Easy Wood Sign for Easter: He is Risen

Time for another sign in the Sign Series! I made this sign around Easter, although it is now May and I still have it up in my front room. This is a very easy wood sign to make and can be made quickly.

The only wood you need for this is lath. You can buy a whole bundle of lath for about $15. You will only need about 16-17 pieces for this project which means you will only spend about $5 in wood! What a steal right?!

This is an easy wood sign and can be made very quickly! This design is basically a larger version of my “it is well with my soul” which is also a very easy wood sign to try. You can check that out here: It is well with my soul

Supplies:

16.5 pieces of 48″ lath strips
Glue
Paint
Sharpie

Tools:

Saw
Measuring tape
Pencil
Glue gun (depending)
Sandpaper

Step 1:

Lay out however many lath strips you need for the size of the sign you want. I decided on using 14 pieces, which made my sign about 20″ wide.

Step 2:

Cut back support pieces. Measure the width of your sign and cut 4-5 pieces that length. My back was about 20″, so I cut 5 pieces a little under 20″ long.

Step 3:

Glue on back pieces. I used a hot glue gun to attach my back support pieces. Wood glue would also work. If I was going to hang this up on a wall, wood glue may be a better option, although my hot glue has held up fine.

Step 4:

Paint. I used Annie Sloan Pure White Chalk Paint to paint the front.

Step 5:

Add lettering. For this sign I did something I rarely do, I free-handed the words. I did type out “He is Risen” on the computer and printed it out (not to scale) to have a guide to look at. I wrote it in pencil and then traced over it with a sharpie.