Painted signs are one of my favorite kinds of decor – but let’s face it: sometimes they’re overpriced. But that’s ok, because making them takes a bit of time, however you can make them for under $2 (or even cheaper if you’ve got some scrap wood!)
This easy sign has a bit of flair, but it’s super simple. This sign can be made with only a jigsaw & some paint in under an hour.
Start with a dog-eared fence boards, and cut the half circle ends. We used a paint can and cut a round out of cardboard, then used a speed square to create a straight line, found the center of the board & the center of the half circle template, traced it out and cut it with the jigsaw. The whole thing took less than 5 minutes.
Then We sanded the entire piece, front, back & edges.
Next I gave it a few coats of black paint.
I made a template for the wording, just like on my Cotton Seed Sack Table.
I basically taped together a bunch of pieces together to make all the wording I wanted.
Then, I rubbed the back of the entire piece thoroughly with a piece of chalk.
Using a ball point pen, we pressed down hard and traced the entire outline of all the letters.
Then I used a small brush to fill in all the letters & stars on the end. Then I hung it up by using screws straight through the sign into the wall 🙂
And because one sign is not enough, I’ve invited a few blogger friends to share all of their DIY sign ideas, too!
Thanks so much for hosting this!
My pleasure Kandice!
Beautiful sign, Gina! I can’t wait to check out everyone else’s creative ideas!
Thanks Kim, there are some really awesome ones, enjoy!
Thanks Gina! Love Mitch’s sign!!
Your sign is beautiful Gina and I really like the home you found for it. Thank you so much for hosting all of us!
Thanks so much Jane!
Great work ladies–lots of ideas! Thanks so much Gina for putting this together!
Thanks Karen, it was my pleasure!!
Thanks so much for hosting Gina; and for leaving the linkup open because I finally finished 🙂
So many great signs to inspire every style.
Gina your blog and newsletter have become my favorite. You have such great ideas and I love all that you do!!! Love love love the signs.
Thanks so much Lynn, I really appreciate it…and you!
Hello, nice job, where did you get the letters though? Thanks for your time…
Thanks Joe, I just found a font I liked and printed each letter individually 🙂