Personalized Subway Art

Subway art makes a great gift for just about anyone. Whether it's a family member, teenager, teacher, neighbor, or coworker, these are a wonderful personalized gift, great for the holidays!
There are two different ways to make each type of personalized Subway Art.
The first is by printing out paper on your computer and mod podging it onto your board. I took a piece of MDF ( you can also use a canvas if you like). I painted the board black. You can also add some decorative molding to the edges if you want to make it extra special.

Then I went in Microsoft Word and printed out some letters (I used Ariel font -- regular Ariel, Ariel Narrow and Ariel Bold). I printed out the fonts to see if they were the right size. Once I decided the right size for the board, I reversed the font out by making the background black, then I printed them out and cut out each word individually. Lay the papers on the board the way you want them to look when you are done. Then take them and lay them out to the side of the board in the correct order.

**Note -- here's a good tip -- use photo paper and print out on the matte side of the paper. If you use photo paper, your black will be blacker.

Then I mod podged the paper onto the board. Once the words were all on the board, I put an extra layer of mod podge over the top of the board.

The second way of making the personalized Subway Art is to use your cutting machine, such as a Silhouette or Cricut, and print the words off using vinyl. Then use Transfer Tape and transfer them onto the board.

I made the smaller boards 8 inches x 8 inches square -- but you can make them any size you want! The last thing I did was added a vinyl embellishment or a flower to each board to add a little extra pizazz.

And you have a great, personalized gift that's great for birthdays, anniversaries or a great Christmas gift!