| Materials:
- 3" x 4" Blackboard
- Green paint pen
- Orange acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
- Tacky Glue
- 3 Pre-finished wood Thanksgiving shapes
or unfinished shapes and paint or markers to
decorate them yourself
- Craft paddle or Wide craft stick or
Thick cardboard
- Craft knife
1) Using the orange paint, apply two coats of
paint to the wooden border of your chalkboard
letting it dry completely between coats.
2) Go directly to step 3 if using
pre-finished wooden shapes. If you are
using unfinished wooden shapes, finish them now
as desired with paint or markers. Let dry
completely.
3) Lay the Thanksgiving shapes on the edges
of your chalkboard and when you are happy with
the layout, glue them in place with tacky glue.
4) Using a green paint pen, write Happy
Thanksgiving on the chalkboard area.
5)
Now it's time to make a stand:
Option 1 - Cut a piece of sturdy cardboard
measuring 3/4" wide x 3 1/4" long.
Make a fold line approximately 1" from one end
and glue the top 1" to the back of your
completed slate with tacky glue. Let dry
completely before standing up your Thanksgiving
sign.
Option 2 - Cut 3 1/4" off one end of a wooden
craft paddle or a wide craft stick. About
1" from one end, score a line half way through
the stick allowing you to bend the stick on this
line. Glue the top 1" of the stick
to the back of the sign as pictured with tacky
glue and let dry completely before standing up
your sign.
Pintable instructions
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