We have something fun happening on the blog today!
We’re taking part in a blog hop launch & giveaway!
Funky Junk’s Old Sign Stencils
has launched their
&
supplied us with paints to get creating!
You heard right a Giveaway and YOU have a chance to win!
There will be one giveaway package of both stencils, and Fusion Mineral Paint colors.
How do you enter?…simple…..just comment below and you have a chance!
Now let’s get this party started 🙂
When I was asked to take part in this blog hop amongst some truly talented bloggers…I nervously accepted.
I mean let’s get real…I pull my stuff out of barns full of dust and cobwebs…I’m a Junker!
Truth be told, this opportunity combined two of my favorites.
I love creating with Old Sign Stencils and I grew up with my Mom in the garden.
So what better theme than something that took me back to some truly wonderful childhood memories.
With “garden” as the theme I set out to create a little potting area.
We took an old metal table with amazing color and attached 100-year-old wood to create a canopy over a potting area.
I made it functional by adding some rusty hooks to hang garden tools and an old chain for the sign.
This was the first time working with Fusion Mineral Paint and it was wonderful.
This green(Lily Pond)quickly became my favorite.
With the growing popularity of “she-shed’s” we couldn’t resist using a little creative license and having a little fun with the Potting Shed stencil!
This old weigh scale originally had a metal top, but my hubby was convinced that an old wood top would look better.
I had my doubts, but he was right, and it brought a charming simplicity to both the stencil and the scale.
Next, I took an old rusty hog feeder and transformed it to a welcome sign and new home to a pair of pretty purple petunias…onomatopoeia anyone 🙂
I’ve had so much fun playing with these new garden stencils and love how you can couple previously released stencils with the new ones.
Sooo what do I start with…a small pile of rusty metal pieces that had seen their best days behind them…otherwise know as junk!
If you ask me adding the Garden Stencil to the hog feeder completely changed the look and feel!
How simple is that!
My kind of simple…the hardest part is keeping your brush dry when you stencil!
The key is to tap your brush on something absorbent to ensure your brush is dry.
I also tap it on the top of my hand before I start and then simply tap your brush up and down.
I’m still a work in progress, but when I get it just right it looks so good and adds just enough to an old piece to make it a little more fun.
So how do you have the chance to win…
*The winner of this giveaway is Ruffles & Relics! Congrats!*
- Visit Fusion Mineral Paint(here) and then come back and in the comments tell us which is your favorite color, and you’re in!
- For a second entry, visit Funky Junk’s Old Sign Stencils(here) , then come back and in the comments tell us which is your favorite stencil design!
- For a third entry, subscribe to my blog and then comment in the blog to let me know 🙂
This giveaway is open to residents of Canada and the USA, 18 years or older. Void where prohibited. Each blog will draw one name from their comments, which will be pooled together to pick one ultimate winner. This giveaway ends Sunday, June 5th, midnight Pacific, and winner will be emailed and announced on this post Tuesday, June 7th. Good luck and happy stencilling!
Disclosure / I am part of a blogger program, where Old Sign Stencils & Fusion Mineral Paint sent for me to trial, however I have not been compensated for this post.
The Winner of this giveaway is Ruffles & Relics. Congrats!
You won’t believe what these talented bloggers came up with…go ahead, have a look and find your own favorite…plus more chances to win!
I used
Coal Black – letters
Champlain – letters & plant pot
Algonquin – plant pot & branch
Lily Pond – stem, leaves, and “dot” in Potting
Damask – flower petals
Have a look around at my previous stencil posts below for more design ideas
I can’t wait to hear from all of you 🙂
Kindly,
Jane
107 Comments
How cool Jane! I love all the signs that are working together as one great potting bench!
thank-you Susan 🙂
Jane…. excuse me while I go redo my own post. LOL
Oh my word… this is outstanding. Each one of your pieces is a work of junk art in itself. Putting them together, mind blown. I’m going to be pinning this post forevermore!
I’m in LOVE with your potting bench. Hanging the additional signs from the chains? Just genius…
And I’m laughing… I didn’t even visualize SHE SHED. And this is why you were needed along with us all… haha
Thank you ever so much for your gorgeous projects, and for being a part of this super special blog hop launch. I’m sooo honoured one of my all time fav junkers created with… “my stuff.”
*crazy talk*
Now, excuse me while I go scroll another hundred rounds…
Donna you are a kind soul! I adore your stencils and look forward to using all of them on my rusty junk(wheels are already turning with winter ideas…Lol…it’s 90 out!). thank-you for seeing something in me, I had a blast this week 🙂
Great post!!! Creative ideas – love it all.
