Old Wood Signs

This is another project I completed recently that I just adore! If I could I would make one for every wall in my house….but that may be overkill so I’m sticking with these two cuties!

I got the idea for the sign from one of my fav blogger Shelly Smith over

at House of Smiths

Items Needed:

Wooden plaques or boards of some kind (any size you want, I got mine off an old wooden crate I bought at the antique store.)

Spray paint (any color)

Stain (brown)

1 small bottle of acrylic paint (any color)

Sand paper

Printer

Decoupage

Decorative decals (your choice)

Small foam brush

Ok so first things first. Stain or spray paint your wood with a dark color or whatever color you want to be the background color.

*While the wood is drying you move on to your printer. Some of you may have the cherished circuit or silhouette however I do not so I am old schoolin it. I do all my lettering/wording on the computer and print the page off. Then tear the page carefully around the edges of the lettering but make it look old and worn, I found by tearing at an angle it gave the torn edge some character.

*By then your wood should be mostly dry.  You will decoupage the paper to the wood board however you want. I went over the whole board and paper with a layer of decoupage to give it a good seal. Let it dry for about an hour.

*Then I used a cream spray paint and sprayed around the lettering and gave a very light coat of spray paint over the lettering. Now the fun begins. I love me some sandpaper!! Start sanding around the edges and all over, even on the paper itself. Rough it up until you’re satisfied.

*I then took the foam brush and very lightly dipped it in my can of stain (I have a gallon of stain left over from my cabinets and it really comes in handy for these little projects.) and dab it on a paper towel. And wipe it back and forth across the wood board. You can do the same with paint as I did on the Simplicity sign. I used red paint and diluted it with water. After that dries you then apply the decals and sand again until satisfaction. I like to rough up the decals too so that they don’t look brand new on this old sign. I continued to paint and sand until I reached the desired effect.

*And last but not least, go over the edges with the stain to give it that old effect.

And voila you have a new cute sign!

  

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