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Easy Rustic Wood USA Sign
by
Kati @ Houseful of Handmade
(IC: blogger)
4 Materials
$10
2 Hours
Easy
We have been busy decorating our home for the 4th of July. Don't you just love rustic American decor? I needed a big statement piece to complete our patriotic mantle so I grabbed some reclaimed wood and made this super easy wood sign in just a couple hours.
I had some boards left over from ripping down my parents old fence. They have a beautiful gray color to them and I knew they would be perfect for our rustic mantle.
After cutting my boards it was time to make a frame. I used a new piece of 1x2 to make it cause it was the right size and only $1. I cut the frame boards so that each end was at a 45 degree angle with inside (smaller) edge the same size as my boards. These simple cuts can be done easily with a hand saw or miter saw.
I decided to stain the frame so it would blend better with my reclaimed wood. I gave it a quick coat and let it dry while I painted my letters.
My store bought letters were already painted white, but I wanted to add some red, white & blue and I wanted them to be chippy and worn so they matched the rustic reclaimed wood. I started by sanding a bit around the edges of the letters. Then I used a little vaseline randomly rubbed around the edges to make spots where the paint would not stick and painted them with a couple coats of craft paint.
I added wood glue to the corners and then clamped them tight while I used my nail gun to put three 1 1/4″ nails into the corner to hold it tight. After assembling 3 corners, I put the pieces of reclaimed wood into the center of the frame before I closed up the 4th corner because it was a tight fit (which is what I wanted).
Then I secured the reclaimed wood to the frame with a few more nails.
Now all I needed to do was to attach my chippy painted letters. I used my nail gun again and secured them with a couple 1" nails from the back of the frame. Then it was time to display it!
It's the perfect statement piece for our July mantle!
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Suggested materials:
- Reclaimed wood (old fence)
- Wood letters (Michael's Arts and Crafts)
- 1x2 (Home Depot)
- Craft paint (Michael's Arts and Crafts)
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Published June 28th, 2016 4:35 PM
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