Rusty Trash to Painted Treasure ~ SIGN

Posted February 10, 2026

I love this sign! I usually paint my signs on repurposed wood but I saw these rounds at a Thrift Store and my weird brain saw the possibilities.  As you've read in my previous posts...if you've read them, :) ...I love rust!  These are actually metal lids used to seal the heavy cardboard type barrels that I'm sure you've seen around.  I saw 3 of them outside the Thrift Store and I brought them back in to get a price and the clerk...bless her heart...said, "well what about $1.00 for all 3 because they're rusty and not good for anything!"  Too funny! Apparently, she didn't see the excitement in my face having found a treasure!  So, I paid for them and jammed out of there fast before someone asked...."hey, where are those lids for the barrels?"......Whoops!

 

 

Again....I LOVE THIS ONE!

 

 

 This is what I started with and I almost hated to paint over the center but I did.  I love the way it turned out but the next 2 will be painted right over the rust then sealed.  
 
I first cleaned off a bit of the rust and then painted over the center with black craft paint...the cheapest kind at WalMart is best since it's flat.  Then I printed off the lettering from my computer and used a transfer sheet to trace it onto the metal...then I merely painted with white paint!  I distressed it just a little then finished with my favorite Annie Sloan clear wax.

 

 

RUSTY ROUND BARREL LIDS...love them!        

 

I drilled a small hole in the rim and made an easy wire hanger


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