My Mom asked for a couple of garden theme signs for her
sunporch and this is what I came up with...
For the "Harvest Thyme" sign, I started with a scrap piece of wood
that I painted and antiqued.
For the lettering, I lightly draw the letter placement with chalk
then freehand the letters with paint.When the paint is dry,
I wipe off remaining chalk with a damp cloth
To jazz it up, I used brick ties that I had on hand.
I curled the ends using needle nose pliers, added fun beads and wire and
then wired to the bottom of the sign by drilling small holes and threading
the wire through.
To add a little interest to the top of the sign, I used this vintage door knob plate
and screwed into the top.
I added a hanging wire and this one was good to go.
For the second sign, I used more scrap lumber and
attached them together using metal mending plates.
I had these flower knobs and a wooden flower piece in my stash of
odds and ends and decided to incorporate them somehow.
I used the same process with the paint, antiquing and lettering...
I ended up drilling holes to accommodate the
flower knob "stems", then glued into place.
I layered these two flowers and sanded and distressed them.
It was pure luck that the colors were already just fine for this piece!
I added a hanging wire and it was done.
Oh, and I added a few painted vines on there as well.
Hope you enjoyed this quick project!
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