Saturday, October 29, 2011

How To Make A Sign

Before driving to North Carolina
I wanted to make a sign.
We always say
"It's Wonderful To Be Back." 
whenever we arrive at our place in
 North Carolina.
It's a quote from Nelson De Mille's book,
The Gate House.
The character John Sutter would always
 say that whenever he ran into anyone
in town that started asking questions
about his return. 
He left America suddenly, following
scandalous events of murder and mayhem.
He sailed his boat for three years
 and then lived in London.
He returned to the Gold Coast ten years later.
 For those that haven't made their own sign. Here are the steps.
Go to Microsoft Word and click to open a blank document. 
 Choose a font from the font list or go to format and choose one.
 If you want your font really big, just type in the size in the box.
 Choose the outline in effects.
 Here's how it looks in a smaller font size.
Choosing the font you want to use is the hardest part.
Using what I had on hand, 
I found a scrap of wood and some trim in the
garage to use for my sign.
 I used some leftover stain on the board
 and sprayed the trim black
and attached it to the top. 
I save pull-tabs from my tennis ball cans too.
I like to challenge myself to see if I can
 find a usefor things that I would throw out.
(See my tennis can uses here.)
 Print it out and use tracing paper to trace the
letters onto your wood board.
I used a paint pen to paint in the letters.
Just twist to snap off the ring and nail it into 
the wood for a picture hanger.
See where we hung it HERE and visit our
place in the Smoky Mountains.
It's our condo that wants to be 
a cabin or a cottage.

Have a wonderful day!

13 comments:

  1. Rita, I don't know how you think of these crafty ideas! Keep 'em coming, because I love 'em! Especially the tab tops! Have a wonderful visit in N.C.!

    Mary

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  2. welcome back to NC.. we're mighty happy to have ya here.. you sure picked the coldest weekend to make your trip:)
    thanks for the sign turorial. I have GOT to get myself a printer. maybe I'll ask Santa..

    xoxo
    Sonny

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  3. Great sign...I'm a huge fan of Nelson DeMille's books! I had forgotten about that quote. Brings back memories of 'The Gold Coast' and 'The Gatehouse'. Good books :)

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  4. FANTASTIC!!! You are the BEST! Thanks for the 'how to' from the best 'go to' gal in the blog world!

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  5. Awesome! Thanks for the tutorial. It seems simple enough for me to try. I absolutely love the aluminum tab idea for a hanger. Pure genius. Hugs, Ginger

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  6. Great tutorial. Gotta love the tab tops. Whodathunkit?

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  7. Thanks for the tips on making signs! Love the idea with the pull tabs! I would be honored if you would share over at my linky party! I am hosting my first linky party now!

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  8. Thank you for this excellent tutorial - I learned about adding the outline effect in Word, too! Must try my hand at this soon!

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