Save Dobby Sock Holder

So as I mentioned before I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan so this project is another one of my Harry Potter projects. I was looking through a Buzzfeed article titled 33 Harry Potter Gifts Only A True Fan Will Appreciate and saw a sign similar to the one I crafted. Now there wasn't a tutorial linked so I just    winged it and I think it turned out pretty great.

What You Need: 

• Blank wooden sign (I got mine at Michael's but any wood sign will do)
• Wood Stain 
• 2 Cloths you don't need anymore
• Paint
• 2 Nails 
• Wire
• Clothespins

Let's Get Started:

1. So first we are going to stain our sign to make it a little darker than standard pine. You can skip this step if you want. 
   
1. Sand your sign so it's nice and smooth. 
2. Take a soft cloth that you don't need anymore and dip it into your wood stain apply it to your sign brushing it with the grain of the wood. 
   
3. Let the stain soak in for about 30 seconds.
4. Wipe the excess stain off.
5. Reapply the wood stain until you get the shade you want. (It gets darker the more you put on) 
2. Next we are going to paint the lettering. (I looked up how to write it in the Title font for Harry Potter but you can do what you want. There is a link for the font generator I used below)
   
3. I then painted the little sock because I thought it looked a little bit plain without it. 
4. To attach the wire I wrapped it around a nail and nailed that into the side of the sign.
   
   
    
5. Attach the clothespins to the wire and add socks.
6. Enjoy!