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DIY Woodland Sign

11/25/2014 · Kelly Rowe · 37 Comments

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Hello friends! It’s Marie from Blooming Homestead and I am excited to be here at Live Laugh Rowe to share this pretty DIY Woodland Sign. I adore cozy winter decor and I love decorating for the holidays. Sometimes it feels as though I am rushing to decorate from one holiday to another so I love when I can find fun pieces that work for a whole season.

Make this fabulous DIY Winter Woodland Sign for the upcoming holidays! Tutorial by Blooming Homestead for www.livelaughrowe.com #diy #woodlandThis sign is super easy and I’m going to show you how to make one of your own! First off, here are the supplies you’ll need:

  • 1 piece 1 x 3 x 6 ft common wood cut into 3 pieces of 17.5″ lengths each
  • 2 pieces 1 x 1.5 x 10 common wood (for back bracing pieces)
  • hammer and nails or nailgun
  • sandpaper or sander
  • dark walnut stain
  • white acrylic craft paint
  • paint brush
  • stencil
  • poly or sealer
  • 2 yards jute

To start you’ll want to create your board. I wanted a pieced together look so I chose to nail some boards together. You could also just use a solid piece of wood 30″ wide 17.5″ in length. For the piecing, you’ll take a 1 x 3 x 6ft common board cut into 3 lengths of 17.5″. You’ll also want to have 2 pieces of 1 x 1.5 x 10 to brace as backing.

Super fun DIY Woodland Sign tutorial by Blooming Homestead for livelaughrowe.com #diyNow you’ll nail it together. I used simple flat nails and a hammer to attach it together. After you get it nailed together you’ll want to sand it down and then stain it.

Staining the wood for the DIY Woodland SignAfter the stain is cured, you’re ready to paint. I am not talented with freehand so I created a (messy) stencil with my craft cutter and self adhesive vinyl. If you don’t have a cutting machine you can try the freezer method for stenciling.

Stenciling on the text for woodland sign. When you have your stencil placed you can start painting. To avoid a lot of paint bleeding it helps to use a paint dauber with a blotting method using a minimum of paint. You can layer it if you need it more opaque.

Super fun DIY Woodland Sign tutorial by Blooming Homestead for livelaughrowe.com #diyWhen the paint is dry you can remove the stencil and seal your board. Now tie on some jute for a fun rustic touch.

Tying jute around the wood adds a rustic touch!And there you have it, a beautiful rustic woodland winter sign.

DIY Winter Woodland Sign. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....Thanks so much for having me Kelly! I would love to have you visit me over at Blooming Homestead for more fun tutorials.

UPDATE 11/22/15:  A sign similar to this can be purchased on Etsy:  https://rstyle.me/n/berx3sp8s6

Blooming HomesteadTable Runner  |  Pallet Wood Sign |  Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Thanks for being our guest Blooming Homestead
Be sure to visit with Marie on her Blog | Pinterest | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

*PLEASE NOTE:  Due to this being a guest post, I’m  unable to answer many of your questions.   I apologize.  Marie graciously shared this tutorial with us, but did not keep the cut file, so providing specifics about the stencil isn’t possible.  Please read the directions carefully as many of your questions are within the post.  Thanks for your understanding.

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  1. Amber says

    12/08/2014 at 4:25 pm

    This is beautiful! I would love to try this with my silhouette, may I ask where you got the font (graphic) ?

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Marie says

      12/09/2014 at 9:37 pm

      Hi Amber,
      I created the text with the font Carolyna Pro Black, and the snowflakes came from the silhouette online store. Hope that helps. 🙂

    • Martine says

      08/29/2015 at 10:19 pm

      I don’t understand the math in this, it says it’s 30″ wide and yet calls for 3″ wide wood nailed together and there’s only 3 which to me indicates it’s 9″ wide ???

    • Jennifer says

      10/21/2015 at 6:50 pm

      I don’t understand it either

    • Kristine says

      08/12/2016 at 10:20 am

      Same question here!

    • Peter Harper says

      12/24/2018 at 3:25 am

      Did we get the answer to this? I hope we figured it out, since I’d love to make it.

  2. Susan says

    12/09/2014 at 12:44 pm

    This is really cute! What kind of craft cutter do you have? I really think I need to get one as my handwriting is awful. Would it work for chalkboards too?

    Reply
    • Marie says

      12/09/2014 at 9:39 pm

      I use a silhouette cameo and love it. I’ve had it a few years and have been really happy with it. For chalkboards, do you mean stencil on chalkboard? You could cut the stencil with vinyl and apply to the chalkboard and trace it on without a problem!

    • Drena Putz says

      08/14/2015 at 10:40 am

      Hi Marie,

      Do you use the temporary vinyl for your stencil with your cameo or the permanent? I would like to know which is better for no bleeding from the paint, yet can still be removed after the paint is dry.

      Thanks!
      Drena

    • Kelly Rowe says

      08/14/2015 at 10:33 pm

      Hi Drena. It’s Kelly, Marie used a self adhesive vinyl; however, a lot of us use contact paper for stenciling because it works just as well is less expensive. Hope that helps. Hugs!

