I recently pulled out all of my fall decorations, and as I started to put them up I realized I really don't have many fall decorations. How did this happen? So it was time to get to work and start making some new fall crafts. I found some great inspiration from the cute fall sign over at The Happy Scraps. I liked the idea of just a simple sign. As I got started I decided to turn this into a two in one sign for fall and Christmas. Now once Thanksgiving dinner is over I can come home, turn my sign around and the Christmas season can begin!
This project was incredibly easy and inexpensive. Here is what you need:
1 block of wood- I used a 2x4 cut into a 7 inch piece. I paid $2.50 for the entire board and got 13 pieces out of it. Looks like more signs are in my future.
Scrapbook Paper- Just what I had on hand.
Paint- Less than $1
Vinyl- Leftover from other projects
Mod Podge
Sandpaper
1. I started of by sanding my block down. I had to really work hard to get the ends sanded down. It was a good arm workout. Two birds with one stone!
2. Next came the paint. Originally I painted it a cream color, but it just looked so bland, so I painted over it with this nice deep brown. With the cream underneath it almost has a stained look that I really liked.
3. I cut the paper just a little smaller than the block, and antiqued the edges with my stamp pad. Next I spread some Mod Podge onto the block and smoothed the paper out over top of it, and then spread more on top of the paper. It is important to keep the paper as smooth as possible. Take your time and try to get rid of those bubbles and wrinkles. You can see some wrinkles on my fall paper. I smoothed as much as I could, and when it dried you could barely even see them.
4. Finally I added the words in vinyl. I chose the phrase "merry and bright" from one of my favorite Christmas songs, "White Christmas." I have never had a white Christmas. When I was little I used to pray that it would snow for Christmas, but I'm still waiting on it.
I love the way this turned out, and now I have one more fall decoration. Husband thinks that is sufficient, but I think we need a few more!
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