Being out in the garden is something I’m craving for right now because it’s winter time here in Australia. But that won’t stop me from making things with flowers and dreaming I’m out in the garden with the warm sun on my skin! Especially if it means joining a lovely group of my blogging pals for our Summer Living Blog Hop! Sharing how to make a Farmhouse Rose Garden Sign.
How To Make A Farmhouse Rose Garden Sign Using A Transfer
Summer means painting furniture outside, sipping on iced ginger beer until the sun goes down and BBQ’s for dinner because it’s too hot to eat inside!
Do you have a favourite thing you like to do in Summer?
Supplies needed:
- An old door – I found two of these doors from a cabinet on the side of the road. To see what I did with the other click HERE
- Plywood
- Jig Saw
- Fusion Mineral Paint – TSP
- Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint – Layla’s Mint
- Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint – Farmhouse White
- Brush – I used my Cling On! F30
- 120 grit sandpaper
- IOD Decor Transfer – Flora Parisiensis
- Brad Gun or staple gun
- Wax Brush
- Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint – Beeswax
- Fusion Mineral Paint – Chocolate
Step 1 – Give the entire door a clean with TSP to remove any grime or dirt. Remove any door handles and the glass insert. Flip over your window and measure around your frame leaving a 1cm border to get the measurement that you need to cut out your backing piece from plywood. Measure it out on your plywood and then using your jigsaw cut out the back piece.
Step 2 – Mix your Farmhouse White and Layla’s Mint 1:1. Let sit for 10 minutes and then paint the plywood in Farmhouse White and the door frame in Layla’s Mint. Let dry and then repeat.
Distressing Time!
Step 3 – Distress both the backing and the door frame to your liking. Then using either your brad gun or staple gun nail the plywood to the back of your door frame. Then using watered down chocolate stain the back of the plywood. Let dry.
Step 4 – Lay out your transfer making sure that you don’t remove the white backing paper. If you do wherever you place your transfer it will sick. Start cutting out the flowers and stems until you get a design that you like.
Step 5 – Using the tool that comes with the transfer press firmly to adhere the design onto your backing piece.
Almost done!
Step 6 – Repeat until all of the design is transferred.
Step 7 – Rub your fingers gently over the entire design to make sure that all of the transfer has stuck securely to the backing. Then using your wax brush, wax the entire door.
And you’re all done! Now you have a farmhouse rose garden sign that you can enjoy all year round!
Don’t forget to check out below some more beautiful Summer Living Projects below from my blogging pals!
Happy Painting!
Don’t have time to make now? Be sure to PIN for later!
26 comments
This transfer DIY turned out beautifully! I love that you had those stems running down along the frame – genius! The transfer is so crisp and gorgeous, too. It’s the perfect addition to your space!
Thank you so much, Jelica! We sure will enjoy it while it’s winter here! We are in a drought at the moment too so our winter garden is looking pretty sad!
Oh wow I love it!! That looks fantastic!! I’m so sorry to hear about you and your family! You in my thoughts and prayers. You have a wonderful day ?Lavenna Carey
Thank you so much, Lavenna! Thank you so very much for your kind prayers and thoughts! Truly cherished! xx
Sam, you always post the best tutorials! This one is absolutely beautiful! I know your heading into winter, so hopefully, this will give you hope that it will be summer again… 😉
Awww, thank you sweet, Kellie! It sure will and inspire me for when spring arrives!
Sam this is such a beautiful project, it turned out amazing, what a before and after! Love it 🙂
Thank you so much, Tanya, for your super sweet words!
Just what I needed Sam. It’s really starting to get chilly down here in the South and our rose bushes are due for their Winter trim too. A rose garden sign like yours is sure to perk me up while we wait for Spring to come around again
I’m with you, Michelle!! It’s chilly here too! Hope this keeps you inspired until Spring too!
BEAUTIFUL Sammy!!!! clever clever girl. Love love love xoxox
Thank you so very much, Chris!! SO lovely to have you stop by and leave such sweet words! xxxxxx
You’re the queen of paint and makeovers Sam!! Your rose garden sign turned out so pretty and oh wow, I totally forgot you’re heading into winter!! This sign will absolutely keep up the summer vibe though!!
Thank you so much, Katrin! You’re kind words mean the world!! Yes its definitely cold here now!! You enjoy your warm weather!!!
WOW! Love this idea. Thanks for sharing it with all of us! Happy crafting!
My pleasure, Linda! I hope you get to try it one day!
I’m sorry to hear about your losses, and happy to see you mending with a little spurt of creativity!
Thank you, Kristie! It sure has been a tough year and a bit! And creativity has been the key to helping me get through that’s for sure!
Sam,
So sorry to hear about your losses – both your baby and your Mom. I hope your Dad is adjusting to his losses, too. Does he have a prosthesis yet? and he’s able to get around? God bless all of you.
I like the transfer you did. I love anything with flowers on it, and the transfer on the green paint looks just like a glance out a summer window!
Thank you so much, Barbara! Dads doing so well! He finally has a prosthesis which has given back some of his independence! He’s much more mobile than what he was a few months ago, that’s for sure!
Thank you so much also for your very sweet words about the Sign too! It sure does feel like your glancing out a summer window xx
What a lovely way to repurpose a cabinet door. Such a pretty rose garden sign, Sam!
Thank you so much, Marie! It was a fun project to give the door a new purpose!
Sam this is absolutely gorgeous! Nice job!
Thank you so much, Deborah! So glad you have enjoyed this makeover 🙂
The before and after of this rose garden sign are unbelievable Sam. It’s gorgeous my friend.
Thank you so much, Leanna! It sure was a fun project especially incorporating the decor transfer!