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He Started Tracing Letters And Cutting Them Out. When You See Why You’ll Be Jealous

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In America, the only places you’ll really find a home with its own name is in the South (plantations) or the countryside (grandiose estates)…but it’s actually pretty common to come across a regular home in Britain with a regal title.

This guy wanted to add a little pizzaz to his mom’s house, which was most likely named by the man who built it in the ’60s, so he decided to create a stone sign for her front door.

Even if your home wasn’t named when you broke ground, it doesn’t take much to give it a grand upgrade — just grab some concrete, clay, and go to work.

Here is the original design for the sign that he made.

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He flipped it on the computer so it wouldn’t be backwards in real life and started crafting.

He then cut out the letters with heavy paper stock.

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You don’t have to get super fancy…just grab some Super Sculpey. Rolling it out to an even thickness, he then got his card stock letters involved.

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Using them, he traced and cut out each letter. The bevelling was done by hand using an X-Acto knife.

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He smoothed out any imperfections in the letters with a soft paintbrush before baking them.

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He performed the same steps with the tree design, too.

Next, he stuck the letters on phenolic faced plywood with a silicone sealant. This ensured that no cement would seep in under them.

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When he removed the letters later, vegetable oil did the trick.

A 50-50 mixture of white cement and sand was poured over the letters.

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The sign came out of the mold and sat to dry for a bit. The small holes were easily filled by hand with tiny amounts of the cement mixture.

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He finished it with a mix of white mineral spirit and linseed oil. This gave the sign a nice coloration.

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Voila! There is the new sign outside of his mom’s house!

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(source Reddit)

What a lovely present for his mom — it definitely spiffies up the place! I may try this for outside my apartment…that’s not weird, right?

Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/concrete-sign/

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