Farmer's Market Sign

I had a busy weekend....as you can tell. I've been eyeing signs here and there online wanting to make one for myself.  Finally, I dug through the wood in the garage and with the aid of my Sweetie found the piece I needed.  He cut it to size then I sanded and painted it...of course.

I started with a 1x8x40 pine board.  I primed it then painted it with a coat of dark chocolate by DecoArt Americana. I added two coats of Buttermilk, also by DecoArt Americana.

I created the Farmer's Market graphics in PicMonkey and saved to my computer. I opened the document in Block Poster and printed out the PDF it generated. I traced the design on the prepared board and painted in the letters using Lamp Black by DecoArt Americana...of course.  Once the letters dried I sanded the board then stained it for an antique look.  After taking this photo I noticed the letters still looked darker than I wanted, I got the sand disk out and sanded over the letters again.  When I finally had the look I wanted I added two coats of matte poly to finish it.  I found a couple of black hooks to add to it so I can hang some baskets or tins. 

I ( I mean my Sweetie) will be hanging this over my kitchen window.  I'll take some photos once he's finished.

This project was inspired by Candace at Vinatagenewsjunkie   pay her a visit for more ideas and details for this sign.

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