Another Initial Idea

15 years ago

I decided I wanted to put our initial on the front door. To make it, I set the font as big as I could to fit on a standard sheet of paper. Then I drew it out freehand on posterboard using the letter to go by. Next, I cut it out. My BIL scroll sawed it for me using a nice, smooth plywood (I didn't even know that they made smooth plywood). Then I painted it and sealed it. I thought it turned out really cute. I tried hanging it with a green and turquoise ribbon, but I thought the ribbon detracted from it. Maybe a plain one would have been okay.

Comments (11)

ttodd
15 years ago
Very, very cool!
moonkat99
15 years ago
That's adorable!
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IdaClaire
15 years ago
I love it! The colors/design are wonderful! Wish I had something like that for my house!
denali2007
15 years ago
Love it. Love the colors too.
totallyblessed
15 years ago
super cute! That is fabulous. I don't know what I expected, but I gasped when I saw the photo. So unique, and totally amazing. Love it! Good job. :o)
cathrugg
15 years ago
I love it too!!! Ask him if he'd like some orders, I am sure plenty of us would purchase lol.

I'd also love to know more about your door please! Are those plantation shutters on your sidelights? I am in the market for a new door and nothing is jumping out at me. But yours looks gorgeous!!!

Thanks for sharing your great idea!
patricianat
15 years ago
He did a great job with your great idea. A business partnership? I bet you would get lots of GW customers and others. That would work on the interior as well.
Jeane Gallo
Original Author
15 years ago
Aw shucks! Thank you for all the compliments. Yes, they are plantation shutters. We got them from a local blinds installer. We only put them on the sidelights because the ones installed inside of the window frames would prevent us from tilting the windows out to clean them. (Like I ever clean windows...RIIIIGHT!) The door is just a metal builders door with a Pella storm door on the outside.

If any of you are interested in my BIL making a letter for you, I'm sure he'd be glad to do it. He's out of work right now and has time on his hands. He's been laid off twice this past year. He makes bowls, ornaments and plaques and stuff out of wood and corian.
jaybird
15 years ago
I need a letter for my door too...you can email me from my page! Yours is wonderful!
Thanks,
J
cathrugg
15 years ago
Will you please find out how much he'd charge for one? Shipping, etc. Does he have a font he uses or he cuts freehand? I'd like to see how an R would look.

It's the perfect bit of whimsy for my front door. I love it!
Jeane Gallo
Original Author
15 years ago
Cathrugg,
I printed the font as large as I could on one sheet of paper, and then freehanded it onto a piece of posterboard. Then he cut it out. Go to my members page and email me and I'll send you his name, email and phone number. You can pick whatever font you want, as long it is standard in Word. I used the Curlz MT for mine. Some letters look better in different fonts. I can freehand a letter for you if you know what style of font you want. He hadn't done one before mine, so he doesn't have any prepared patterns.