Happy Friday friends! Sharing how to make a handpainted sign today without using fancy stencils or a vinyl cutting machine. A few weeks back I posted this new wall art I had made on Instagram and many folks had asked if I would share a tutorial. Below are the steps to make this planked sign with handpainted lettering, if you can color in the lines then I promise you can make this.
I choose this quote because 1) I recently saw it in the March 2015 issue of Country Living magazine 2) I'm a long time Little House on the Prairie fan and 3) we needed some wall art in that spot after the tree shelf from Christmas came down.
Growing up I wanted to be Laura Ingalls, life on the prairie was so basic and simple and I loved everything about her rustic family lifestyle. That might explain a little bit of why I choose to buy a 1740 saltbox farmhouse, living out my inner Laura every day (except with indoor plumbing).
At any rate back to the sign. You can make it any size to fit your space. I joined a couple 1scrap 1x6 and 1x8 boards to get the width I wanted and cut them all to the same length.
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