DIY Christmas Sleigh Rides Sign

Grit Antiques
by Grit Antiques
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I know it is early, but I have been busy planning, buying, and creating for our Vintage Christmas booth.
This old piece of worn wood was once the side of a wooden wheelbarrow.


We have had it in our stash for some time and I knew it was going to be a sign one day.


I made the decision not to breathe new life into the wood with oil.


My vision was to make a sign that had an old-timey feel.
I started to measure the sides for placement and ended up eyeballing the way I wanted it to sit.


Taped the stencil in place including any registration marks and got to work.
When you are stenciling keep your brush dry.


You can see in the photo that I add paint to my brush and then I tap it and swirl it on the cardboard before applying the paint to my piece of wood.


This will give you cleaner lines.
Once I had the sleigh rides finished and dried I added the 25¢.


With such an old piece of wood, I never sanded the finished sign.
I wanted the "sleigh rides" to pop off the wood.


You can find all of these stencils and more at Funky Junk's Old Sign Stencils.


Swing by my blog if you would like to see a couple more photos and a list of my supplies.


'Tis the season...
Suggested materials:
  • Wooden board   (my stash)
  • Paint
  • Stencil brush   (Amazon)
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