Making A Wood Sign with Cricut

 Hello Friends! Happy Thursday!

Wooden Signs

I had a vision to create a wooden sign for our home office. The walls in our office are decorated with pictures of the kids. Hubby and I have been together 23 years and our 5 kids came from previous marriages.  We feel very fortunate and blessed that both families love and respect each other, I wanted a wooden sign that reflected those feelings.

If you've read any of my previous posts you know that I'm a connoisseur of Pinterest and YouTube when I want to try something new 😊!  I'm confident creating my own quilt patterns but DIY crafting is still new to me so I love combining tips and techniques from others into my projects.

Permanent Vinyl On Wood

I love the simple style of beaded wood frames. You can find them in most craft stores in a variety of shapes and sizes and in most cases a hefty price tag.

I purchased this bundle of  10 x 20 inch unfinished framed pallet boards from Michaels after Christmas at 60% off. I also purchased half wooden beads from Amazon to make my own beaded frame.

I used wood glue to adhere the half wood beads onto the perimeter of the pallet board. Once the beads were dry I wiped the entire board with a cotton cloth to remove dust and any glue residue. I then painted the entire unit with Waverly Anitque Wax  and added a little distressing around the edges using white acrylic paint.

Once the unit was dry, I didn't like it so I taped off the inside to create a border and added Waverly chalk paint in Ink to the center. 

While the black paint was drying I cut the vinyl decal using my Cricut Joy. I really like using Oracal 651 for my permanent vinyl projects, it comes a variety of colors, it weeds beautifully, and the price is reasonable.

My thoughts -- I'm OK using the sign in my home. I wouldn't use permanent vinyl on a sign that I was going to sell or gift.  In my opinion the vinyl looks like a sticker that can easily be removed or over time lift. 

Heat Transfer Vinyl On Wood

My next attempt at making wood sign I used Siser EasyWeed Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) and my Cricut Heat Press. I used the Cricut Maker to cut out the design.

I gifted this sign to my daughter.

The matte finish of the HTV makes the text look like it was painted on and part of the wood. I was much happier with the results of this sign.

On my to do list is to test making a wood sign using Cricut Stencil Vinyl. Hopefully I'll get to it soon!

Until next time... craft the life you love ❣