Look what I did!!! (Ruler growth chart)

Re: Look what I did!!! (Ruler growth chart)

• ColieAnn31 member

  October 2014

  Looks great! Might be my next project.

   

  
  

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• WasNotWas member

  October 2014

  @EmAzeem said:

  That's pretty amazing! I need details so this can be a future project!

  It's super simple. Get a plank of wood at the hardware store (mine is 6' long, 1' across and like 1" thick), sand and stain. I used an acrylic paint pen (got it at Michael's) to make the inch marks, odd inches are 1", even are 2", and each foot is 3". I started at 6" because that's how far I am going to hang it off the ground. I did a bunch of practice rounds on the back, so I had confidence in doing it once, but a lot of bloggers recommend penciling the marks first (I could see my pencil marks through the paint so I didn't do it that way). Some people just use a sharpie too! Then I got Martha Stewart number stencils (Michael's) and used painters tape to secure them to the board, with a foam brush and black acrylic paint I (carefully) brushed over the stencil and removed. The hardest decision was choosing the number orientation (vertical or horizontal like an actual ruler, ultimately I chose vertical so the boys can identify the numbers).
  
  To hang, affix a sawtooth hanger to the back and that's it!
  
  I might do a clear coat over the top to seal it, but I don't know if I want it real shiny.

  

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                                                                     Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13

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• daffy2k member

  October 2014

  Where did you get your number stencils from? It looks great!!

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• WasNotWas member

  October 2014

  @daffy2k said:

  Where did you get your number stencils from? It looks great!!

  After an extensive and exhaustive search of michaels I settled with Martha Stewart brand

  

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                                                                     Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13

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• WasNotWas member

  October 2014

  My girlfriend was not impressed

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                                                                     Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13

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• WasNotWas member

  October 2014

  @melOHdy‌ that is WAY too creative for me looks amazing!!

  

                                                                #Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime

   

                                                                     Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13

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• itsStackie member

  October 2014

  Make me one!

  

  1st born June 2013
  

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• WasNotWas member

  October 2014

  @itsStackie said:

  Make me one!

  Really?! I totally would!! Can your car fit a 6' board?

  

                                                                #Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime

   

                                                                     Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13

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• itsStackie member

  October 2014

  WasNotWas said:

  @itsStackie said:

  Make me one!

  Really?! I totally would!! Can your car fit a 6' board?

  I'll make it fit!!

  

  1st born June 2013
  

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• ColieAnn31 member

  October 2014

  itsStackie said:

  WasNotWas said:

  @itsStackie said:

  Make me one!

  Really?! I totally would!! Can your car fit a 6' board?

  I'll make it fit!!

  Hehe that's what she said!

   

  
  

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• summer2times member

  October 2014

  This looks awesome. Would be a great project.

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• megaroo64 member

  October 2014

  Looks great! Nice job!

   

  Bennett Andrew- 6/4/13      Nora Elizabeth - 10/3/14

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