MAKING A FALL SIGN FOR THE MAILBOX

I decided on a board 18"x24" 1/4" Plywood for this sign.  This is the size of The Newsprint  I use for drawing out the pattern so that's convenient too.  First I decided on a border. This checker board design is easy to do an impressive so I use it frequently.  The outside checker board border is the width of  a yardstick  going longways. The checks are the width of the yardstick going sideways . The inner smaller border is half the width of a hand ruler. I had some fall artifical leaves handy so just used them for a pattern for the leaves. I free handed the words. then taped this drawing on to a piece of carbon paper and traced it on to both sides of the board