Right now, there are few things my daughter likes more than swimming. She spends four mornings a week at swim team practice and loves every minutes of it. She also likes creating things and when she came up with the idea for these Swimming Subway Art wall hangings (“Mom, I want a piece of wood, painted and with vinyl words about swimming and a picture of someone diving, and it should say splash with like water drops coming off of it and…”) I was happy to help her out. She did most of the work herself, including instructing her dad what size to cut out the wood (I think it’s 10″ x 12″) and learning how to use the sander.
At the time, it was also one of their projects for school. They needed to be able to give a presentation to the class and teach their classmates how to do something. We actually made three boards so Kaitlyn could walk her class through the process.
-Cut the wood, routing the edges and inscribing a keyhole in the back (for hanging) if you choose, then sanding it
-Paint the wood
-Apply the vinyl
We ended up doing three versions so that she could demonstrate a couple of the steps and that worked out perfectly so that she could keep one and intends to give the other two to her swim team coaches at the end of the summer season.
Cute right? I’m so proud of my craft creative little girl! And guess what? I saved the Silhouette Studio cut file and you can get it for yourself HERE.
You may need to make sure you have the following fonts installed (you can find them free online):
-Pharmacy
-Britannic Bold
-Kristen ITC
-Arial Unicode MS
-Brush Script MT
-Badaboom BB
The diving silhouette and the “splash” were just free clip art I found online and converted to a cut file.
Enjoy! I would love to see photos of your creations using the Swimming Subway Art. Feel free to comment and share!
Want more fun ideas to keep busy this summer? Check out my list of ideas to Fill Your Summer with Fun – Without Breaking the Bank!
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Thanks for stopping by the blog.
I’ve had my Silhouette for years and use it all the time. It’s absolutely worth it if you’re crafty (and more versatile than the competitors I’ve tried out).
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Ok awesome! We’ll definitely think about investing in one.
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Hi Alayna…thanks for connecting with me on Facebook. I’m sharing these cute signs from your very talented family on our weekend features post. Adorable 🙂
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Oh that’s great – thanks! I will look forward to checking it out!
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This is so cute! It’s great co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty with you!
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Thanks! I’ve been having fun co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty too!
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Cute! Thank you for sharing this with us. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we can party!!!! Lou Lou Girls
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What an awesome gift idea. I can’t wait to try this out for myself. Love cohosting #HomeMattersParty with you.
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Your daughter had a great idea! These turned out wonderful! It’s great co-hosting the #HomeMattersParty with you!
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