2x4 Artwork
I found this month's item for our monthly challenge extremely inspiring. So, I decided to take a plain wood board to a new level with this 2x4 artwork.
First, I cut slices off of this month's chosen item, a 2x4, with a miter saw. Ah, power tools! Gotta love them.
Next, I used my mouse sander to smooth out the edges of every single wood piece.
After that, getting the color just right was a bit more work than anticipated. I stained the wood, sanded it, sanded it some more, gray washed it, sanded it, sanded it again and rubbed stain on it one more time. A lot, right?
Finally, I printed out a mirror image of the word "hello" on white card stock and used an x-acto knife to carefully cut it out. I attached the letters with tape to the wood slice design. This way it can be easily changed is desired.
Be sure to check out the other wonderful projects a part of The Home Depot Gift Challenge this month!
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So cute! Love the font.
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You could totally sell these! Personalized art. :)
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