It’s exciting that Spring is knocking on our doors. So today I am sharing how I have started to “DIY My Spring”, with this Vintage Wood Crate Sign.
I am not one to throw many things away if I see a new purpose for an item. Vintage wood will always make a great sign, so I will keep any type of wood that can be repurposed.
My friends were cleaning out their parents house and called me to come take what I wanted before it went into the dumpster. This vintage wood laundry soap advertisement was one of the items that I saved. I decided to keep the original side untouched in case it had value. I did a little research and found that they did take laundry soap posters and put them on wood boards to make advertisements. I am not sure if this holds any value as it looks that someone sanded down the edges of the original poster to make it appear older. I am sure, now that I painted on the back side, it holds no value. If anyone could shed some light on this, it would be greatly appreciated.
The first thing I did was stain the back of the wood sign to give the wood some more life and overdue moisture.
I made a stencil template using “Cameron”, my Silhouette Cameo. I make one-time disposable stencils and use contact paper since it is cheaper than vinyl. Once the design is cut, I remove the letters from the design, while it is still on the cutting mat.
Once the letters are removed, I peel the entire design from the cutting mat.
I place a clear piece of contact paper over the front of the stencil to use as a transfer. This helps keep the stencil in place while peeling off the backing and helps set the stencil in place on your project.
The stencil is in place and ready to be painted.
Using a stencil brush, I “pounce” the paint onto the exposed wood. “Pouncing” means to tap up and down to place the paint on. If you use brush strokes, the paint tends to go under the stencil, especially with a rough surface. The pounce method also makes the end result look aged and faded.
This sign looks great in my entryway vignette.
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Christina says
Oh this looks beautiful! What a creative way to repurpose a pice and love how you kept the back intact just in case.
Your whole vignette is just lovely and beautifully displayed
Visiting from the blog hop
Cheers!
Designed Decor says
Christina, Thanks so much for your kind comments!
donna at Funky Junk Interiors says
Totally smitten over this sign! It’s GORGEOUS! Love the dark wood with that light text. And I’ll take that door and moss wreath off your hands too! 🙂 Gorgeous display, DeDe!
Designed Decor says
Donna, I am sure we could work out some kind of trade on the door(wink, wink) you have some pretty great things that I would be willing to trade for! If only you lived closer! Thanks for visiting!
Emily says
Your sign is lovely DeDe, and so is your Springy entryway! The laundry poster is so interesting, too. I love old advertising like that 🙂
Designed Decor says
Thanks Emily!
michele says
I love the whole vignette and the sign is simply wonderful! Thank you for sharing it. 😉
Designed Decor says
Thanks, Michele!
brooke says
This sign turned out awesome!!
Designed Decor says
Thanks Brooke!
Holly says
Hi DeDe – AMEN! Visiting as a fellow contributor to #DIYMySpring. Hope your week is full of sunshine! Hugs, Holly
Designed Decor says
Thanks Holly! Happy Easter!
Marciein Montana says
Could you elaborate on making the stencil? I lost you when you put the clear contact paper on.
Designed Decor says
Marciein, Check out this post, https://designeddecor.com/how-to-stencil-fabric/ It has more detailed pictures on how I use the clear contact paper as my transfer. I hope this helps.
Jami says
Oh, this is such a perfect transformation! Love it. 🙂
Designed Decor says
Thanks Jami!
Lindsay Eidahl says
I love your sign and I am just like you. Old wood does not get thrown out around here. I keep it because I can always find a use for it!
Designed Decor says
Lindsay, Great minds think alike! I need to build something to hold my scrap pieces, they are all over in the garage.
Valerie Ott says
I love this DeDe! Your whole vignette is beautiful!
Designed Decor says
Thanks Valerie!