First I cut my piece of wood down to 36 inches. You can adjust the size of the board depending on how big or small you want your letters. If you have bigger letters you are going to need more length.

After I had my board cut I stained mine with Minwax Weathered Oak. This step is optional but I wanted my letters to have some definition other than plain wood. You could also spray paint your whole board a color prior to placing the letters if you wanted them to be a specific color.

Once your board is dried, place the letters on and press firmly so they are stuck nice and good. I used an extra piece of wood after they were all placed and held it on top for a bit to make sure no spray paint would try to leak through. My recommendation would be to use thickers (thick stickers) if you can. They are so much easier to peel off afterward. Regular stickers and vinyl work too.

Now that you have the saying in place you will want to spray paint it with a nice even coat. I used black spray paint, but of course, you could always use any color of your choosing. Once the paint is dry peel off your stickers and you have your sign. I took a piece of sandpaper and roughed mine up around the edges a little. I like a little more rustic look but that is an optional step as well. This project is definitely customizable to your liking.

The last step is to place your knobs. You can have as many or as few as you need. I choose to remove the screw from the knob and hot glue mine on but you can of course actually drill a hole and screw them on as well. If you want to fill the stocking and still have it hung up then I would definitely suggest attaching the knobs with screws.