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Fall DIY Wood Sign

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I made this adorable little fall DIY wood sign for my fireplace, and will show you how you can make one to!

White fireplace mantel with greenery on top and wood diy sign hanging above it.

I know I just finished updating our family room last week for Fall, but I wanted to make one last little project to complete the look… a little Fall DIY Wood Sign for our fireplace!

I came across this autumn saying the other day and thought THIS IS SO ME!! I always look forward to fall with the beautiful, warm colors and my cozy home definitely shows that!

Autumn is my favorite color wood sign hanging above fireplace.

A couple weeks ago I mentioned toying around with the idea of buying a vinyl cutting machine. Whelp, I bit the bullet and ordered a Cricut Explore Air™ 2 Mint Machine + EVERYTHING Starter Set. Not the new Maker version because I just couldn’t justify the price of that one, but I was happy to score the older version (plus a lot of extra goodies) for a good price.

For the Fall DIY Wood Sign we started 1×8 board that we cut to 24 inches wide. We then stained it with Rustoleum Ultimate Wood Stain in Dark Walnut. Definitely my favorite stain to use because it dries fast and no wood conditioner is needed!

Holding the stained wood upright on a table.

I laid out my design in Photoshop first and then imported a JPG into Cricut. If you have a Cricut and want to try this yourself, you can download a JPG of the design HERE.

Fall is my favorite color quote.

I cut it on stencil vinyl and then laid it out on the 1×8 board.

Writing the quote on the stained wood.

Once my design was stuck in place, I used white acrylic paint and a stencil brush to fill in the negative space of the stencil.

Using white acrylic paint to fill in the quote on the wood.

When it dried, I peeled off the stencil vinyl and added some cute little flowers on the side.

Putting little beige fabric flowers on the wood sign.

Then I just used some Command Brand strips to stick it into place on my fireplace!

The all white bookshelves and fireplace with a tv above it.

Autumn is my favorite color sign hanging above the fireplace.

I have to say I’ve been on a bit of a DIY sign kick ever since I got this new Cricut Explore Air™ 2 machine. It was quite a big purchase for me so I’m really hoping it pays off with more DIY projects and crafts!

Flowers in large vase in front of fireplace.Do you guys own a Cricut or vinyl cutting machine?
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DIY Fall wood sign poster.

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Comments

  1. Cheryl says

    I got one for Christmas this year and am having a hard time getting it to do stuff. Would you do some tutorials as blog Posts?

    • howtonestforless says

      Yes I will! And I’ll start doing more projects using it. Just bought some cream pillow covers. Hope to stencil them… fingers crossed!

  2. Cecilia says

    I got a Silhouette for Christmas last year. I’m slowly learning to use it. YouTube has been a good resource on learning how to use it. I’m quite ready to do more with it!

    • howtonestforless says

      Aaah, YouTube is a great idea for tutorials! Will have to check some out. And yes, can’t wait to see what I can do with it!

  3. Deborah says

    Could I buy the vinyl stencil from you? I don’t own a machine.

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