Many fav colors to choose from but loving
Champlain and Buttermilk Cream
thank-you Kerri 🙂 Buttermilk Cream even sounds pretty!
Again, amazing stencils from Old Sign Stencils but favorites are the Welcome to my Garden and
Sleigh Rides 25 cents…
i so agree with sleigh rides 25 cents 🙂
Ash is my favorite color
I love the Route 66 stencil!
🙂 Jonnie
Love all your “junk” and the way you used the stencils! Favorite color Liberty blue, fav stencil if I have to pick Garden Collection, Route 66, and already subscribed to your posts.
Hi Shelley, thank-you! Liberty blue is pretty…you’ve got me thinking that I’ve got to try the Route 66 on something 🙂
Love everything you created, She Shed – Perfection!
thank-you Carole 🙂
I love the Limestone color and already have all the market stencils,love them all. The garden stencils would be a great addition.
Hi Susan, you’d love the garden stencils! I know you have some rustic pieces that would look awesome stenciled 🙂
I love the color Seaside Fusion! And I love the Farmers Market stencil!
I agree Angie, I have used my Farmers Market stencil a bunch 🙂
I love them all the colors and the stencils. My fav of the colors is Inglenook. Great job!
thank-you Jean 🙂
I’d rather garden than anything and I love adding unique one of a kind creations to my garden. I’d love to give Laurentian blue a try on my old metal chairs and a small side table.
Hi Natalie, love those old metal chairs! you should give it a try…I bet Laurentian blue would look great in the garden 🙂
Wow! My eyes can’t decide where to land. It’s all just fabulous. I would have never seen such potential in all that…well, junk! You really nailed that hog feeder with the stencil and flowers. And your onomatopoeia…LOVE it! Purple Pig Perfection! 🙂
Lol, Karen..3P’s hog feeder is cute now 🙂 thank-you, Karen for following along on my junk trail!
The Garden Tours til Dusk sign is my favorite. I give tours of my garden frequently.
Love to go junkin’ with you. Fabulous projects and I love everything you did. I would love the potting shed stencils to go on my yet-to-be made potting bench.
come on Jackie let’s go! I had to laugh when you said “my yet-to-be potting bench” I have a few of those yet to be’s 🙂
Jane, I’m speechless…! You have won my heart!
thank-you Heather so happy we get to share our junkin journey 🙂
Hey Jane,
I love this post. It makes me want to garden and paint. I have not used stencils before and this makes me want to try them.
Hi Karen, you’ll love the stencils and paint! Thanks for following along, hope to see you soon 🙂
Jane,
I am slowly adding to my Fusion paint collection and would love to have the Upper Canada Green color. Your creative flair with the hog feeder won me over!
Jane,
I’m back with my favorite stencil from Donna at Funky Junk. I just love her new Garden stencil and can think of soooooo many things I would use it on! Thanks for participating in the giveaway!
I just subscribed to your blog – so glad I found you. Can’t wait to see all you do. Thanks for sharing.
thanks for following along on my journey 🙂
I’m in love with all you have created! Makes me want to go start working on something!!
I think Casement is a great white. Jane, your blog looks amazing!
thank-you Paula 🙂
I like the coffee roasters stencil.
Wow, I am so inspired by this. Thanks another sleepless night dreaming up stuff to make. 🙂
thank-you, Tiana! you sound like me..dreaming away 🙂
I love Champlain color, it gives freedom to work with any of the other beautiful colors on a project. Jane, you get my creative juices going wild, love love what you created with the garden stencils, thanks!
awe thank-you Rosemary 🙂
i LOVE YOUR BLOG YOU CAN GET LOT’S IDEA’S FROM IT GREAT i DEAS’ ,,THANK’S FOR SHARING
I love the color of the Damask Fusion paint the most, though it is hard to choose there are som many nice colors.
I agree Melissa, love the colors. This was the first time I’ve used the paints and I love them. I’m hooked now!
I would love to have the coffee stencils from Funky Junk.
You did an amazing job! My favorite Fusion Mineral Paint color is Laurentien
My favorite stencil from Funky Junk’s Old Sign Stencils (besides “Grocery” which I already own & love!) is Welcome To My Garden..love her new collection and you knocked it out of the park using them with your junkin finds!
