Homemade Southern Sign

My latest artistic obsessions are painted signs. I've been perusing etsy and other creative decor sights for ideas and doing some of my own.

This one, I spotted in my friend Lindsay's apartment and LOVED right away. I flipped it over to view the maker's name on the back and found Magnolia Lane Collection. I loved their website and found lots of ideas for painted or decoupaged picture frames, wall decor, and paintings. But this sign remained my favorite. We had a bunch of leftover wood from our scoreboard project so I got Sean to cut several pieces of wood in different shapes. Here's the first of many I have in the works...

I sanded the edges smooth and gave the surface a light sanding as well, but wanted to leave the rustic wood grain. After I painted a coat of creamy off-white, I used a calligraphy marker to write the text then gave a rub over the whole thing again with some sandpaper to distress a bit. It's imperfect and I love it! I can't wait to show what else I'm working on!