The Pumpkin Patch: DIY Project- Directional Sign

Early last spring we did some "landscaping" in our back yard. Half of our yard was covered in weeds and we didn't really know what to do with it. You can't really grow grass on that half of the yard because there are too many trees. After several trips to the home improvement store to see what was available and "pinteresting" to get ideas, we decided to build a river rock path weaving through islands of pine straw. We spent several weekends working on this last spring, but it was worth it because the yard looks 100% better and is definitely more manageable.

After we completed the project, we had a large tree limb fall and take out a privacy screen left by the previous owners. I always thought it would be fun to have things along the path to see, so came up with the idea to create a directional sign with one of the posts left from the privacy screen. I wanted the places on the signs to be places that were significant to us... where we grew up, cities we've been to together etc. We finally got around to working on this project this weekend. It ended up being a very cheap and easy project because I already had most of the supplies on-hand and I love the way it turned out.

DIY Directional Sign:

Supplies:

-Large Post (you could also use a tree)

-Wooden Arrow Signs (I picked up mine at Michael's for $1 each)

-Various Colors of Paint (I just used left over paint from other projects)

-Paint Brush

-Sharpie Paint Pen(s)

-UV Protector Spray for Wood

- Hammer and nails (you'll probably need a ladder as well depending on how high you want to hang your signs)

Directions:

1. Paint one side of the wooden directional signs and allow to dry, then turn them over and paint the other side. It's important to paint both sides and the edges since you will be able to see the signs from multiple angles.

2. Once your signs are completely dry, use the paint pens to write your cities and distances on them. Plan out your cities in advance, using the Internet to determine the distance. Note: use the compass on your iphone to determine which way the arrows will need to point for each city before you write on the sign so you don't write the city upside-down).