Distressed DIY sign

Alright so I've made two of these signs so far and had people ask how to do it so I thought it was easiest to just show you.
Step one: Distress the Crap out of a piece of wood by using a hammer, nails, screws, or whatever you have laying around.
Step two: Paint the wood with some paint one sign I used acrylic paint, the other one i used just wall paint I had sitting in the garage.  You can also water it down for a more mellow look too.
Step three: Sand down the dry painted surface to distress it as little or as much as you would like.

Step four: Get a sharpie and tape ready for the next step

 Step five: Type up what you are wanting your sign to read, and then turn it so it reads backwards, I used Adobe Photo shop.  Then print it out and cut it apart so it sits on the sign how you want it to read.

 Step six: Fill a cup with water and get a paint brush.

 Step seven: Tape down wording ink side down on your wood so it stays put

 Step eight: use the paint brush and brush water on to paper so it is wet and the ink it pretty dark, I did word by word, so not sure how it would work it you did one whole saying at once.
Step nine: take the butt end of the sharpie and rub diagonally both ways on each letter so it transfers over well.

Step ten: take of the paper and your done! If you want your lettering a little darker you can dilute down black paint and paint in the letters as well, I didn't do that on either that I made. 

Completed projects!

Close-up of distressing 

Napkin mess

When Lorelai finds a stack of Subway napkins- she has to try them all out

Workin' lady

We went to visit Daddy at work the other day and Lorelai had some book work she needed to get done before we left.

Toys

Yesterday Lorelai wanted to play with her toys so instead of dragging them out she crawled in her basket so she could be surrounded by them all.

Lorelai and her "baby"

Lorelai is very attached to her bear she calls baby. Anytime she has it she finds the tail, and puts her thumb in her mouth. So we started a new rule with her that baby stays in the crib so she isn't sucking her thumb so much. So now she goes in her room and tries to pull her out thru the rungs. Well yesterday she couldn't get her out but she wasn't going to let that stop her.

Lorelai's way of calling Maverick back inside

New Years Fun!

So while most of you spent your New Years out sipping cocktails with you loved ones at parties I spent my evening at home with a sick little lady. Miss Lorelai has her first cold and she was quite the little cranky pants that night, as any of us would be when we aren't feeling well. So this picture is of Lorelai after I put a head band on her, which that part she was fine with, but then I sat her down to take her picture and that is when the melt down started. I'm happy to report she is now on the mend and starting feeling better, but not before she shared her cold with me yay! Happy New Year!