I knew I wanted a sign for fall that was rustic and looked like it had been painted by a farmer for a roadside farmstand. A little "playing" and I got the look I was after--rustic and simple.
I started with a rough piece of plywood I found in the workshop. I did not want something new and completely smooth. I painted it with white latex house paint.
![Rustic Pumpkin Sign for Fall make a weathered sign for fall decor using this paint technique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGfDYIbqsFf5xQRLRGlKatw85v6awGE3V3_DCNccgquAR4yQgywpG7TGC6LFpw6TjZd3kSEQ6o5mGb1wgYOr21uyMk6RjcJwsHmxTABcVNpav1vNNytLxLzI8346kXq1QLQlSTHpQZD-K/s640/pumpkin-sign.jpg)
I let the white paint dry long enough to wash my paint brush out.
*AFFILIATE LINK*
Next, using this fantastic 14 in 1 paint tool from Hyde (HERE), I scraped the white paint off. It stuck to the low places in the plywood and came off from the high places, creating a perfectly weathered background for my sign.
![Rustic Pumpkin Sign use a paint scaper tool to make a rustic style sign](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxACiEMRpzz8m2WRZSJbwmjByh1_MPYalfy5U76d6OQV2p_xV3tM84s6cT-6sYH1LZd7VX9qEZwWaqs1PNQYuptRycUfxSdWgfBhdTqBXBqlpTI1A3a8cZ7f0kgq7X8PO9NnOK7CBCIE7/s640/rustic-fall-sign.jpg)
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I like it. It's fabulously fun & fallish!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteThat's an alliteration, btw.
ReplyDeleteHa-ha, yes it is. I love alliteration and I made the pumpkins so cheap on the sign because I was think pumpkins--a penny a pound.
DeleteHa, missed that one!
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