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DIY Wood Signs For Your Home

DIY wood signs with stencils are easy. Also, the possibilities are endless which I love! So check out exactly how I made these cute, fun, and simple DIY woods signs for home. Looking for a unique way to spruce up your home décor? Why not try making your own wooden sign! This easy tutorial will show you how to make a simple sign or two using just a few supplies. So, gather up your crafting supplies and get started today! You’ll be able to create a one-of-a-kind piece that will add some personality to your home. DIY Funny Wood Signs DIY wood sings are such a great way to show some personality in your own home. I love that when I find a stencil that will be the best fit for my own home. It really makes my DIYing SOO much more fun. With these stenciled signs I made today I just know that they will be the perfect addition to my walls, or to even sell in the store. Supplies: Wood Board Black Paint “This is My Circus” Stencil “This House is Protected by” Stencil Daubers Paper Towels How to make your own DIY Wood Signs For The Home Home Wood Sign #1 Using a floral transfer cut up the flowers you wish to use and rub the floral of your choice onto the corner of your board. Make sure it is nice and applied. Then using the same floral transfer sheet pick another floral you wish to use and adhere it to the top left corner. Repeat the same method we used for the bottom left corner. Lay your stencil wording of choice down on your board. Use your dauber and pounce black paint over your stencil wording. Once you are done cover your words then slowly peel your stencil up. Distress the edges with some black paint Home Wood Sign #2 Using “This is my circus & these are my Monkies” stencil lay it on a piece of wood of choice. Pounce your black paint over the stencil you have laid down, using your pouncer Check and see if your paint is heavy enough before you get through too much of your stencil. Pull the stencil away slowly and touch up any empty space on letters that need it. How To Add To Stencil Wood Signs If you are looking for a few extra touches to add to a stenciled wood sign for your home you can always add some twine to the sign as a way of hanging it. I also have seen where you can glue a bow to the middle as well. Be creative and see what your creativity brings to your stenciled wooden signs. Just pin these DIY Wood Signs for the home tutorial below to find the instructions later!

DIY Breast Cancer Sign using Transfers

Making your own DIY Breast Cancer signs is a wonderful way to show your support to anyone who needs some hope in their lives. With this step-by-step tutorial, you can make your own signs as a reminder to give hope to a loved one or yourself. DIY Breast Cancer Signs Making a Breast Cancer sign that brings awareness to breast cancer and is simply beautiful too, is just plain awesome. I can’t get enough of these pink shades and messages of hope! Crafting these with that someone special you know in mind, makes them even more special. Whether you or someone you love is a current fighter or a proud survivor, this DIY project is for you. You only need a few things to make this look! Grab some pieces of wood, some paint, some stencils, and these beautiful transfers to get started. To see exactly what I did to make these adorable and meaningful signs, check out my tutorial below. In under an hour, you will have 2 new signs to decorate your home with or give as a gift to someone needing an emotional uplift.  Make your Own DIY Breast Cancer Sign I miss my grandma every day. And when I craft these, I think of her. She was beautiful and always had hope. She always was able to brighten my days because she was so special. These signs help her spirit live on for me.  Using these big beautiful floral transfers, along with the stencils about hope, are perfect to brighten anyone’s day. I know they do mine. Being able to craft something so personal makes me happy. Determining which flowers to use, colors to paint, and stencil to apply makes these signs even more heartfelt. If you need this sign for your own home, or for a friend, check out the steps below.  Supplies: Wood Board Panels Basecoat of your choice of color paint – Pink Heat Gun Master’s Touch Light Pink, Darker Pink & White Hope with Ribbon Hope Definition Stencil Flat edge applicator tool Lush Floral I Transfer by Prima (no longer available) Paintbrush Finger Daubers Minwax Polyurethane Spray How to Make A DIY Breast Cancer Wood Sign Grab your wooden boards and apply a base coat of pink paint. Dry completely. Use a blow dryer or heat gun to speed up the drying process. Once dry, play with the placement of stencils and transfer to create a visual plan on your first “HOPE with Ribbon” sign.  Grab your pieces of floral transfer and apply them to your wooden sign. Use your flat edge tool to adhere to the wood. Be careful when applying your transfer because once it sticks it on there.  Carefully remove your plastic backing slowly as you work. Next, let’s add the “HOPE with Ribbon” Stencil.  Grab your desired color(s) for your stencils by squirting on a plate. I am using a slightly darker pink than my base coat to stencil first. You could leave it as is if you like the subtle look.  With your pouncers or finger daubers, begin to press your paint gently into your stencil. Dry your paint before moving on to the next step. I want my stencil to really pop, so I am laying the stencil back over, shifted just a tad. Add some white paint on your stencil, leaving the pink ribbon alone.   Go back in and add more floral and leaf transfers to fill in the opening up top. Repeat using the same steps as before to apply your transfer.  Set aside to get started on your other Breast Cancer Wood Sign. Bring over your next pink board to begin adding your details.  Determine which floral transfer pieces you want to add to your board – cut out from your main sheet. Remember to be careful to not let your transfer get ruined by touching anything with the back paper removed. For this sign I will build up my transfers a bit more by layering with the pieces up top on my board.  Once you have created a visual representation of what you want your board to look like as a finished product, begin with your first transfer. Apply your transfer by resting in place, and pressing firmly with your tool so the transfer adheres nicely.  Repeat as you stack all of your transfers on your board.  Don’t be afraid to layer and have fun with it. Stack them around on your board. Feel free to snip and shift your transfers before you make a final decision as to where to lay them. To finish up, grab your “Hope Definition” stencil, and with your finger daubers add your darker pink paint first. Repeat the steps from above to dry, then reapply your stencil to add your next layer of white paint.  Once finished with these signs, apply a spray polyurethane to help these cute signs to have a finished look.  Do Transfers Always Need to be Sealed? The answer is yes and no! For these wooden signs, you should definitely seal these to give them a finished look. You worked too hard to have them not look extra fabulous y’all. I like to use whatever is hanging around my craft room if I am being honest. But what I use most to seal my projects is either Dixie Bell or the Minwax Spray Polyurethane. I DO NOT seal my transfer when applying them to the glass of an old window. Doing that will ruin the transfer. How Many Projects Can I Make with a Transfer Sheet Set? With this transfer sheet set, I have already made 5 projects and I am nowhere near using it all up. With these 2 Breast Cancer Wooden Signs, I was hoping it would help me dwindle down my stash. But, I still have so much leftover. That is why I love these transfers. You get so much product for your to work with. Creating wooden signs of all sorts of sizes is a cinch. Old windows look great with these transfers on them, as well.  Oh, and these beautiful flower transfers would also look beautiful on any old piece of furniture you want to upcycle. So to answer that great question… the possibilities are endless! Too many to count! Just pin this DIY Breast Cancer Sign tutorial below to find the instructions later!

