Direct Sellers: Create A Booking Board for Your Display

Recently I had the pleasure of working with a group of ladies with Premier Designs jewelry on custom booking boards for their business. This newer idea has become one of my most popular designs lately, so I wanted to show you how to put one together. Take your time and follow these steps; you'll have a great display piece of your own in no time. 

Gather your supplies: 

• Uppercase Living Punched Metal Tile
• Uppercase Living Hostess Wanted expression in color of your choice
• Ruler, scissors, pencil
• Spray bottle with water
• Not pictured: small towel, magnets

Prepare your expression:

• Using the ruler, draw a straight line connecting the points of the triangles above and below the design, then the ones to the left and right. 
• If you'd like to create a space between the words of your booking board, carefully cut the expression where you'd like the space to be. 

Prepare your metal surface:

Use the spray bottle to spray a fine mist of water on your metal tile. Spread the water with your hand so the entire tile is covered.

Apply the vinyl expression: 

Turn each part of the expression upside down and slowly peel away the backing paper, revealing the sticky back side of your lettering. Discard backing paper and place expression on the tile, using the arrows and line you drew to line up the two parts of the expression with the tile and with each other. If you'd like, use the ruler to measure the expression to make sure it's been applied straight. The water allows you to pick up and move the vinyl expression as needed.

Once you have the two parts of the expression properly placed on the tile, use the towel to rub the top of the expression without removing the transfer tape. Apply firm pressure as you move the towel over the surface of the tile for several minutes. Test the expression by gently peeling back a corner of the transfer tape.  If the vinyl sticks to it and not to the tile, it's too wet to remove. You can continue to rub it or leave it to dry and try again after a few hours. Peel off all transfer tape and blot away any remaining moisture. 

You're DONE! 

Magnets will hold your open party dates, current specials or anything you'd like to highlight at your event. Give yourself a pat on the back and pack your new booking board with your work supplies to make sure you bring it to your next event!

Grande Format Installation: Peggy's Bathroom

When my customer, Peggy, remodeled a bathroom recently to make it accessible for an aging family member, she knew she wanted to dress it up with a UL tree. She had a very specific space for us to work with; the tree had be narrow enough to fit between two towel racks but full enough to fill the space above them. During our consultation, we discussed our different styles, took measurements, and played with several color combinations before settling on our Leafy Tree in Mocha Brown with Terra Cotta leaves. When it came in, she was kind enough to share these photos of the installation with me. They are an excellent tutorial of how to put up our Grande Format designs. 

Because of their size, Grande Format expressions come in multiple pieces. The design includes numbered registration marks to help you match up the corresponding parts. By lining up the registration marks on different parts of the expression, you will get a perfect installation. The registration marks are the diamonds you see in the photo below; they will be removed at the end of the installation. 

The registration marks show you exactly where each section goes.

Once all of the branches have been applied, you can remove the registration marks.  Peggy chose some additional pieces for the base of the tree, which she has begun to apply here.

The grasses at the base of three are layered to add depth.

At last, it's time to add leaves.

With all of the leaves added, the tree looks beautiful! Notice the leaf that is falling softly toward the grass?

By investing a little time, Peggy has added a striking focal point to this bathroom. She may decide to add more grass or some birds in the future, but I think her tree looks pretty great as it is. Thank you for sharing your wonderful photos with me, Peggy.