Thanksgiving Blessings

I have been wanting to create a sign for some time now.  With Thanksgiving just around the corner, and some scrap wood in the garage, it was time to try my hand at sign-making.  Here's how it came out:

Here's how easy it was to do:

I started with a scrap piece of MDF I had left over from another project (which I will be sharing with you in the next few weeks...it's a Christmas project so it hasn't been timely to share yet)

I painted it with one coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.  I only used one coat so that I could still sort of see the wood color below giving it a bit of an aged look.

Then using a rag and dark wax, I outlined the edges.

I used my Silhouette machine to print out my saying in a font that I liked.  Then I flipped my saying over and using charcoal...

I shaded in the entire backside of the words.

Then I cut out just the words (so that there would be less charcoal on my project) and traced over each letter using a pencil.

When I removed the paper I was left with the outline of the words.

Then using a brown Sharpie, I filled in what I had traced.  I then used a damp paper towel to wipe off the excess charcoal on the sign.

I just love my new sign.  It was a quick and simple project...taking less than a half hour.

I'm one step closer in my Thanksgiving decorating.

Don't forget that I still have a stencil giveaway going on.  You can click here to enter.

Have a great day!

-Judy