I have another custom ordered growth ruler to share with you. This one was ordered by a good friend for another of her grandchildren. One of my rulers - a favorite magnolia adorned was for her first granddaughter. This is for her grandson Lincoln.
I started with my usual 6 foot long by 8: wide spruce board. All sides are sanded smooth.
The name was the next step. Custom ordering allows for whatever font, size and color the customer wants. For this ruler the customer hoped for an old school John Deere font. This was as close as I could find. Bookman Old Style 160 font.
The name is printed out, the back side of the paper rubbed with chalk and then traced in place. This old school stencil hack works so well. I even moved the name from initial location by wiping chalk name off and replacing.
Once where I want it I outline the chalk marks with a white oil based sharpie pen.
Rarely do I get myself in a photo but my husband took this as I hand painted in our kitchen.
It is left over night then the next day a second coat was done over the name.
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Hi LeeAnn! I need to make one of these for my grandson. I don't understand how you did the name though. This is Cheryl from Jacksonville Florida. It looks like it is snowing outside of your window. cheryl0467@yahoo.com
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DeleteIt is snowing and in the middle of a crazy polar vortex cold spell ;(design your name in font you like, print out, on reverse side of paper rub with chalk, place on board and trace.I will try and do a video for the next one