Seriously...if I can do this you can too!! Make your own wood sign! I made mine with a piece of worn wood that I found laying out back. I love the farmhouse flair that comes with rustic wood! Of course you can use new wood for yours if you want! :) I made mine a Lemonade theme sign..
First step is to find your inspiration. My inspiration came from Ballard Designs. I loved this lemonade sign from them but needed to add a little country to it!!
My first step was to try to copy that font as close as possible. Then I used my Silhouette to cut out a stencil. You can of course use another method to make a stencil or transfer your font to the board. I started with a REALLY light coat of white paint on the board. Then I painted the "Fresh Squeezed Lemonade" in green onto the board using a stencil. (Paints are from Folk Art.)
I then took yellow and went on one side of all of the letters to get the two toned effect of the original.
Now that we are done with the Lemonade portion we need to work on the 5 cent portion.
I painted a green square then the 5 cents in white using a stencil. Yellow all the way around the edge again.
I need to talk about board choice for just a second. Cause I loooove rustic...love! So I chose a board with a battered end....
Love those rustic details!!
Now for the other end I actually free handed that yellow lemon and added some green touches. You could stencil it again.
I used green, white, and yellow to make a box around the lemon....
Seriously y'all...if little ole me can do this so can you!! Hunt up some inspiration and get to painting! Make your own wood sign!! Send it to me when you are done -- I would love to see em!!
I added my lemonade sign to my herb garden area...
Love rustic signs as outdoor decor!!
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It's great, Angie! I dunno, I'm not that talented. But I'd give it a try. Thanks for the inspiration!
Nancy
http://nancywiebel.blogspot.com
It is really cute...and I love the board you used!
LOVE THIS!!! Great idea and great tut!
Very cute! I love rustic wood too. Thanks for sharing.
Love you chose a rough board to make the lemonade sign! So shabby chic!
Blessings!!
very cute.
Kat
Awesome! That's making me thirsty. I love the font...what is it called, do you know?
So cute!
Love your lemonade sign. So cute!
I totally love this! The colors look great and the rustic wood is perfect!
Hi Angie, Very cute and perfect for Summer! Love the milk can too. Thanks for joining my party this week.
xo,
Sherry
I love this, nothing says summer like some good lemonade. Thanks for sharing!
love the signs. Thanks for the heads up on the button missing on my blog. I had totally forgotten it. tone
What a great sign! I have been thinking of making a lemonade sign to go in my daughter's new kitchen so this helps with some ideas.. Thanks for sharing!! Tina
The sign is very cute! It really makes it feel like summer time.
Very cute! I love the whole arrangement:) I'm a new follower!
Now I just gotta find some wood!! :)
Well that just turned out wonderful! Your inspiring me to give my hand at this project!
oh my gosh, i am loving that whole set up! how fun are those chevron flowerpots, i'll have to try something like that. great idea, and the lemonade sign is adorable!
I LOVE IT!
Love it!!
*hugs*Deb
I love this - so charming and who doesn't love lemonade? :)
Your etsy shop has some great finds!
Hi Angie - I'm a new follower, and a new signmaker, too. Love the two-tone effect on your lemonade sign to add some emphasis. Great idea!
Hope you'll get a chance to check out my signs. There's a couple here: http://thewellseasonednest.blogspot.com/2011/05/shesback.html
Will be back to visit again very soon!
I love your lemonade sign!! So funny because I just wrote a post about my two little boys and their lemonade stand :) And theirs was 5 cents too! haha! We need YOUR sign, tho......much nicer!
Angie, your sign looks really good,so fun and summery!
Love your new blog design, too!
Very fun! but then I gravitate towards the lemons and yellow in life lol really great :)
love wood signs these look awesome
shopannies@yahoo.com
I'm a lemonholic so I love the sign! Very cute and terrific way to repurpose!
Really nice idea!
What a cute sign! the colors are perfect! I'm stopping by as the guest judge from CSI Project!
happy crafting,
Linda
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