Country Metal Fruit Wall Plaques to Rustic Farmhouse EAT Sign

July 14, 2018

I purchased these three country metal fruit plaques at a recent rummage sale.

They are from the cutesy country decor era! I had a set of in my kitchen in the 1990's. I think they were supposed to resemble enamelware lids.

First I spray painted the three metal fruit plaques with about 3 coats of Rust-Oleum Chalked Spray Paint in Chiffon Cream,

I then carefully painted the edges with a foam brush and Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint in Rouge. I love this shade of red.

I carefully distressed the red chalky paint with 220 grit sandpaper.

I stenciled e-a-t on the plaques with Kaisercraft IT908 Lowercase Stencil, and Ceramcoat black craft paint.

Besides painting and stenciling the metal fruit plaques, I also pulled out one of my Menard's 1" x 6" x 6' rough sawn fence panels,

AND Varathane Weathered Wood Accelerator.

I brushed on one coat.

Look at the rich gray hue with some rusty brown as well!

I like this product!

Upcycled Metal Garage Sale Plaques to Rustic EAT Sign

I also gave my black lowercase letter stencils a light cross hatch sanding, and then sealed the plaques with two coats of Krylon Clear Coatings Aerosol in Satin Finish.

Then I simply added the metal plaques to a 23" board, cut from my 6' rough sawn fence board, with small screws.

A sawtooth hanger was added to the back for hanging.