Autumn Sign on Reclaimed Wood

Just finished this gorgeous autumn sign on reclaimed wood! Here's how it happened:

1. Put the words together in Photoshop until I got the look I wanted. 
2. Printed and assembled the document in pieces.
3. Colored on the back with charcoal.
4. Traced over the words to "transfer" to the wood.
5. Retraced them in pencil so they wouldn't just smudge away when I touched them.
6. Filled in with paint in black, red, and orange (tried white, just didn't like it).
7. Planning to seal this with Mod Podge and possibly add hinges and a knob to make it into a "door."
8. Also planning to eat LOTS of chocolate because I starved myself in the MANY long hours it took to do all this. :) Although I DID watch two whole seasons of Fringe on Netflix... or listened to them anyway.
9. Done. 
10. BONUS! When you flip this around, it makes the perfect background for a Christmas wreath! So, it can go up in September and stay up until January! :)

Autumn Sign by What's On My Porch
Bonus! Flip it over and hang a Christmas wreath for more mileage!

This is the "getting ready to trace" stage. Ah. Good times.

Garden Gate Doors

Garden Gate Doors by What's On My Porch

I am a junk-junkie. So when I saw a stack of vintage wood on the curbside I thought, "I can do something with that!"

"Welcome" Garden Gate Door by What's On My Porch - Find me on Etsy.

A couple months later, the wood was still on my porch. I knew it had potential, I just didn't know what. So, I began using the individual boards to make cute little Welcome signs. But I still didn't know what to do with the larger pieces of tongue-and-groove board. Then I found a beautiful garden gate that someone had painted words on and I KNEW!

I put Hubby to work cutting the boards into gate shapes while I scoured the known world for cool, old hardware. Then I chose a background color, a design and got painting! These Garden Gate Doors are the result. I am addicted to making these cute wooden doors!

If you like them, check out my ETSY SHOP or FACEBOOK PAGE and get one for yourself! 

Garden Gate Doors by What's On My Porch - Find me on Etsy.