It's Easy To Believe (Sign)

This Christmas sign was done quickly using 

my easy method to make signs. 

Using Word I  printed a favorite font
 (Before The Rain) 

in the size (200) I wanted in outline setting.
Then I just traced it onto a painted board.  

 I rubbed a piece of chalk onto the back of
the paper and traced it onto the board with
 a pencil. If your board isn't black just use a
pencil to rub onto the back of the letters.

 I had a few boards already painted black
stacked in the garage from another project.
As long as I had the black paint out I might
as well keep painting. Good thing because
 I used one of those ready-to-go boards.

 I used a white paint pen to fill in the letters.

I attached a sawtooth hanger to the back.

I can hang it or just lean on a shelf.

tip: You can download the font for free
HERE as well as all their other fonts.

Believe!

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16 Easy Signs To Make

Signs are fun and easy to make. 

Using scrap wood boards and trim pieces,

 a little paint, a Sharpie and printing out 

the letters from the computer gives me 

endless possibilities. I can make one for 

each whim, season, holiday or month. 

Here are 16 I've made so far.
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Fresh Lemons

A good sign for Summer.

a little LUCK

For my March sign I used horseshoes for

 the letters U and C.

Spring Bunny

For April I painted a Bunny

for the outside entry.

M ~ monogram

The 'M' sign is for between holidays.

Kaffee und Kuchen

For my blue and white kitchen. Most signs

 hang on 2 cup hooks under this cabinet.

Fresh Baked Brownies

Using a piece of pallet wood for

another sign under the kitchen cabinet

Guten Appetit

My German sign hangs in my daughter Kim's
 kitchen. I still need to make one for me.

Chalkboard...Give Thanks

This chalkboard painted sign is easy 

to change using chalk pens.

"It's wonderful to be back."

A favorite quote from a Nelson DeMille book.

This one hangs in our North Carolina place.
I gave a tutorial on how I make a sign.

Merry Christmas

I used a stencil to make these letters.

and red wood stain for the wood.

White Christmas

For a blue and white Christmas bedroom.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I doctored this store sign by adding it

to a larger painted back piece.

...and to all a goodnight

Blue bedroom sign got scrolled corners.

Be Sweet

Small sweet sign for Valentine's Day.

FALL in love

I made these last two before I started using

 the printed font outline.

Pumpkins

Freehand and rustic.

Signing Off!

 

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Between Naps On The Porch,

Confessions of a Plate Addict,

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What's Your Sign?

This one is so true for me...

You'll always find homemade brownies

in my kitchen. Now I have a sign too.

 Most of my kitchen signs hang here.

I space the eye hooks the same so they
are easily changed onto the cup hooks.

 I wanted this sign to be very simple. 

 Plain block letter font traced onto

 an old piece of pallet wood.

Brownies!

Not my only brownie sign.

I made a printable HERE.

Fresh baked brownies.

My daily treat...still warm.

Cheers!

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Between Naps On The Porch,
Bloom Designs, The Charm of Home,
My Romantic Home, Finding Fabulous,
French Country Cottage, The Style Sisters

It's MAY! DIY Monogram Sign

Happy MAY DAY!

I made this monogram sign to replace

 my bunny sign. I can use this one anytime

I don't have a special holiday sign.

 I made it the same way I make all my signs.

 I traced an outlined copy onto my 

painted board.

 added ~est. 1981 (married)

to the bottom

Used a white sharpie for est. 1981 and 

house paint for everything else.

 It hangs on the outside entry wall from

 the same bar that we used for 

the  previous (and future) sign.

A MAY Welcome!

Cheers!

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Savvy Southern Style, Entertain Exchange,
No Minimalist Here, Beneath My Heart,
Between Naps On The Porch,
Common Ground, French Country Cottage
The Charm Of Home, My Romantic Home

Kaffee und Kuchen

I made a little sign for my kitchen to honor the
German tradition of Kaffee und Kuchen.

These signs are so fun and easy to make.

 I use the same method for all my signs.

1st: Use a piece of found wood

2nd: Paint or stain it.

3rd: Find a font that suits the

sign. This one is

Edwardian Script in 220 point size

for the Kaffee, Kuchen, and 150

size for the und

printed in outline setting

4th: Trace it onto the board using

carbon paper.

5th: Use a Sharpie to paint in the

letters.

 Hang it in the space reserved for
the ever-changing signs!

Under my open kitchen cabinet.

I got the inspiration from my German

Kaffee bean grinder. I tried to find a font that

closely matched it's German-look.

While the British have tea and scones, the 

Germans have Kaffee und Kuchen 

(coffee & cake). Traditionally around 4pm 

Germans may go to a cafe or visit friends and
family to meet zum Kaffe (for coffee). 

Obviously, this isn't happening everyday, but

 the tradition is a wonderful way to get
together at least occasionally,
 especially on birthdays. 

Being invited zum Kaffe always means
there'll be cake!

This is the chocolate skillet cake
we devoured this weekend.

Cheers!

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Domestically Speaking

A Little LUCK

Another horseshoe project!

A little LUCK sign.

 I used two horseshoes about the same size.

Before and after cleaning.

 The left one has been cleaned and

 rubbed with mineral oil.

 I get 2 letters with these: a U and a C.

 Found this piece of wood in the garage and

 rubbed it down with mineral oil.

 It gives it just enough of a finish and

 conditions the wood.

 I chose a font to go with the horseshoes.

 Lucida Handwriting in size 375.

 I printed the letters using the outline setting.

I used carbon paper to traced the outline. 

 I filled it in with a black Sharpie.

We attached another horseshoe to 

the back for hanging. Not a lot of work or

skill required and no cost...lucky me!

Cheers!

*see my horseshoe tray HERE.
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