Fall is here (at least in Montana) for real now--the leaves are changing, there is frost in the mornings, and I have started making for fall shows.
I put together some sign blanks with the same thin reclaimed boards I recently acquired (SEE HERE). Sign blanks are simply boards joined together that are initially left blank to later use for painting signs.
![Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxNwD3oKdMKU_vrEAHNZ9-LJs3RNTAJ_UfL8kyKI_rE9aC6MImiviCBNiZcEqui4IcivNb25IlkKGxCp1UIxiXhIFEh9wCt-D6bUjgWsq1CudC5r5Qi-jvt75XX2rKCHH0IlnKRL_tTow/s640/hand-letter-a-sign-on-reclaimed-wood.jpg)
After an Instagram poll, I decided to make a sign for fall. ( I was already to go for Christmas signs, but readers voted for fall). Of course, giving thanks is really a yearly thing, or should be, but it is especially perfect for autumn.
![Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvSLae8lRImVdNJC5IQGr6SN6Q4HgvcAnpu_XHW7fI2jiI48vVB38yGMDeHU2NChT62_YwS3JI2rU4SNnEcXPlZfVXUhyphenhyphenywea1_heiKvKBLbwIZornT6GAqpy97n-G1IooLt3hkE4bEm9/s640/hand-letter-a-sign-for-fall.jpg)
I sketched out my sign with a pencil first. I used a dart board to make a circle and hand-lettered the give thanks. I use white, semi-gloss, latex paint and a small liner brush to paint the sign.
![Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEhrz1okfP-j0k0fEqlmKOi91368KbnArB4ISLQBFfPtZYPcULuDidJZw63x_RInETgVAtEzt5dkQ6qX33S_5uollinSxX_sYlVhHkDFQsaF8vLqx5x1H7GhcDtNaA6BD0pVUgXy57It5/s640/give-thanks-sign.jpg)
For the circle or wreath, I painted the main line or circle first and then I added more lines and leaves. When the paint was dry, I stained over everything, wiping the stain from the paint. this gives the paint a nice off-white warmth rather than stark white.
![Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign Hand Lettered Give Thanks Sign](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloLg-gs_eqlIYRCwW-IAO1HbPaZNj4ji8s6wiNzw_B7Xipu5189ts0YfzBXvIRXTN4hhXH7SbXNGVHweW4FpHkRG-vdLxWT1evgPlvbCkD7u2KRN2JtGUsHdsHLkbWscm4Ya9GKfGYnGd/s640/hand-lettered-sign-for-fall.jpg)
Comment with one thing you are thankful for!
I love your sign, Becky! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for a loving family!
so pretty
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