Wood Connection: Give Thanks Banner Sign

Hey everyone! I don't, know about you, but my Thanksgiving decorations are pretty sparse. I needed something new and cute to put on my table. I came up with this Give Thanks banner/slat sign. Here is what I did to make it:

Materials used (a little different from the picture):

- Large Slat Sign

- 6 mini triangle banner pieces

- scrapbook paper (I didn't end up using the top yellow one)

- Paint. I used ivory, tompte red, burnt umber, and spice brown. I didn't use the mendocino red.

- Wire (not pictured) I used wire instead of the bakers twine that is pictures

- brushes

- sandpaper

- cricut machine

- contact paper

- wood glue

The Process:

-First I sanded and painted the slat sign ivory. I gave it two coats. 

-While that dried, I traced and cut out the flags on the scrapbook paper. 

-Then I sanded the flags and then painted the sides of the flags the burnt umber.

-Once the paint dried on the flags, I glued the paper on the flags using wood glue that I painted on the flags. Then I sanded the edges of the paper.

- For the letters, I cut out the word 'thanks' on the cricut machine (mine are 2.5" tall). I used contact paper so that I could stick it to the paper and paint the letters on. Using a smaller brush, I painted the letters ivory. I gave it about 2-3 coats. Then I peeled the sticker off. 

- Using black wire, I attached each flag together and curled the ends using a pencil. 

- For the GIVE, I cut out those letters 3 inches tall on the cricut. Then again I used the contact paper as a stencil and painted the letters a red color. I mixed the spice brown and tompte red together to make it a tad bit darker. Once that dried, I peeled off the sticker. 

I attached the wire on the back using tape. You could also use a staple gun to make it more secure. 

And there you have it! Give Thanks!
Happy Thanksgiving!