I don’t know about you, but I love the look of the aged wooden signs that seem to be popping up everywhere. While I would love to own an original, with all of the vintage-y charm that comes with it, I settled for making one myself. This was easy, even for a non-artist like myself, and the possibilities are endless-I already have another one in mind that I want to create for my family room!
Materials Needed:
wood
wood
acrylic paint
stain
Step 1: Head to your computer and print out the wording for your sign, in the exact size and font that you want for your finished product. I printed out on the “light” mode to save a bit of ink. Tape letters down to your wood.
Step 2: Using a pencil, press down really hard to outline your letters. Imprint will be visible, but barely.
Step 3: Trace letters with a black sharpie (see? obviously you are dealing with a real professional here). Then fill in with some black acrylic paint using a small paintbrush.
Step 4: Now for the fun part. Take some stain and, using a wet paper towel, apply to your sign. Practice on the back first!!! Use multiple colors of stain, or just one, whatever happens to be in your garage will work fine. Then, take a sanding block and rough up the edges, sand over the words, etc. as much or as little as you want to give it an aged effect. I also used a bit of watered down white acrylic paint to lighten it up a bit and distress it further.
DONE! Isn’t she lovely? Thanks for reading my first tutorial-hope it made sense, please ask me any questions you may have if any part was unclear!
Linking to A Soft Place-DIY Day, Everything Etsy, The Shabby Chic Cottage. and My Romantic Home.
Great tutorial and very easy to follow. As a matter of fact, I will be trying this one out.
Thanks and welcome back.
Looks great! Now I know why I loved all the accessories in your house. Can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Adelaide
So that's how you do it! So easy! Thanks for this because I do want to make a sign for my daughter's room.
Nice job! Welcome to the blog world! Looking forward to your give away.
I am now following you.
great tutorial, I tried to find you on Twitter but I couldn't my name is @aleximanievents
Glad you're back! Love the welcome sign!
Thanks for the great tutorial…your sign looks great!
Blessings,
Linda
I’m having a GIVEAWAY…come by and check it out…I think you will like it!
Thanks….that was fun!
Love this! Great tutorial. For some reason i haven't thought about just pressing hard and tracing something. Then again I lost a lot of brain cells with each child being born.
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
Very pretty and easy to follow! Now I have to actually make something instead of just reading about it!
~Nancy
this is genius! i'm a new follower. thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.
That is awesome…I have already painted the background for the type of signs I want to do, but I have come unstuck over how to do the lettering…I want to use a stencil but can't find what I want. Might try your idea in the meantime
great tute! can we just say – we LOVE the name of your blog!!
and we're crushin' on those vintage inspired number tiles on your sidebar.
The sign looks Great! Thanks for the tutorial. Welcome back to the wonderful world of blogging.
Very cool!
Great tutorial and I can't wait to try!
it is great!!! love it , thanks
That looks really good!
good tip "pun" to use a sharpie marker. it will give me better results with a nice edge on my letters the next time I "sign".
Cheers, Rita
This is a great idea! I'm definitely going to try this sometime! Props on your first tutorial! :]
Love the way you made this sign!
I am about to do a similar sign and hadn't decided yet the steps I would use–thanks for the great tutorial!
Nice to meet a fellow Virginian!