When someone asks if you might want some FREE plywood scraps, you say, "Yes please!"
The pieces I was able to get are perfect for these fun, chippy, vintage inspired signs I have been making.
![Vintage Inspired Market Sign Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mQW8LpEhigQsX20um4z6daGCScbAwtj_vds4JRKI3bT4IUb5AR908vnKTN0t5Q2uHLha5EQakWN7h6BDnO4dZngKlRF4XxPveF5Mz0t7UkAvC3BP_I_0y7I80LXZ6Mr1BBGzzO8FtkdQ/s640/chippy-vintage-sign.jpg)
![Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyG8Ws8Rw2REHxJn4YGUGXEAGlTavz8U-ghTi6NF5JJd_aDqCoURyz6SXtaFh57T7AmONmwK-Mu6CZquUgaczuM7-iMK4SMJV7pzOm1_zNbQ7nMd4zqb7eAvl4bt2isaY95GgdWLbbEDMH/s640/market-sign.jpg)
I paint the wood with layers of latex paint, using a scrap block of wood to apply the paint. I then do some sanding and stain the sign board.
![Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLg24l0rHWbtzXywj5BHwYvIChO48emX6fB58aqh78Y-CSY-2BZ87e9sLfKjBMpzmwncLmxdKIi-SCggHQnSAVHP9REVxHJ82JBIMICh9FID4br3B1Mvar0StezUl9KmDMK5wlfFF1PvC/s640/shadow-letters.jpg)
When the stain is dry, I stencil the letters, using store-bought letter stencils.
![Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsSn-o1lOElB65_DoGaTzzmW08pQeytQgO6ezk6BlcxHCERKeSwlW9WPk5NdpGM_GIPBT4KrOCdIVrN_4ohDqkqCpVO3O42532gQeGOEhmKy0TdPwvnNsiY1tEvEFFBiOd1CIHr7sPRLQ/s640/chippy-paint-technique.jpg)
I then hand-paint the shadow on the letters.
![Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique Make a vintage inspired sign with this chippy paint technique](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyvNJ37R-JRWNEfxA_pm4T-WZmlQUlVbmLY6HQf7f96wHd9H_oVAEErKAPkLl9aJQQEBoMH5MxJs11c7PqiY1g0aYT9QQPThwLYx_vMvRfN601173ZRYa5uACUc386GB5KhI_CnfzjqZk/s640/vintage-style-market-sign.jpg)
Each sign is different and I am having a lot of fun creating them.
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