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DIY Farmhouse rustic signs

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DIY Farmhouse rustic signs

Good day friends! What’s up? Want to know what’s up with me? Well sure you do, that’s why you are here:) Awesome, I am happy you are. It feels so good to get back into my creative side again. For now at least. Who knows what next week will bring. You know how that goes.

After I removed my Colorful Christmas porch decor , things were looking bland. I used to let it sit barren until Valentines day and then add a little fun, color and whimsy out there. This year, I decided to make it happy.

The first thing I did was make a diy farmhouse rustic sign. I picked up my stencil Home Sweet Home on Amazon ( I will leave the link at the end). I found the rustic board at Walmart for less than $10.00, and I already had the paint and sponge brushes needed. All affiliate links will be left at the end of my post.

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Winter Urns on the porch

Last year when Michael’s had their clearance sales, I picked up this pretty swag with flowers and pine cones. I never knew what I was going to wind up using it for. If you have pine cones in your own backyard, you can simply add a winter touch using them in your urns, or a basket. I will show you how to make wintery pine cones HERE.

DIY farmhouse rustic sign

The Home sweet Home sign was a cinch to stencil. It however did not come out perfect because stenciling on wood, with grooves can be tricky. I don’t care for perfect anyhow, so this imperfection doesn’t bother me. There is a little trick to getting your letters more of a handwritten look when using stencils.

How to make your own farmhouse sign

After you are finished with your stencil job, and the paint has dried, simply go in with a tooth pick dipped in your paint, and fill in the gaps. Stencils have to have those little breaks in them, and you can certainly correct that with this tip. It works like a charm. After that is all dried, I go in lightly with a sandpaper over the project, just to smooth it out and get rid of some of the little seepage that may occur when using stencils. I leave you with this tip and trick as always: DIP, DOP, DAB.

DIY farmhouse rustic sign making

Remember LESS is more when it comes to dipping your paint. I have a little jingle I like to sing and pass along, it’s called DIP, DOP, DAB. Basically, when you DIP your spouncer, or brush, be sure to DOP out the excess paint. YOU never want it saturated. When you go to apply the paint on top the stencil, you DAB lightly, and brisk in a fast up and down motion. NOT too hard, just a simple pounce of the spouncer (dauber) or brush. Here is another little tip. You can use makeup sponges, which are soft, and work awesome when stenciling. The surface is smoother than the sponger brushes.

Home Sweet Home DIY rustic farmhouse sign
Southern Cotton wreath on front door

I scored my cotton wreath a few years ago at Kirklands. I bet most hobby shops have them now. They are quite popular.

How to decorate the porch for winter

I even added a little cotton bouquet in the old chippy urns. I told you things are looking quite rugged out there. I don’t plan on changing or replacing anytime soon. It goes with our home. Funny a few weeks ago, someone messaged me and wanted to know what year out house was built. They thought it was much older, in a good way of course. I LOVED that. Our home was built in 2005.

Some of the other projects seen in this post:

99 cent thrift store chair makeover HERE

Stenciled side lights

Painted front door

Chalk painted urns

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DIY Farmhouse rustic signs

DIY Farmhouse rustic signs

I hope you enjoyed my little winter diy farmhouse rustic sign idea and perhaps make one of your own. It’s fun, and simple.

You can check out my gallery of over 100 Home decor and stencil ideas HERE.

I even have a short video there on some techniques. Although, I do not have my stencil line anymore, I leave you plenty of options to choose from. The ones that are on the market today are great and easy to use.

Filed Under: Country french, farmhouse, Pallet Projects, rustic, rustic outdoors, Southern front porch, Southern rustic front porch, stencil projects, Stenciling Projects, Winter

Comments

  1. Sandi Magle says

    December 31 at 11:53 am

    Fun post…we are leaving everything up—and finally got a dusting of snow here in Chicagoland. But, I have 3 huge signs downstairs that need to be painted, just waiting for some inspiration—and thank-you, I think you did it! LOL!
    Happy New Year!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      December 31 at 12:06 pm

      That is awesome! I love it. Happy New year Sandi.

      Reply
  2. Judy says

    December 31 at 3:16 pm

    The porch looks great, Debbie. I have more of a stoop than a porch, but I know I could get an urn or two on it. I love the way yours looks! Happy, healthy, peaceful, and productive new year to you and your family!

    Reply
    • debbiedoo's says

      December 31 at 5:47 pm

      Thank you so much Judy! Same to you.xo

      Reply

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