Bus Roll or Subway Art for Jeff's Room

My world-traveling son 

has been living away from home

for two years!

He's returning soon &

 as a surprise, I'm redecorating his room.

I've tried to use grown-up elements,

yet still have a sense of fun.

A while ago, Pottery Barn

started the 

"SUBWAY ART"

or "BUS ROLL" trend.

I learned to make my own from

the fabulous

Jen at Tatertots & Jello.

First, I collected the addresses

of the places Jeff has lived

while in England 

& the some of the places

he has visited.

Apparently, I'm the only one who doesn't have a Cricut machine, so-o-o

 I used my word processing program 
to make the words.

To do this: first type the words as usual,

then select them & choose a white-colored font.

Leave the text selected & make the background

dark by highlighting it in black.

Make sure to use different fonts 
& point sizes as you go. 

(I typed a period and a space before & after

the words so that the black highlighting

extended out beyond the letters.)

 Cut out the words in strips.

If white is showing on the edges,

color with a matching marker.

 

I used a 24 x 36 inch deep edge canvas

& spray painted it black before affixing 

the words.

I attached the word strips with 
Mod Podge.
(Use a ruler to make sure they 
are straight.)

It looks great if you wrap the words around the
edges of the sign here & there.

Another neat effect is to 
splatter white paint for an
aged look.

 

In the next post, I'll show you 

the completed room.