I’m totally feeling the fall spirit this year!
Can you believe I almost didn’t snap this photo?? Maybe if I show you what it looked like before you can.
We have these trees all over town that have been trimmed due to a being too close to power lines, making them look totally weird. But, I don’t hold it against them, they are still pretty trees, albeit a little lopsided.
Anyways! I wanted to share with you the cute little sign I made from scrap wood for my fall mantle!
I was inspired by this signs I saw over at Ella Claire. How cute are those?? I totally plan on making the big hayride one because, seriously, so cute!
I started out with some scrap 1 x 12 that I had in the basement from another project; it was already cut to a square (12″ x 12″). I sanded down the edges to round them out a little so they had a more worn look. Then I mixed up some water and gray craft paint and slathered it on. I let it sit for a few before wiping the excess off. I did this a few times to achieve the “gray wash” that I was going for.
After that was almost dry (I’m impatient and usually working on a deadline, aka: nap time) I free-handed the pumpkin and writing on there with a pencil. You can do this however you like! I knew I wanted something denoting the pumpkins for sale but you could do something with harvest, like the inspiration, or anything!
Next, I took some off white craft paint and went over my pencil lines until I was happy with how it looked.
It’s the perfect addition to my first ever fall mantle (which I will be showing you the rest of later in the week, once it’s totally finished) don’t you think??
