Don't you just love it when out of the blue, not only do you get a few minutes to craft but you actually know what you want to make AND already have the supplies? That's exactly what I lucked into this past weekend. A friend of mine wanted a 4th of July wreath for her front door and we scheduled a little spur of the moment crafting so I could be on hand in case she needed any help putting it together (mostly that means tying the big fluffy bows :) and saying "yes that looks great!"). I had a few orders for countdown blocks that I needed to work on, so my plan was to finish those and not really worry about other crafts. Then I remembered I had been thinking about adding something to my 4th of July decorations that I put up a few days ago (blog post here). In true craft-hoarder fashion I was able to dig up exactly what I needed in no time at all, including some scrap wood that was the perfect size (approx 13" x 24") - I didn't even have to sand it! A simple coat of blue paint, a few pieces of vinyl and it was all ready to go up on the wall.
The hardest part was setting up the cut files for the vinyl lettering. It always takes a little bit of playing around to get the difference sizes and placement for subway art to look right (and I'm no expert with any of it) but I kept this one pretty simple and instead of changing fonts I just adjusted sizes and spacing.
The husband turned out to be a big fan of this one too - yay! (He has a soft spot for anything patriotic, I think) It didn't take long for him to route a keyhole on the back so I could mount it on the wall. And now I can happily move on to the Next Big Thing on the list...soon as I decide what that is ;)
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