How To Make Funny Signs for Home Decor

Learn how to turn your craft abilities into a little humor for home by making funny signs using stencils and paint that you will not be disappointed in. Y’all. If you like to giggle and craft, then this post is for you. I have a pretty big sense of humor and love anything that can make me smile. These DIY Funny Signs are just too cute and comical to not craft. They are bound to make any guest who stops by your home smile, and that is always my goal. You know you giggled when you read those signs. Don’t deny it!  I will be honest. I didn’t love how thin these pieces of wood were when I ordered them. But I sure am loving them now. They are so thin and light that I can easily poke holes right in the top. Then all I have to do is simply attach some twine to be able to hang these cute DIY Funny Signs anywhere I want in my home. And don’t worry y’all, if you don’t have these exact pieces of wood, they turn out just as cute with any piece of scrap wood, some paint, and an adorable stencil. So if you want to create this look for your home too, grab your supplies, and let’s get started.  Make your Own Funny Signs For Home So what do you think about these stencils? Aren’t they just so funny? They definitely bring a smile to my face! AND crafting with them to make a comical DIY for my own home, just makes them even more special. I decided to stick with my neutral color palette so it would fit in with the rest of my farmhouse decor. But you don’t have to! With a craft like this, you get to determine the size of your wood, the colors, and the amount of detail. The best part is I did it all with some supplies I have had on hand. (I ordered a big bundle of those wooden boards from Amazon.) Pretty great, right? Let me teach you how to create these signs from start to finish. Just check out these simple steps below!  Supplies: Wood Board Panels Basecoat of your choice of color paint – light tan/cream & black “Please Excuse The Mess” Stencil “You Drink Too Much” Stencil – The Stencil Smith Finger Daubers Heat Gun Jute Twine Electric drill How To Make Funny Signs for home decor Grab your thin wooden boards and apply a base coat of paint. You determine the color(s) that works best for your decor. I went with a light tan for one and black for the other. But you do what looks best for your decor. Dry completely. Use a blow dryer or heat gun to speed up the drying process. Once dry, grab your desired color(s) for your stencils by squirting them on a plate.  On our first DIY Funny Sign, carefully apply your stencil, “You Drink Too Much” in place on your board. I used my light tan board for this sign. With your pouncers or finger daubers, begin to press your paint gently into your stencil. I just used black for the letters for this sign. Once complete, gently remove your stencil.  Add some dimension to your sign by running your finger daubers along the sides. To me, it looks a bit boring without it. Set aside. Bring over your next board. I painted my board with a black base. I used the light tan to add lettering with my stencil.  Repeat the steps from above to add your next stencil, “Please Excuse the Mess” for your DIY Funny Signs Set. When dry, poke two holes into the tops of your boards using a tiny drill bit.  Use a jute/twine/leather cord to pop through holes. Create a hanger for these DIY Funny Signs to be displayed in your home for all to admire.  Should You Use Just One Color When Filling In A Stencil? For these signs, I did just use one color for the whole sign. But you do not have to! You can mix and match as many colors as you want. Since I prefer the more neutral colors in my home decor, I tend to stick to that color palette. But y’all do not have to do that. Just have fun and enjoy the entire crafting process, whatever it might be. ANNNNND, the beauty of a stencil is if you don’t like how it looks, no big deal. Just repaint and start from scratch!  What To Do If Your Sign Looks a Bit Boring? Y’all! I am a fan of sweet and simple when it comes to some crafts. But I don’t ever want my project to look unfinished. That is why I love the distressed look so much. (Ha, that explains why I do it so often.) To get that look, just run a bit of black paint on your finger daubers along the edges of a sign. Don’t push too hard, as you are just adding a new dimension to your sign. Sometimes I even use a sander to roughen up the edges too. Just remember not to go too crazy when distressing friends. Let me know what you think of this technique. It is an easy way to boost your boring sign to something beautiful. See you next time! Just pin this how to make funny signs for your home tutorial below to find the instructions later!