GUTEN APPETIT!

When you're German you need a different sign in your kitchen. 

 One that that says Guten Appetit, 

not Bon Appetit. 

Of course these are very hard to find 

at the usual places...so I made one.

This one I took to my daughter Kim's house
in Texas. I visited there for Easter.

I found a piece of 1"x10" wood in the garage,

 which is actually 3/4"x9".
This has always puzzled me.
Why do they measure wood like that? 

I need to get to the bottom of this. 

Anyway, Larry cut it to size, about 24".

 I couldn't make one bigger than my suitcase.

 I also found some trim pieces for the
 top and bottom.

 I painted the board with leftover wall paint
that we used to paint our kitchen in
North Carolina.
It's a golden color called High Plateau by Behr

and I painted the trim in black.

 I picked out a German-looking font,
Lucida Blackletter and printed it out
 in the outline option in about 250 pt. size

 and regular (not condensed) spacing.
I then used carbon paper

to trace the letters onto the board. 

 Now I just need to paint in the letters.

 I used a paint pen. Easy.

Its a DecoColor oil base paint marker

 from any crafts store, like Michaels. 

 This is the empty space above the
pantry doors where it will hang.

Spaced on the wall area, not the door.

(Looks better in person.)

Now I need to make one for my kitchen.

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I make all my signs this way. 

See more signs by clicking on: 

 Christmas, Christmas, Valentine,  Fall, 

St. Patrick's Day, North Carolina.

Cheers!

Links: Southern Hospitality,

Between Naps On The Porch,

Coastal Charm, Common Ground,

The Girl Creative, Savvy Southern Style,

A Stroll Thru Life