I am a little bit late getting this posted today! For whatever reason, this week and last week have kicked my butt with homework. All a day in the life of a returning college student/mom, I guess :)
WELCOME TO MADE BY ME FOR MONDAY!!!
This week I am sharing a project I made for a friend of mine. She had a baby a while back and she named him, Jude. Super cute, right? Well, who can help but have The Beatles, "Hey Jude" song in their head when they hear that name :)
I found this frame and it reminded me of a record (Um, yes, I am old enough to know what a record is. I know some of you aren't though!). The shape seemed PERFECT since his name goes along with an old Beatles song.
This is what it looked like when I bought it:
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| Step ONE: Paint the frame with linen paint. |
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| Step TWO: Add stain to the linen paint. This is what will peek through the crackle. |
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| Step THREE: Add a layer of Elmers glue to get the crackle finish. |
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| Step FOUR: Add a layer of white paint on top of the Elmers. Make sure the Elmers is tacky, but not dry. |
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| Step FIVE: Create the "Subway Art" on my Cricut Design Studio. |
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| These are the fonts I used. |
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| Step SIX: Cut the Subway Art out. It doesn't matter what color because they are just being used as a mask. |
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| Step SEVEN: Add the letters on top of the dry crackled paint. |
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| Step EIGHT: Paint over the top of the entire frame with black paint. |
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| Step NINE: Remove the vinyl letters and then distress the edges with sandpaper. |
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| See the "Crackle" showing through. I LOVE that it looks aged! |
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| FINISHED! I hope she likes it! Won't it look cute with a picture of Jude in the center of it??? |
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45 comments:
Wow! Thats a lot of work! I love it so much!!!!! Its sbeen o hard to choose the perfect picture for it!
holy cow i love this.
This is gorgeous! Home-made gifts are the best. :-)
Holly
www.hollyatnaptime.com
I just LOVE that song! Neat idea!
That looks terrific! I love that idea :)
Have a great week.
So cute. Love it!
Love this idea!! Turned out wonderful
Very cute - such a novel idea (I love subway art and bus blinds!!).
That looks fabulous! I love the song and I love that idea!!
I have a friend whose hubby would LOVE that.
fabulous,..:-)
Unique and creative. The finished product was worth all of your hard work.
That is a GREAT idea! Love it!! And it works for anyone named Judy also, for we're often called 'Jude.' Just sayin' LOL
very cute, i just got a cricut and so excited to start making things!!! Found you from a little knick knack and youre newest follower
That is ADORABLE,,, what a lucky little guy. :)
That was awesome! LOVE it! What a great friend to take the time to do it!
Bernadette
I love this!!! What special gift!! Please let us know how much she loved it!!!
Great Job!!
Hugs ~~ Suz
inspiringcreativeness.blogspot
such a great way to use your cricut, luv it..
Don't forget to link it in our linking party this week.
http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/02/fun-ideas-for-valentine-day-2011be.html
Maggie
Great project! I'd love to do one of these.
Lori I LOVE it!!!! It's so cute. Thanks for linking up to Creation Mondays at ~The Life of Me~!
that is so cute, i hope your friend was thrilled with it. love that name, too!
I absolutely love this project, saw it on theshabbychiccottage. I am working on a subway art piece but I used vinyl stickers bought at Michael's. When I finally finish it, I will post pics.
That is just WOW I totally love it!
What a great idea and an even better gift -- Fab job!
New Fan here for sure! :)
Very cool. And she better love it or you take it back and do a give away :)
tammy
Oh My! I love this! It is beautiful!
I do hope you come link this up to my weekly Thursday through Sunday Making It With Allie Link Party! I think it would make a Fabulous addition!
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This is really unique! you should make more with different songs and sell them...they would be a hit!!
this looks amazing!! If you ever have a chance I'd love for you to come link up to Handmade Tuesdays @ Ladybug Blessings www.ladybug-blessings.com
What a really cute & interesting idea! :D
Tnx so much for linking your lovely creation at my party! :D
And thanx for following. :)
Oh my gracious! That is sooooo cooool! I absolutely love it!
How awesome is this! Thank you for shraring!
What a nifty idea! Looks fantastic!
Thanks so much for linking up to A Round Tuit.
Hope you're having a great weekend!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
WHA!?!?!?!?! it DOES look like a record! that looks awesome! Thanks for thinking up to Fine Finds Friday
I SO SO love this!! Thanks for sharing!
holy wow! i even loved it with the orange letters on the crackle paint... and then you made it AMAZING with the black. so cool!
Thanks for linking up to Fantastic Friday. This is awesome!
oh wow... wow!! thats fabulous!! you are so so creative!!
This is probably the best Subway Art I've seen! I love that it's a record, the Beatles, and Cricut! Lots of work, but truly inspriring. Nice job!
WOW! I know I'm late at seeing this but...This is simply beautiful! My son's name is Judah and we call him Jude for short, sometimes anyways. =)
That's fantastic! When I was pregnant with our youngest I wanted to name him Jude so badly, but my husband vetoed it. =( This frame is just perfect! Beautiful job! I'll definitely keep this in mind for any Jude's, Judy's, or Judah's that I need a gift for! ;)
Mara @ Super Savings
Love it but where did you find the frame????
I have to have it. Thanks.
I love this! My husband's name is Jude - I might have to make this for him. Thank you for sharing
I desperately want to make this, but I don't have a cricut, is there any other way to put the lyrics on the album? I would greatly appreciate any tips; I'd actually like to make two of these, one for a "Jude" I know and one for a Beatles fan.
Thanks!
that looks awesome but can you tell me where you got each item?
i tried going to marshalls but they only had the paints.
THANK YOUU
This is so good! Is there a way I could buy one of these from you?? I don't think I have the skills to pull this off, and I would really live to get this as a gift for my sister and brother-in-law; they delivered their first baby (a boy) earlier this month, but because he was so early, he, unfortunately, did not make it for very long. His name was Jude, and i would love to be able to get this for them next year around his birthday in memory of my precious nephew!
This is so good! Is there a way I could buy one of these from you?? I don't think I have the skills to pull this off, and I would really live to get this as a gift for my sister and brother-in-law; they delivered their first baby (a boy) earlier this month, but because he was so early, he, unfortunately, did not make it for very long. His name was Jude, and i would love to be able to get this for them next year around his birthday in memory of my precious nephew!
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