DIY Beach Sign

I saw this adorable sign while cruising the internet one day and I fell in love with it.

I knew I had to have it hanging in our bedroom.
I was not, however, willing to spend $27 plus tax and shipping on it.

So I decided to try making it myself.

We already had scrap boards hanging around in the garage.
And leftover blue and white paint.

So I painted the board white.
Once it dried, I taped off the edges and painted the middle
Benjamin Moore Wedgewood Gray.

Then I printed off the lettering I wanted to use from my computer and taped it to my board.
Using transfer paper, I transferred my lettering onto the board.

If you look carefully at the picture below you can see the white outline of the letters I traced onto the board.

I used a white paint pen for the "At the beach" part and a
brown paint pen for the wording underneath.
Then I sanded it a bit to give it a weathered look.

And TA DA!
My super cute beach sign.

Made for $3.99. The only thing I had to buy was a brown paint pen.
That sure beats a $30+ price tag!

I'm also posting this at
A Soft Place to Land's DIY Day
and
The DIY Showoff's Project Parade