Fun and Affordable Door or Wall Decoration

We took our Christmas wreath down and our door looked naked. So, we put the wreath back on the door and I set out to make a doo-dad for our door. Success!!!

I'm just going to explain what I did, and you can take it and run with it. I'm sure you can make something WAY cooler!

You'll Need:
-1 square wooden plaque (found this neat board at WallyWorld for $2, I believe)
-2 contrasting colors of paint (little tubes are $1.99 at WM.com)
-1 .5" paint brush (any size works, just this size was easy to control my mess, to paint background)
-1 tapered, thick, penlike paintbrush (I actually cut the bristles on one I had to make the shape I wanted)
-Patience

How To:
1. Remove any tiny pieces of board that stick up 

this is really just so your project will look tidy... I'm a little OCD.

2. Paint alternating boards one of your chosen colors using the .5" brush, then rinse well and paint the bare slats with color #2. Allow to dry.

I went back after this step and lightly brushed some of the opposite colors onto the boards to give it a worn look, but this is entirely optional.

3. Carefully write your chosen words in contrasting colors over your background. Allow to dry.

4. Hang up your masterpiece!!!