Be Merry Painted Sign
$3
2 Hours
Medium
Today I'm sharing this Be Merry Sign I painted for our front porch. I have a whole vision of it out there with that cute little sled and a tree or some greenery along with the red bistro set I painted too and the full review will be up Monday so come on back. I have seen so many Believe signs which are beautiful and wanted to do something very cheerful to greet our friends and family.
This was very easy and inexpensive to make.
I found this piece of art at a thrift store for $3 and shared it on Tuesday Treasures #13 (it's a series on my blog where I share what I find at thrift stores, how to shop and what I do with the items after so come on over and check it out).
It was something someone made and gave away and I knew I wanted a cute sign for my porch and this would be perfect.
I used red and white craft paint and you can get it at Michaels or Walmart for $.65 cents a bottle or a big container for $2.89 and I had it in my paint tub. I painted 4 coats of red paint on this so I could cover up the black. When I paint, I paint, and then set it aside and work on something else. Sometimes I paint over a couple days so I don’t rush my project.
Then I got some construction paper and drew my letters free hand. Sometimes, I look at Pinterest under signs to get ideas of what type of font I want my letters and then I measured out boxes on the paper and then drew and cut them out. They aren’t perfect but they are perfect for us.
Then I laid them out to get the look I wanted and then lightly traced around them with a pencil.
Thank you for stopping by and have a great day, Lisa
Here's our porch all dressed up for Christmas. I love this sign greeting me when I come home. Thank you for stopping by and have a great day, Lisa
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4 comments
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How can you not be merry looking at that? :)
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Love it, i got one similar to this last year, & you just gave me an idea on a different way to use it. Thx!
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@Mila S Hi Mila, oh good it's always fun to get inspiration from others. Happy Holidays, lisa
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