Hi Courtney, thank-you…thank-you for following along on my junkin journey 🙂
Great paint choices… Homestead Blue would the color I would use for my next project. Found your sight through Funky Junk. Love your ideas… you are in my favorites now!
your porch sounds awesome Kelly! Coffee Stencil would be a perfect addition and on old barn board…a fav of mine 🙂
Ok… the stencil I REALLY REALLY wish I had from Funky Junk is the “National Brewers Coffee” sign! I have an antique coffee theme on my covered porch sitting area. There are vintage rusty coffee cans, graniteware coffee pots and a few old cups. Some have plants in them, some not. I would LOVE to stencil an old barn board with this and add it to my collection!
I LOVE them all. What a load of fabulous garden signs. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Talk of the Town.
thank-you Betsy 🙂 happy to have found Talk of the Town
Cool paints. I love the ceramic color. Your stuff looks awesome!!
thanks Deb 🙂
Pretty colors. Love the Laurentian !
I subscribed to your blog. Now off to explore it!
thank-you Tina 🙂
Her signs are all awesome. I love how you you used the gardening ones so I’d choose one of those and hope they look half as good as yours!
love the Renfrew Blue 😀
Would love the potting shed stencils for my shed!! <3
Hi Alicia, the potting shed stencil is adorable and you could use the flowers alone…on something else!
Joined your mailing list 🙂
I love your hog feeder! I have to admit that this is the first time I’ve visited your blog…and it certainly won’t be my last time! You have such creative ideas! I have a couple of galvanized buckets I would love to use fusion upper Canada green on…and the garden stencils too!
thank-you Kelly! I love using the stencils on my buckets…great idea 🙂
You are very talented! I love all of these items. The paint looks great and the stencils have the cutest saying. I am building my home right now and would love to make somethings for my home similar to what you’ve made. Thank you for sharing these ideas!
Kaitlindotbolesatgmaildotcom
Hi Kaitlin, how exciting to be building your home and to make things your own. A few signs would look great around your home 🙂
Fabulous job! SHE-SHED is pure genius 🙂 You’ve done a great job with the cool new Old Sign stencils and the fusion mineral paint – Kudos!
thank-you Diane 🙂
Love the Homestead Blue Paint!
Love the Farmer’s Market Stencil!
I have subscribed to your blog. Love how you stenciled on the metal…..LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
thank-you Deb 🙂 the Farmer’s Market is also my fav!
I love the Buttermilk Cream color!
I would pick the Welcome to my gàrden stencils
I subscribed to your blog
thank-you Linda 🙂
My favorite stencil is Homestead Blend Coffee!
I am a subscriber to your blog!
thank-you Brenda 🙂
I would Love to win this!
The winter ones are my favorite! Hot Cocoa, ski lodge etc….
I subscribed to your Blog!
sandraallen260@centurytel.net
thank-you Sandi 🙂
Love your garden signs! How Creative!
Love all the colors, but I think Laurentine in my favorite.
Hi, I think Ash is my favorite, it is hard to pick only one color though.
I thought I liked the Antique and Collectibles stencil best, but after seeing your potting bench it’s hard to decide. All the stencils are great.
I subscribed to your blog. I would love to win. So many things to make, so little time, ha ha. Thanks.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE antique stencil signs!!!! I’ll have to post my latest coffee-table top I recently refurbished.
love them too, Linda! you should post your latest coffee-table top… would love to see it 🙂
Homestead Blue is my favorite! Would love to use it on a vanity I recently acquired.
Great post!! I love the greys, and the turquoise colors!! Stencils are ALL GREAT!!! i have ordered a couple from Donna, but paying the cost of shipping from Canada is a bummer. But I am sure I will order more, a bit cheaper from her than from a retailer here in the US! All is good!! The stencils work together SOOOOO well!!!
Such a beautiful idea. I love when old can be made “new” ?
welcome Amanda & thank-you 🙂 i agree and love the history
Laurenteen
Route 66
I realize i’m too late for the chance to win, but i have to tell you i am in love with upper canada green, fort york red, and heirloom and of course i love donna’s stencils my favorite there is the farmer’s market
Hi Sharron,
Sounds like I need to try those colors! I would agree with you on the farmer’s market stencil…love it & have used it a bunch 🙂
I love junking and gardening too! Your work is just plain fun!!
awe, big thank-you Elizabeth 🙂
I love that thought Elizabeth 🙂
Love this look , just wish I had more rusty junk, things don’t last very long in the desert sun.