DIY Ruler Growth Chart
Once again I've been bitten by the Pinterst bug! I just knew had to make a Ruler Growth Chart :)
I started with a 2x10x8, which I cut down to 6 ft long. So the board is 6 feet tall and when hung 6 inches up from the floor it will be a 6.5 ft ruler
I used RustOleum Dark Walnut because I like the darker stained look, it's also the same stain I used on my DIY planter centerpiece. I stained the sides and both sides of the boards, it took it a bit longer to dry since it was pretty cold the day I stained it...but I just couldn't wait for warmer weather ;)
After staining I brought it into the house to work on putting on the ruler lines & numbers.
The HARDEST part was getting the template set up on my Silhouette Cameo so that the measurements were accurate! After finally getting the spacing right (1 inch apart) I was set to start with the 7 inch mark and then go up to 1 foot. I cut the lines out of contact paper so that I could stick it on the ruler and use it as a stencil! Above is the contact paper stencil before I applied it to the ruler
The specifics for the ruler lines. My lines were 1/4 inches wide.
The inch lines were 1/4 in wide by 2 in long
The quarter inches were 1/4 in wide by 3 in long
The foot lines were 1/4 in wide by 4 in long
I used a clear contact paper so that I could make sure that I could 'see' where I was lining things up, see the stencil on the left side?
Close up of the stencil on the board
Then I used a black acrylic paint and painted the lines of the stencil, I used 2 coats
All the lines painted and drying
Then I peeled the stencil off, see the first half of the ruler...
They were still drying when I peeled it off, as I'm a bit impatient ;)
Then I cut out the numbers 1-6 on contact paper and stuck them on the board, then painted the with black, also using 2 coats.
You can use any font/size that you want. I tried a few and found that I liked Adobe Fangsong Std R (I have a Mac) and my numbers were 3.2 in tall by 2 in wide.
All numbers painted and drying, and yes I did stain the top and bottom after I was done, I forgot to do it ahead of time
And the finished product! I LOVE it!
If you don't have a Silhouette machine you can free hand the lines and put them on using a measuring tape to mark them out every 1 inch, or tracing them on, or using a stencil made out of card stock.
You can use any number stencils or free hand them, I am not that talented so I had to use a stencil.
posted by Mrs. B @ 6:00 AM
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