Western Sign

The first project I recently did wasn't actually for me. I made it for a friend of mine, Elizabeth. Her & her fiance, Danny, are getting married in July! She has been a lifelong friend of mine & I couldn't be happier for the two of them. She ended up having two bridal showers, so for one of her gifts I made a sign with their future married last name. Olson. I wanted the sign to be western, since she is! & to go with the rest of her home decor.

I found a piece of wood just the right size at the Goodwill (this worked out handy since I have no way of cutting a larger piece at the moment), painted it a dark brown & roughed it up a little with some sand paper. I used a water-based cream color for the letters. This was the tricky part! I free-handed the letters (which didn't quite turn out as perfect as I had in mind). Then I used a thin rope & stapled it to the back with a staple gun so it could be hung. Voila! It turned out to be a relatively easy project.

Elizabeth sent me this picture (below) of it hanging up shorty after I had given it to her. I told her she could hang it out in her barn since it didn't turn out quite like I wanted, so right next to the front door is an upgrade! ;)

Best wishes on a long & happy marriage - congrats Elizabeth & Danny!