Beach Inspired Subway Art

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I love Subway Art.  I also love the look of old wooden signs.  I combined the two and finally got around to making my own.  I love the way it turned out.

 
Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

 
I scored some free wood the other day and was soooo excited.  I NEVER find free wood.  I was driving home from somewhere and saw a pile on the side of the road.  I did a quick u-turn and swiped some.  The square was the perfect size for my project.
 
First, I painted the wood white.  The white paint was left over from my entry table and my pallet art table.  That can of paint has gone a LONG way!
 

After the white paint dried, I used my Cricut to cut out vinyl letters.  I used the George and Basic shapes cartridge.  I placed them on the wood and made sure to press down hard along the edges to seal them.  I used the names of our favorite beaches on the Outer Banks.

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

 

Using aqua blue spray paint, I gave the wood one coat.  I had just enough left in the bottle since I had also used it for my Spring Frame, among other things.

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

 

When the blue paint was dry, I used tweezers to carefully peel the vinyl off.  There were some areas that weren’t perfect but that is ok.  I used a fine grit sand paper to distress the wood.  I sanded it more on the edges and corners to give it that weathered look.

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

I love the way it turned out.  It’s personal and reminds me of our favorite vacation spots. I hung it over the table in the entryway.
 
Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

Here Comes the Sun: Beach Inspired Subway Art

 

Have you made any subway art signs?

 

7 Comments

  1. Girl! I absolutely love this. This is special to me because we vacation on Hatteras Island every summer. We actually go all the way down to Hatteras. Great place. Love going to Okracoke for the day. So special. Thanks for sharing at Toot Your Horn Tuesday 🙂

  2. I know you must love looking at that pretty sign and all of the memories that you have at those special places. You did an amazing job on the weathering on the sign. Love!

    Trish

  3. Nags Head. What a great name. I’m so happy for you on your big free wood find and the great subway art piece that you turned it into. Woohoo. Thanks so much for sharing at our party this week.

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