    • Drena Putz says

      08/15/2015 at 10:25 am

      Hi Kelly,

      Thanks for your quick response! I was wondering if Marie was using the permanent or temporary adhesive vinyl on this let it snow project? I don’t want any bleeding from the paint, but I also want to be able to remove the vinyl with ease and without ruining the stained finish on the wood. Would you happen to know? Also, does the contact paper work just as well with paint?

      Thanks again!

      Hugs,
      Drena

    • Tracie Thom says

      10/04/2016 at 2:38 pm

      I’m trying to imagine how to do this. I have a silhouette too. So I would create my phrase, weed out the letters so that I can lay my vinyl on the stained wood? It actually weeding just the opposite way as if you were actually using the letters?

    • Kelly Rowe says

      10/05/2016 at 12:41 pm

      You would remove the letters and use the full sheet of vinyl (less the letters) as your stencil, so you can paint the letters onto your sign.

  3. Joanne says

    08/30/2015 at 1:58 pm

    Hi Kelly,
    What a beautiful sign, would love to make one for my mom. How did you nail the
    boards together side by side

    Reply
  4. sofia says

    10/19/2015 at 5:23 am

    ¡Me encanta!

    Reply
  5. Stacy says

    11/04/2015 at 1:48 pm

    I love your “let it snow” sign and would like to make some myself. Could you tell me what you used for the vinyl lettering like that? Is there a certain machine that does this? And what kind of paper is used then for it?? Please help 😉

    Reply
    • Kelly Rowe says

      11/04/2015 at 7:44 pm

      Hi Stacy! Maria used her Silhouette (http://amzn.to/1LQGDRq) and the self-adhesive vinyl (http://amzn.to/1PnHATZ). I like to use contact paper for cutting stencils — it’s a lot cheaper. Happy creating.

  6. Kourtney says

    12/23/2015 at 9:49 am

    Did you have to use a seal the stain before painting the lettering? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kelly Rowe says

      12/23/2015 at 2:32 pm

      Hi Kourtney. All the instructions are included within the post. There was no sealing done before painting. Happy creating!

  7. Tom Bradly says

    06/07/2016 at 3:15 am

    My daughter got married and rented a lot of these wooden signs as a centerpiece – it was so expensive! I actually told her she could’ve approached me so I can make these.

    Reply
  8. darlene says

    08/17/2016 at 1:41 pm

    Hi There–
    I’m new at this so where do I get the stencil for the sign??
    Thanks for your help!

    Reply
  9. Courtney Shelton says

    08/23/2016 at 10:14 pm

    Can a craft cutter be used a lot for stencils? I’m new at this and would like to be able to make good stencils.

    Thanks,
    Courtney

    Reply
    • Kelly Rowe says

      10/11/2016 at 2:50 pm

      Hi Courtney. Yes, craft cutters are used a lot for making stencils. Cheers!

  10. Shirley says

    10/10/2016 at 6:23 am

    The sign is lovely, great job! What kind of paint was used, it looks like some sort of “paint in chalk” form. I am not familiar with it. Please let me know about it and where you can purchase it. Thx
    Shirley

    Reply
    • Kelly Rowe says

      10/11/2016 at 2:49 pm

      It was just a simple white acrylic paint. There is a link posted under the supplies 🙂

  11. sara says

    10/22/2016 at 7:30 pm

    How many inches tall are your letters?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      10/22/2016 at 9:38 pm

      Nevermind… i see details about the stencil are not available

  12. Angela says

    10/23/2016 at 3:09 pm

    Anyway this can ge done with freezer paper?

    Reply
  13. Angie says

    11/12/2016 at 11:00 am

    You said if you didn’t have a cutting machine to make stencil, you could do the freezer method….what’s that?

    Reply
  14. Ashley says

    12/05/2016 at 10:54 am

    Could a circuit cutter be used for the stencil?

    Reply
    • Kelly Rowe says

      12/05/2016 at 11:38 am

      Hi Ashley. Any cutter can be used to create a stencil similar to this. All of the machines offer different cut files, etc. Hope that helps. Cheers!

  15. ady says

    12/12/2016 at 12:38 pm

    how did you get paper to stick to wood while painting letters white

    Reply
    • Kelly Rowe says

      12/14/2016 at 9:49 am

      It’s vinyl, which has a sticky backing 🙂

  16. Kristy Haugen Oliver says

    01/08/2017 at 6:53 pm

    Is there a printable you could make for this? I love the font and everything. Too lazy to figure it out myself.

    Reply
  17. Jamie says

    11/02/2017 at 5:38 pm

    I love this project so much that I featured it in my post “15 Rustic Farmhouse Christmas Decorations”. http://www.diyhsh.com/2017/10/15-rustic-farmhouse-christmas.html Hope you’ll stop by and check it out.

    Reply
  18. Cory says

    04/20/2018 at 9:58 pm

    I’m trying to make these signs and I’m having trouble figuring out the measurements could you please help

    Reply

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