I have an endless fascination with letters: they make up our language and are part of nearly everything we do. Letters can be used in various crafting projects and it can be super exciting to find a box of old shop signage.
If you like the idea of today's project, it might be time for you to visit a reclamation yard.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
I always buy signage when I see it, especially if I come across a single vintage wooden letter or if I am lucky enough to find a box full of mixed letters.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
This box of letters must have come off various shops' signs as they are not all the same font. I bought the entire box of 22 items at a car boot sale for £5.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
A salvage yard or a signage company is the best place for you to hunt down decommissioned lettering. If you are out and about and you see a shop refit in action, why not ask the guys if they are disposing of the lettering. Always say thank you with a box of beers which the chaps can take home after a hard day's work.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
After I had time to look through the box, I decided to use just three letters for this project.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
Carefully taking each letter, I nipped around the holding stem using cutting pliers. Not an easy task as each screw was set in a plastic tube and in turn, that was set with an epoxy glue.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
I continued to remove all fixings, taking great care whilst doing so as the screws flew off in all directions!
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
Once all the sharp screws were gone, I laid the letters out.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
I washed the letters in soapy water and then dried them thoroughly.
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| Lella Loves... Craft Adhesives |
To fix my letters to the wall, I used double-sided sticky squares. To gain a bit of depth on the letters, I simply stuck 3 pads together.
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| Lella Loves... Old Shop Signage |
Here are my bargain letters on the wall. I think they look great and if you wanted to do this, why not start of with the easiest hunt of all: one letter - your initial.
Lella xx
Hey Lella.....I love signage as well and I love old wooden or metal print blocks. They are of course backwards, but I think that just adds to the interest of things. Most of my letters spell out the names of people in my family. Sometimes I can find little signs that have a great saying on them.
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