Rustic Country Sign
3 Materials
$50
3 Hours
Medium
A great family friend is getting married and they both are lovers of anything western. I decided to make them a family sign with rustic country as the theme. Follow along how I did so, (there is a link to full details in my blog post linked at the bottom
I started with this fence board from a horse corral. It has chippy white paint making it the perfect neutral background.
I measured the length 29" and cut it in half, this made the length of the sign 14" by 11" high. Flipped over i secured them together with 7" long pieces of lath brad nailed and glued vertically. A d ring hanging hook was also affixed to the back.To add more color to the boards I dry brushed grey milk paint over the front.
On the front I tried an image transfer medium which was an epic fail so resorted to my hand painting with a black oil paint marker. When dry the entire front was sanded to give a worn old feel.
I sealed the entire sign with a white stain and oil finish and added yet more age and detailing with black wax. I hope they
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