Vintage Style Train Bulletin Build
I was kicking around the shop the last few days over Christmas holiday and wanted a quick project to work on that wouldn't take away form the presents and food!
I have always sorta been a train buff and saw a picture of a train bulletin that peaked my curiosity. They're from the age of train travel and were posted in the stations to alert passengers of the train times and schedule, sorta like what's in airports now. So, with some spare wood and paint, this is what I came up with.
I cut a spare piece of wood from an 1/8" 4x8 sheet of plywood at 2' x 4'. (I am limited to this size because that is as large as the Sizzix machine will cut.) I also cut and routed the frame out of spare 1x2's. I then spray painted the 2x4 with chalk board paint and then stained and sealed the frame.
I designed the plans in Photoshop and then cut it out using the Sizzix eClips to form the template for painting.
I then transferred this to the sheet of wood which I had painted in chalk board paint and sprayed it white.
After the paint dried I removed the stencil and mounted the frame. Quick and easy! What do you think?
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I have always sorta been a train buff and saw a picture of a train bulletin that peaked my curiosity. They're from the age of train travel and were posted in the stations to alert passengers of the train times and schedule, sorta like what's in airports now. So, with some spare wood and paint, this is what I came up with.
I cut a spare piece of wood from an 1/8" 4x8 sheet of plywood at 2' x 4'. (I am limited to this size because that is as large as the Sizzix machine will cut.) I also cut and routed the frame out of spare 1x2's. I then spray painted the 2x4 with chalk board paint and then stained and sealed the frame.
I designed the plans in Photoshop and then cut it out using the Sizzix eClips to form the template for painting.
I then transferred this to the sheet of wood which I had painted in chalk board paint and sprayed it white.
After the paint dried I removed the stencil and mounted the frame. Quick and easy! What do you think?
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