#diysign

A sign I made in my pre-cricut days! I got DIY ing because of cheapness and that cheapness made me adamant that I did NOT need to buy a cricut (but then one was gifted to me and I wasn’t gonna say ~no~ lol). Anyway, the point of this tutorial is that you don’t need a Cricut to make cute signs for your house. (Just a little more patience!)

I got the wood for this piece at Michael’s (link here). Make sure you check for coupons before you check out- I don’t think I’ve ever went to Michael’s and ~not~ used a coupon. I usually just google coupons while I’m in line and pull it up on my phone for them to scan.

1.) Paint your surface white. I wanted mine to look a little rustic so I did a thin coat starting from the middle and stretching the paint out to the edges so the edges look less covered. Alternatively you could sand the edges down a little if you don’t like how your paint looks.

2.) Trace a circle. I used a bowl and just eyeballed where the center was. Then paint! I mixed this color myself from paints I had on hand- just a hint, if you’re mixing, do more than you expect to use! I had to start over once because I ran out and couldn’t get exactly the same shade when mixing the second time.

3.) Now for the words. I found a font I liked (there’s tonsssss of free fonts on pinterest) and printed it off. Then, using graphite paper, trace the words over onto your wood. You could do the same for the paw prints too if you found a paw print you liked. I went rogue and free handed them (and regretted it, because I for some reason made them WAY too small 😂).

4.) Now the tough part: painting the font. I used the smallest paint brush I could find (actually a makeup brush LOL) and got started. My only tip here is to go s-l-o-w-l-y and use as little paint as possible. It’s going to take a long time, but that’s less work than making a mistake and having to start over.