Let’s say you have an upcoming craft show. You have your inventory, you have your cash, but do you have a Business Sign to advertise your goods? I’m going to show you how you can easily paint your own craft show logo business sign by repainting a painting. Yes, you got that right! Bonus: No stencils or fancy software involved! Gotta love those old tacky framed paintings at the junk shop and garage sales! You may not like the painting or even the frame, but don’t walk on by! Have you ever thought of upcycling a painting by repainting the frame and background? You can make your own craft show…
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11 Ways to Paint Wood Signs
Have you ever wondered how to paint your own wood sign? There are so many different ways to painting lettering and designs onto wood! Here I am going to show you 11 ways to paint your own wood signs! When I first started my sign painting business in 2015, Plaid and Pearls Design, I started without a stencil cutting machine. I Googled and experimented with every technique I could find! I was determined to find a technique that would give me the results I wanted Today, I will be sharing the 11 ways to painting wood signs that I have tried– 10 of them without a fancy cutting machine! Painting…
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5 Ways to Build Resilience in Your Creative Business
How do you handle complaints in your creative business? Today, I am going to share 5 strategies that I have used to build resilience in my creative business. As a creative business owner, you put yourself out there every single day – every sale, every client meeting, and every craft show. When you write a post for your Facebook page and snap a picture for your Instagram feed, you expose yourself. Every time someone wants to know more about what you do, you gulp and explain your passion. You invest hours, days and even weeks on perfecting techniques and your product to your high standards. Your love for what you…
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Hello and Welcome to ReuseitQueen
Hi there! I’m Michele and welcome to my first post on ReuseitQueen! My passion is upcycling, refashioning, and refurbishing furniture, clothing and household items. I hate seeing an old lamp or perfectly good piece of wood going to waste! One of my favorite childhood memories was receiving a good old bag of hand-me-downs and dreaming up ways to refashion them by cutting them up, removing collars, changing buttons and embroidering flowers. I said I was crafty, not popular! Enough about me. Let’s talk about you. You love creating something unique for your home, something special that has meaning and makes you smile every time you look at it. You love…
