A couple of week's before Christmas, I went shopping on Main Street in Senoia. If you remember, Senoia is where the latest Southern Living House was located. I did a number of posts about my tour of The Southern Living House.
They have lots of cute little shops there, but one I focused on was Cydney's Alley. It's a cute little shop with a mix on new and vintage items. Her blog is not updated very often, but it's still worth a look - it has lots of photos of pieces that are swoon-worthy. In reading the blog, I also noticed that the name of the shop comes from the name of the owners' (Scott and Liz Barnett) daughters - Cydney and Alley. How cute!
Inside the shop, one thing in particular caught my eye. It was a little sign with four birds and the words, Friends living in the sunshine. I am drawn to bird things and signs on boards and chippy things, so this sign was right up my alley (not just Cydney's).
They have lots of cute little shops there, but one I focused on was Cydney's Alley. It's a cute little shop with a mix on new and vintage items. Her blog is not updated very often, but it's still worth a look - it has lots of photos of pieces that are swoon-worthy. In reading the blog, I also noticed that the name of the shop comes from the name of the owners' (Scott and Liz Barnett) daughters - Cydney and Alley. How cute!
Once I took a closer look, I became very curious about what steps might be involved in creating the original sign from scratch. The actual sign was most likely a print. I saw a couple of other similar sign in her shop and then some more in another Senoia shop. But the original process.... Hmmmm...
How Did They Do It???
Here's my guess - Dark brown paint. A little crackle finish in select spots. Cream paint. Paint the birds. Stencil the words. Glaze over top with wood graining tool. A couple of travel stamps. More glaze or stain around the edges to make it look aged. Top coat of something non-shiny. Is that how you think it might have been created? I wouldn't dare try to copy this. One reason is out of respect for the artist and the shop. Even if I had no scruples, there's another reason that would stop me - I know my talent limitations.
I tried to find out who made it, where it came from or something so I could give credit. The owner's mom was working that day and she didn't know.
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