Hi! It's Jilly.: An Easy Easter-ish Sign/Plaque/Decoration Thingy

Hi! It's Jilly. I FINALLY got some Easter-ish decorations up. Just in time, right. Easter is, what, this Sunday?! Can I blame it on the fact that Easter came really early this year and we were gone for a week & a half? Cool, thanks.

I don't have a lot of Easter-specific decorations, but I really wanted to make some kind of sign that would remind us of the reason for the season, without being too over the top with bunnies or eggs or whatever.

I had been pondering what phrase or scripture to put on my sign for a couple of weeks. Then, at church on Sunday a line from one of the hymns we were singing, "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", really jumped out at me. "It's perfect!", I thought. He lives. That's why we are celebrating!

To make the sign you'll need:
A thin piece of wood
Paint for your base coat
A paint marker
Sandpaper

Oh Sweet Easter sign materials Hi! It's Jilly

How I did it:

1. Sand the piece of wood to rough it up a little & help the paint adhere.

2. Paint the board with your base coat. I ended up doing two coats.

I set the board on top of an upside-down bowl so I could paint the edges and the board wouldn't stick to the table!

Oh Sweet Easter sign prop up Hi! It's Jilly

3. Write your phrase on the board using a paint marker. If you are afraid of messing up you can write it in pencil first, then go over it with the paint marker. I did 2 or 3 coats with the paint marker, since the yellow was so light.

4. Draw a scallop pattern along the top and bottom edges. I'm sure you could find a pattern to trace online if you don't want to do it free hand.

5. Sand the edges to give it that "worn" look. You're done!

I LOVE how this sign turned out! It's sweet and simple, yet the words are so meaningful.

Let me know if you try this project, and send me a picture of it when you're done!

Happy Easter, everyone!