Wednesday

H is for Humperdinck

Every blogger remembers the handful of blogs they first discovered.  HatingMartha was one of those for me and I'm honored that Janel is here doing a guest post.  All of us are looking for ideas right?  Well for me Janel not only makes things that I love, but that I could actually see myself copying making.  Like the letter H below.  I look at the alphabet every time I hit a craft store and wonder what could I do with one of those?  Thanks to HatingMartha, now I know!
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 I am so excited to be here today at Bliss Ranch! I feel young and free hanging out here where I can let it all hang out. Cause Bliss is just so cool that way! Pour yourself a glass of lemonade and lets get started!

I'm Janel and I blog over at Hating Martha. Now, before you get your panties in a bunch about me hating anybody... go read my about me page. You'll get it. My blog is full of crafts, DIY, sometimes cooking, sometimes just nonsense. It's always a good time, always believable, and always bordering ridiculous. Come over some time and plop your self down for a good read!
  
I have a love for old Industrial signs, letters, and such.
I really do. They make me sigh. 
But they are terribly expensive and out of my budget.
So when I saw this baby I had an aha moment.
The lightbulb glowed bright inside my little ol' brain.
A giant chipboard H. Yep, the things dreams are made of.
First thing was to paint all the edges and corners with silver metallic paint.
This was so that when I buffed some paint off the metallic would show through 
and give the illusion of sheet metal.
Next was to cover the whole letter with Valspar glossy orange paint.
I needed several coats. But, it dried fast.
 Covered in that pretty orange paint.
To give the look of sheet metal screws I used chrome upholstery tacks.
I just put them in on the edges.
Then I took some black paint and rubbed it all over the letter, rubbing it off right
away. Make sure to get it into those tacks. 
A light sanding on the edges for that metallic paint to show through.
I also put a bit of metallic paint on my finger and buffed it randomly in some places.
There you have it...
an Industrial Metal Sign.
From a chipboard letter.
Yippee!!


Thanks Janel for the great tutorial and for stopping over at the Ranch.  Your tutorial is understandable enough that I even think I can follow along.  I do plan to make one or two of these letters, so you can look for them in my future.


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16 comments :

  1. Thanks Bliss...and thanks for the being so patient with me!

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  2. Very cute....love that color! I'm off to check her blog out now :o)
    ~Des

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  3. Terrific project! Love the look.

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  4. visit & follow your blog.

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  5. Brilliant, I love it. I definately need some industrial stuff around here - ooh, so many projects, so little time (I still haven't smashed me up any china) !!!

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  6. I love this...you would never know what it was before! I have to check out Hating Martha!!

    XO,
    Jane

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  7. I remember the big M on the apartment wall on the Mary Tyler Moore show. I got an L for my room as a youngster so I could be like Mary. She was so cool with her job, apartment, and great '70s clothes.

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  8. Great project! Thanks for guest hosting!
    Lorraine

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  9. wow..this is way cool. the metallic paint is a great look!

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  10. How fun, it's nice to know that there are people out there with an imagination. I would never have thought of that! I need ideas to copy ah...I mean inspire me!

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  11. Awesome guest post! What a great idea with a chipboard letter. I am pinning this! Thanks for the inspiration.

    blessings,
    karianne

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  12. Looks great! I love thrifty projects! :)

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  13. That's an awesome job!

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