Thursday, March 30, 2017
DIY Wood Plank Sign You Are My Sunshine
DIY Wood Plank Sign You Are My Sunshine
Youre probably sick and tired of hearing about my sons gallery wall Ive been attempting to put together. But I think Im finally making some headway. Ill share as soon as its complete, but heres what I just finished to add to the wall.
My in-laws bought some really cute wooden signs at Swiss Days this year, and they looked so simple to make. Ive been wanting to make something like this for a long time, so I was glad for the inspiration to finally do it.
My father-in-law has a big wood pile in his field, so whenever I need some good, old barn wood I head to that pile. I found some pieces and had my husband cut them for me. Each plank is approximately 4" x 16". Then, he attached a few small wood strips on the back to connect the planks. Click here for a video clip from Studio 5 (a local lifestyle show here in Utah) that uses the same method I did to attach my planks.
I used my Cricut to cut out my lettering in vinyl (like my shiny red vinyl? Im not even sure why I bought this, but it came in handy for this project). I used the Classic Font Cartridge for the letters.
LETTERING
YOU ARE MY (3" capital letters with cream paint)
sunshine (2" lowercase letters with yellow paint)
Just like I stated with my Bug Jar Caddy, Ive learned to use as little paint as possible on my brush when using the vinyl as a stencil on wood, and just dab the paint on. I dont use any brushing motions at all. You probably have your own method, so do whatever works best for you. This is what Ive found helpful. I also peel off my vinyl immediately after Ive painted. I dont let it dry first.
The little sunshine I used for the dot on my i came from PicMonkey. I found it in Overlays. It was actually in the Stars category, but it looks like a sun to me. I printed it out in yellow, cut it out, and then used Mod Podge to adhere the gold glitter.
The little sunshine I used for the dot on my i came from PicMonkey. I found it in Overlays. It was actually in the Stars category, but it looks like a sun to me. I printed it out in yellow, cut it out, and then used Mod Podge to adhere the gold glitter.
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