well im trying to make a "Christmas signpost" the ones that looks something like this:  
im not really all that good with photoshop, in fact i just learned how to properly use the pen tool XD... anyway i tried looking for some tutorials or  tutorials that includes something like in the picture, but there was none... well any help would be much appreciated!
 
I need this for my web design class for a home page im planing on making the sign post as the "navbar" per se. This is the b/g that i made(from an xmas card tut lol): http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/ [...] ayaybg.jpg and i'm also considering suing a "rotting wood" signpost style(like all chipped and what not.

You made that background entirely yourself? From scratch? Doesn't look like you're new to Photoshop if you did...
 
As for getting a wooden texture, try this:

• Create a new layer. Using the rectangular marquee, make a selection of the required size.
• Fill it with the primary colour for the wood. (Wood brown or whatever)
• Next, with the primary colour in set to the colour you want for the stripes in the wood, go to Filter>>Noise>>Add Noise. Select the Monochrome/Single Colour option. Adjust the size slider till you get dots with a diameter equal to the stripes' required thickness. Click OK.
• After this, go to Filter>>Blur>>Motion Blur. Set the angle to 0 or 90, depending on whether you want vertical or horizontal lines.
• Next, use the Liquify tool in the Filter menu to create swirls and "loosen" the lines to make it look more natural.
• If you feel the stripes are a little too distinct or sharp, give them a slight Gaussian Blur of about 0.5px.

That should give you a wooden texture.

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well like i said, i used a tutorial for an xmas card, and i just learned how to use pentool and the convert point tool yesterday. so i don't really consider myself "good" at photoshop, but i do have some experience.  
 
anywho, i'll try that, i'll post what comes out of it, thanks!
 
edit: sweet came ou prettu nice! but do yo have any suggestions on myabe how to make it more cartoony and maybe even crystalize it a bit

Dunno, you'll have to post your result here so we can help you out. I guess mess around with the Filter Gallery till you get what you want.

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ok sorry for the delay, been busy at school. anyway this b/g is almost done
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/ [...] yaybg2.png
 
i added drop shadow to make it pop out a little bit, i like it myself.
 
and thats the sign post i made, im thinking of adding a bit more "snow" to it, i'd appreciate some tips on where to add it more
 
edit: oops i seem to have forgotten to add the drop shadow back to the sign post! too lazy to fix it i'll do it tomorrow  

you can create a brush and play around with jitter