Paint the fence board.

Allow it to dry up to 6 hours.

Then coat with clear matte spray to seal.

Allow setting for about 24 hours total.

Paint the letters Welcome, letting them dry.

Once dry, coat with clear matte coating spray.

This should set and dry as long as the fence board that was painted.

Trial run, lining the letters on signpost for spacing before you GLUE or mod podge.

Next, line up the sign with the picket and sign.

See how they fit together.

Also, place the letters on to see how they will line up once glued.

Appropriately space each letter and then affix with glue.

Letter by letter, glue, and space.

At the end of the word WELCOME stop.

Space and add a fun sticker with a glue gun.

Once all the letters and stickers are attached, coat with mod podge.

Let this dry.

Then, add a few 'chunks' of garland wherever you feel they fit best.

Attach with glue.

Using the staple gun, attach the sign via the back of the painted post.

Take the bulbs and pull them together with a sparkly pipe cleaner, then staple them to the sign as well.

Display the sign on your front porch or inside your entry.