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Nicole, on February 3, 2019 at 3:00 PM

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I’m on a roll with posting today! Can I get some honest feedback on these? I’m not sold yet, so no feelings will be hurt if they just need to be chucked. I originally was going to do wooden signage, but then saw the acrylic trend and thought I’d see how that looked. Thoughts on these? Colors of the wedding are dark green and gold, with ivory and blush accents. Do I stick with the foil vinyl, or do I go the gold painted route for the words? Scrap it altogether and stick with original plan of dark wood and white words? Just words on the acrylic with no paint behind? FH won’t give input on these, so I’m relying on my WW ladies and gents! Thanks in advance!

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Lynnie · on February 5, 2019 at 12:49 PM
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Keep doing what you're doing!! Those look amazing!
I'm also obsessed with the dark green and gold combo!
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Master January 2019
FutureMrsKC · on February 5, 2019 at 12:57 PM
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I love the acrylic trend, I did acrylic signs too! I think these look awesome and love the brushed paint look!
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VIP November 2019
Catherine · on February 6, 2019 at 10:18 AM
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I think they're great! creative and unique. I say keep them!
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Super May 2019
Megan · on February 6, 2019 at 10:26 AM
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I love these. I had a similar switch from the wood signs to acrylic after I got my Silhouette Cameo out of the box after 5 years lol What kind of paint did you use for the backside and how did you apply it?
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Nicole · on February 6, 2019 at 4:11 PM
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I used acrylic paint from Michael's (don't remember the brands as I was just looking for the right colors, but I used the small bottles) and a 2 inch course haired brush. It took quite a few coats to get it as dark as I wanted it (you can still see where I didn't go over multiple times toward the tops and bottoms of the signs).
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VIP August 2019
Alicia · on February 6, 2019 at 4:19 PM
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I think these look amazing!
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Savvy September 2022
Johanna · on February 6, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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Love them! Very unique ❤️
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Devoted September 2019
Trish · on February 6, 2019 at 4:32 PM
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Keep these for sure! I love them.
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Super August 2019
Samantha · on February 6, 2019 at 7:25 PM
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These are lovely!! I wish I had one of those machines but am still going to do something similar with acrylic pieces, paint and stencils. Not making the brush strokes perfect adds to the character of the signs.
You got your pieces from Home Depot? Do they cut them to size for you??
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Nicole · on February 6, 2019 at 11:19 PM
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Hi Samantha,
The pieces I got were pre-cut. Home Depot doesn't cut acrylic anymore, but I've heard that Lowe's might still? I also think Lowe's has different sizes available, but since these were trial runs, I just went with Home Depot.
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Devoted July 2021
Kendra · on February 6, 2019 at 11:27 PM
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Love it!! These are really cute and you did a great job
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Expert May 2019
Meagan · on February 6, 2019 at 11:43 PM
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I absolutely love them! Great colors
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Savvy February 2020
Kathryn · on February 6, 2019 at 11:51 PM
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I love these! I wouldnt change a thing! I would but them on a stained wood block of some sort- the mix of the metallic, acrylic and woodgrain would like nice together!

Can I ask, where did you get the acrylic from??
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Savvy May 2020
Taylor · on February 12, 2019 at 4:45 PM
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They look amazing! I would keep them just as they are!!
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Kayla · on February 12, 2019 at 5:13 PM
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These are very cute!!! Don't toss!
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Just Said Yes November 2020
Jaycee · on March 1, 2020 at 11:10 AM
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How did you seal the back to prevent scratches in the paint? I DIY'd my signs too but am struggling to figure out how to avoid them scratching during transport and when they are put on display.
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Nicole · on March 1, 2020 at 11:19 AM
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Hi Jaycee. I didn’t seal them at all, however I ended up scrapping the idea and going with mirrors instead (the benefits of a long engagement!) I probably wouldn’t seal them, but if you’re super concerned, maybe a the sprayable Modge Podge or some Polycrilic?
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Sara · on March 1, 2020 at 11:37 AM
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I think they're great! The brush strokes look a little blocky to me..but that's just a personal opinion. If you like them, that's all that matters! I did ours as well and went a little too far to the edge with this one. It's the only photo I can find.
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Sara · on March 1, 2020 at 11:44 AM
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Are you finding a weird double look on your signs? Our welcome sign words doubled at certain angles

For the table numbers I did acrylic with a frosted look
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Nicole · on March 1, 2020 at 12:49 PM
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Hi Sara, I actually scrapped the acrylic signs (this post is from last year). For the mirrors, there is a little shadow, but that’s the nature of the mirrors. It doesn’t mess up the readability, in my opinion.
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