Love the song lyrics, could definitely use some Spring décor today, might have to give this one ago! Thank you for sharing a great tutorial.