Pinterest In Action

This is yet another Pinterest inspired project.

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It's not out of character for me to do a bit of dumpster diving.  So it should be no surprise to you to hear the wood for this craft was found hanging out of someones trash.  I took it home (with a few stares from people passing by) with the perfect project for it in mind.

Materials:
Wood, Paper printed with what you want to write in the font you like, pen, paint, polyurethane.

Step 1:
Place the word on your peice of wood and tape in place.


Step 2:
Trace the letters with a pen, pushing hard so that it indents into the wood.

Step 3:
Paint in the letter outlines on your piece of wood.  My paint of choice?  Caribbean Blue.

Step 4:
Do 2-3 layers of polyurethane to protect the paint from the elements outside.


Step 5:
Have a strong handsome man screw the signs onto whatever you want.  For me, it was my garden beds.  I would do this myself, but my skills with a drill are really quite pathetic.

Step 6:
Stand back and enjoy!  Since putting these signs up, Andy and I have noticed that it turns peoples heads more.  I hope they aren't staring because they are thinking about stealing my raspberries!

Please don't mind the weeds and lack of landscaping... I'm getting to it!

Warning: this project can become addictive and you will want to write and paint words on everything!  I have already made a blackberry sign and I'm looking for more!