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Vintage Sundries Sign

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Sundries Sign

My latest project I have been working on is the Sundries Sign to hang over my pantry. I have been meaning to make this sign for a while now and I finally got around to making it this week.

I knew I wanted a vintage sign for my kitchen, but I wanted something unique. We moved to North Carolina five years ago and in those years we have explored all the different areas around Charlotte numerous times. Every now and then on one of these excursions I would see a sign for Sundries. Now I am originally  from Florida and I have never seen or heard of a Sundry Store and had no idea really what it was. Basically it means miscellaneous small articles, details, or items. Kind of like a small General Store. I thought it was very unique idea for a sign for my pantry! Here’s how I did it~ I used my Silhouette Cameo to make the stencils but you could use another dye-cut machine, regular stencils or my paper & X-Acto knife method found here.

Materials: 1 inch x 12 inches x 4ft wood plank (these are already cut from Lowe’s), Red and Grey acrylic paint, White chalk Paint (see recipe here), Minwax Special Walnut Wood Finish Stain, frog tape, sandpaper, elec  tric sander, contact paper, picture hanging hardware, pencil, rotary cutter and ruler.

Paint your wood with the Red Acrylic paint. Tape off the edges and paint them with the White chalk paint. Let dry and remove tape. Now you are ready to make your letters.

paint collage

I basically used the same Silhouette settings for contact paper as I used for my Rail Road Sign.

  • Media~ Vinyl
  • Speed~ 3
  • Blade~ 2
  • Cutting Matt -None

Font for Sundries is Bolton Light.

Type your letters and then rotate them 90CW vertical.

*Use these dimensions as a guide. Yours may differ from mine.*
  • Page Height  8.5
  • Width of Page 18
  • Text size 451.0
  • Spacing between letters 150%
  • Cutting Mat~ None

I manually made my setting for the vinyl size to 10 x 15. My contact paper was already a 15 inch roll so I cut 10 inch wide strips with a rotary cutter. Reset to the small width on the Silhouette. Feed your vinyl and cut.

Font I used for the side sayings is Snickles.

  • Page Height  6.5
  • Width of Page 10
  • Text size 72.0
  • Spacing between letters  100%

After you are satisfied with your lettering. Pull the letters off of the vinyl and  place them where they will go on the wood this will give you a reference to where to place the vinyl. I found it easier with words or groups of letters to attach the contact paper across the top and slowly peel in a downward motion. It make for a smoother application. Press down to seal.

stencil collage

I used White Chalk Paint for the edges and Sundries Letters. I used Grey acrylic paint for the side lettering and side edges. I used a sponge applicator to lightly dab on the paint.

Stencil paint collage

Stencil Tip: Remove the contact paper before it dries. I think the longer a stencil stays on, the longer it has to bleed. So remove as soon as you are finished painting. Touch up any mistakes.

Dry Goods Stencil

After paint is dry. I went over the letters lightly with an electric sander. Then over it again by hand with sandpaper. Take a small amount of the Special Walnut Wood finish on a rag and shabby up the edges and on top of the paint for that damaged weathered rustic look. Add your picture hanging hardware to the back. And that’s it!

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35 thoughts on “Vintage Sundries Sign”

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  3. KIm,
    I love your sign! I too have this on my “to-do” list to make. You have inspired me to get it done! I love that I have found your blog…I love everything! AND….we both live in Charlotte! Well, I actually live about 1/4 mile from the Mecklenburg Co line …we are in Union Co. We are less than 5 mins from the Ballantyne area in South Charlotte. What area of Charlotte are you in?
    Looking forward to prowling around your blog….great stuff!
    Also, THANK YOU for featuring me today
    ~~~rhonda~~~

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  10. Congratulations, you’ve been featured on Handyman, Crafty Woman’s Wicked Awesome Wednesday! Thanks for sharing your sign! You did a great job making it look antique even though it’s new! Beautiful! Feel free to stop by the website to grab your “I’ve been Featured” button.

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  14. It looks great Kim! Love the color! Thanks so much for coming out to the party at Clean and Scentsible. I will be featuring this today. Have a great week and hope to see you again on Tuesday!
    Jenn :)

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  20. This turned out fabulously! I am loving my new Silhouette cameo and I can’t wait to venture into the land of freezer paper and contact paper stencils. Thanks for sharing this fantastic tute with us.

    Warmly,
    Lauren
    The Thinking Closet

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  21. What a fab sign. It looks better than store-bought (and I don’t really like store-bought anyway!
    Good work!

    hugs x
    Crystelle

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  33. Love your sign! Thanks for listing all the settings and fonts. I use contact paper in my silhouette for stencils too. The colors are so perfect for my kitchen. I’d love it if you linked this to my new linky party, “What We’ve Accomplished Wednesdays.” It goes live on Tuesday about 6:00 pm.

    Have a great week!
    Deborah

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