Christmas Magic Sign

With Christmas quickly approaching, I’m glad I can say that I am FINALLY finished with my Christmas Magic sign.  This project was super simple to make and looks amazing in our living room!  Although, next year I’m going to start crafting in November so that my new crafts can be enjoyed for a little bit longer! :)  Anyone else feel like the holidays have snuck up on them this year?!

Want to make your own?

Materials Needed:

• 1/2” plywood cut into a 19” square
• Beadboard cut into a 11” square
• Black acrylic paint
• Wood glue
• Painbrush
• Ribbon
• Metal scroll
• Wreath
• White ornament
• White vinyl
• Mod Podge (optional)

After your wood has been cut to the correct dimensions, sand all of the edges so that they are smooth and slightly rounded.

Using a black acrylic paint, paint the front and edges of both the plywood and beadboard.  {I like to use a foam paintbrush because it is easy to use and they can be used for both the paint and Mod Podge part of this project.}

After the paint has dried completely, sand the edges down to get a distressed look.  Now, using wood glue, center the beadboard to the center of the plywood.  Let it dry completely.

Using a vinyl cutter, cut out the saying for the top and bottom of the project using white vinyl.  Weed the vinyl and adhere it to the wood.

To ensure that your vinyl does not come off, apply a thin coat of Mod Podge over all of the wooden surface.  Let it dry completely.

Using a few dots of hot glue, attach your wreath to the center of the beadoard.  And now for the fun part…

GLITTER SPRAY! =)  Love this stuff!  Spray an even coat over the entire project.  {And this stuff needs to be sprayed in a well ventilated area….I learned that the hard way! :)  }

Now for the last step…drill holes at the top of your project to attach your metal scroll {which I found at my sister’s local craft store}.  Using red and black ribbon, attach the scroll to the top of the project.  Wa-La!  Cute sign, ready to go! :)

I LOVE decorating for the holidays!  I have a few more quick projects to post in the next week so stay tuned! =) 

Wooden Pumpkin Patch

I am in LOVE with Fall and Halloween decorations!  So, when I saw these wooden pumpkins….I knew I “HAD” to make them!  They are on my front porch right now & I love how they look!

They were so simple & reasonably priced since I made them myself!  I thought about posting the tutorial, but figured I wouldn’t since the person I got the idea from had an excellent tutorial for most of it!  Click here to go to her tutorial!  If you have any questions or need more information….don’t hesitate to ask….I would LOVE to help!

Distressed LOVE Sign

As I’ve mentioned many times before, I LOVE Pinterest!  This idea came from  one of my daily Pinterest searches…I’m seriously addicted ya’ll! :)  I thought it was super cute and knew I could recreate my own.  And what was even better is that I had all of the supplies already, so this project cost me zero dollars!!!  LOVE, LOVE, LOVE when that happens!

Ready to make your own?

Start with a fence panel (or something similar).  Cut your panel into approximately 24” long pieces.   (Since the panel was super long, I was able to make 3 of these cute signs….I’m thinking Christmas presents! :) )

Using a dark walnut stain, paint a thin layer of stain onto all surfaces of your wood panel.  Let it dry.

 

Using my Sure Cuts A Lot 2 Software and my Cricut, I cut out a stencil using vinyl to use on top of my fence piece. 

NOTE: You can definitely do this step with stencils or free hand if you don’t have Sure Cuts A Lot 2 or a Cricut.

Using transfer tape, attach your vinyl to your wood piece.  Remove the vinyl and rub the vinyl so there are not any gaps or air bubbles.

Using white acrylic paint, paint the letters onto your wood.  (Remember to use a tapping method when you paint so that you don’t get any paint underneath your stencil.)  Let it dry.  When your paint is completely dry remove your vinyl.

Lightly sand over top of the letters to create a distressed look.

I LOVE how it turned out!