There isn't really a tutorial and I didn't take any pictures of the process (sorry). You simply grab a piece of plywood, scrap wood, whatever you have on hand and cut it down to the size you want. I liked the angled edge that Kate had on hers and so I replicated that. I stained it with Minwax's dark walnut stain.
Once I settled on a word, I typed it up in a Word document in a fun font and printed it out as a mirror image. I used a heavy hand to go over the outline of the letters with a pencil before flipping it over and positioning it on my sign. I used some tape to hold the printout in place while I traced the letters to transfer the outline of them onto the wood. (I hope that made sense.)
Then I simply used the pencil outlines to guide me as I painted the word with some bright blue acrylic paint.
When Fall rolled around, I decided that rather than remove the sign and find new decor for the season, I would paint a different word on the back to carry me through winter.
I opted for the word "cozy" in a different font and chose a fiery red-orange paint color.
Now, I've got a reversible sign that I can leave up year round!
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