Upcycled Scrap Wood Bumble Bee Sign

I knew it would make a beautiful sign. While brainstorming about DIY ideas, I realized I needed to add a bit of Springtime to my entryway. About a month ago, I gave it a makeover. I used an old window as part of my décor for the wall.

One of the reasons that I love using old windows is that they are so versatile! The decor piece can be changed out to coordinate with the changing holidays and seasons. 

I decided that I would make a DIY rustic bee sign and use it on the window. I also had this set of metal bees that I had purchased from Goodwill a while back for $2.99. 

To start the sign project, I gave it a coat of paint. I used a left over bottle of Folk Art Chalk Paint in white.

After about an hour of drying time, I applied a final coat of the white paint.

The Hubs worked his magic again and created a vinyl decal that read “Bee Happy” using our Cricut machine.

Before he applied the decal to my painted piece of wood, I sprayed it with one light coat of Polyacrylic and allowed it to dry for about an hour. 

I found these stickers that I had purchased off of Amazon a few months back with intentions on using them for a project and never did. I added a sticker to each corner. They were self-adhesive so easy to apply.

I attached a picture hangar to the back.

As you can see, my vintage window has a shabby chic wooden floral piece. It is actually hanging on a small nail. I simply removed the décor piece and hung my sign. See how easy it is to change up the window décor?

Here is where the metal bees come into play. They came with a small hangar underneath the head. I used a nail and hung one of the bees in the panel areas of the window. 

Here it is attached to my vintage window.

I can even use it on top of a table. Check our my cute bee gnome!

Of course, you do NOT have to have a vinyl machine. You can simply freehand your words or use a stencil. You can even print letters from your computer and trace them onto your sign (you can search Pinterest for tons of tutorials on how to do this). These are items that I had on hand, so keep in mind you can use anything you can scrounge up!