Happy Spring!
Let's get started, shall we?!
First, I found a small piece of wood. Craig has a ton of scraps laying around so I just help myself to them =]
I sanded the edges and rounded the corners with a piece of sandpaper because I am a splinter-magnet. Then I chose my bottom color (which will be the color of the letters) and just put one coat on the wood. For this color I chose "appletini" by Behr.
Next, I layed down some vinyl letters to spell out my word. I put them in a stair-step type pattern (which isn't shown in this picture, because I changed it right after!) but you can do it however you want it! I just get my letters at the dollar store, but you can order all sorts off different fonts and what not online, just do a quick Google search!
Then I painted over the vinyl letters with my top coat. I chose "Lavender Romance" by Behr (their samples are only about $4 at any of your local hardware stores!)
After that, I outlined the letters with a Tiffany Blue from my crafters paintset I got last year.
Now you can paint your little designs, flowers, vines, whatever on your sign while the outline dries!
When you are done, peel off your vinyl letters!
Now Mod Podge the crapola out of that bad boy so you can display it outside!
Finished product. I still have to go outside and find a stake to nail to it so I can stick it in my wine barrel I use as a planter. You could also use a staple gun and put some wire on the back to hang it outside your door or anywhere else on your house. Super easy! Go have fun =]
