Friday

DIYP-Make a Fall Sign

My sweet real life friend of MayDay! MayDay! is super crafty.

Every time I visit her gorgeous home, I'm inspired.

She made a cute Fall sign and I knew it must be shared!

It's very easy and inexpensive. 

Supplies:
$2 unfinished wooden plaque from WalMart
Black and white craft paint
Printer
Ribbon

First, I painted the wood black.

Then, I printed a large "W" (for my last name) and a picture of a crow (I Googled "crow clipart")

I cut the inside of the letter and the crow, so that the white paper became a stencil:


I placed the 'stencil' on top of the black plaque and painted the inside of the crow white. I used a sponge brush:


I did the same thing with the "W":


I stapled some leftover orange gingham ribbon to the back and hung it:



Love it!
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25 comments:

Becky Avella said...

Thanks for the inspiration. I can't wait to try this. I've got a chalkboard paint project on tap for tomorrow. Have a good night. Did you get today's installment of sweet tea? : )

Jessie Geroux said...

is there a significance to the crow?

Kristen said...

No, there's no significance of the crow, except for some reason, it reminded me of fall.

Oh and sometimes I eat crow (ha!)

You can put ANYTHING there-a pumpkin, a leaf, whatever!

Lisa Anne said...

I was John and Kate plus Eight, I believe that was the show and in there kitchen they had several plaques with crows hte background was white the crows were black. Looked just like your sign with out the letter and colors reversed. I was thinking of how I could duplicated them and then here you are. Thanks!! It looks amazing

Mom said...

Why the W?

Adrienne said...

What does the sign above your front door say?

Mel said...

That is cool, what a grand idea. I gotta go to Wal~Mart...

Kristen said...

The 'W' is for our last name. And the sign over my front door says, "Enter as strangers, leave as friends."

bridget {bake at 350} said...

It looks great! Glad I got to see it in person! :)

Jingle said...

This is really cute! You did a great job with it!

Trac~ said...

SO CUTE! I love it! Thanks for sharing - I may try and make one this weekend if I get the time! :o)

Amanda said...

Very cute!!!

madcap mama said...
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madcap mama said...

Ooh, I like it...It looks like something that is actually do it yourself, somethimes projects are billed as that, but w/out blueprints & an aresonal of tools & materials it can't be done.
Thanks for sharing!

Dana D said...

What a wonderful idea!

Nicole A. said...

Sooo Cute! I love it!

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Astrid in Bristling Acres said...

Super cool idea!

Anne said...

That's a great idea! And I think I have everything I would need to make one...

Anonymous said...

Looks great! Why do I have a feeling my bird would wind up looking like a cow or something?

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Mandy said...

really cute!
I;m looking around my house to see where I can put one...

Kimmy said...

Oh that is SO cute!!! I love it, thanks for the inspiration!!

EMBELLISH said...

I love this project. Thanks for sharing it. I love the addition of the crow. I love it for fall, halloween, and year round!

Dresser Girl said...

I love it - HOW CUTE!!

LEanne said...

Did I already comment on this? I don't remember. Oh well, I love it. I'm going to make one of these. I'm having a giveaway today. Stop by and enter if you get a chance.

Anna Whiston-Donaldson said...

This looks great! I am glad it was so easy to make and hope to try it myself.