"S" is for Signs

Simple wood sign art.

It's everywhere, sign art and lettering is all over the place.

Here's a great post over at Houzz.com on that very topic.

I made this one for Grandma and Grandpa's beach house.

It's the name of a teeny, tiny town on Long Island where my husband spent his summers growing up.

I also found inspiration from this post at frugal farmhouse design.

Here's how I did it:

1. Find a piece of wood and print out your letters to size (mine are Ariel 500 pt):
(this wood measures 48" x 6.5")

2. Layout your letters for spacing and trace the letter applying tons of pressure to make an imprint on the wood.  Then paint in the leftover imprint.

3.  I went over the original lighter blue paint with a darker blue (using a sloppy, imperfect approach) so when you go to sand everything you get that depth of color:

4. Sanded using 220 grit.  See how the lettering has more 'age' to it because I layered up the two blues.

5. One quick coat of satin poly to seal it up.  Added sawtooth hangers on the back but eyehooks would be great coming out of the top too:

How about a close up shot:

Then I made this one for our kitchen.

I used the exact same process as above only on the vertical.

Another simple project made with items I already had on hand, that's the best way to go.

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