Anchor Project

So, this was a totally unexpected project!!!  I was testing out a new paint color that I recently purchased.  It is Island Oasis by Behr (Home Depot.)  I purchased it for a few projects that I am doing : )  

Okay, so I put a stick in the container to stir it and did not wipe the stick down because I wanted to stroke out the color on a extra piece of wood I had laying around.  (It happened to be from a ruler growth chart that I can't wait to share.)  So, there happened to be so much paint on the stick that I was able to cover the entire scrap piece of wood.  Onto the project...

I saw this cute anchor sign floating around on Pinterest just a bit ago... Here it is : )  The Etsy shop that sold it doesn't have anymore.  I suppose that I could have messaged her to make another but I had this awesomely painted piece of wood to work with. I got started and wrote out a quote (in the shape of an anchor) that I love that applies to my family.

It says, " Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least."

Then, I started painting the words with a simple white craft paint from from Michael's.

Now, this is a complete departure from my normal craftiness. The reason being that I usually like clean lines and symmetry - this is far from clean lettering.  I have done the same style for so long that I wanted to try something like this, uneven, white, unfinished looking letters. I think it turned out pretty cute : )

My new love is aqua.  A friend of mine has been decorating her beautiful new home in the color and I have simply fallen in love with all things aqua.  She is awesome awesome awesome, check out her blog here.  This is the final project, I love how it turned out. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Meghan and Jessica