DIY wood signs can add a great ambiance to a wedding - especially a beach wedding!
what you need:
wood (the bride, Katrina, picked some up from her hometown beach)
paint
paintbrushes
printer (and a computer... and ink!)
acetone nail polish remover
metal utensils
newspaper to cover working surface
newspaper to cover working surface
to start, decide what words and fonts you want to use
tip: we found non-cursive to be much easier unless you have a good free-hand painter
tip: we found non-cursive to be much easier unless you have a good free-hand painter
measure your wood to determine what size you should print
print your words BACKWARDS in a thick font
(here's a tutorial for flipping a text box in Word)
place your word(s) on the wood in your desired location and
tape them down so they don't move while you're working
look at that brilliant tape job!
(tip: encourage each other along the way to keep motivation strong)
place your word(s) on the wood in your desired location and
tape them down so they don't move while you're working
look at that brilliant tape job!
(tip: encourage each other along the way to keep motivation strong)
choose one brush for your acetone
brush acetone over the letters one at a time
(tip: if you don't want to get high, wear a mask)
(obviously we didn't care about that)
after you coat a letter, take a metal utensil (spoon, wine stopper, etc.) and scrape over the letter
we found that getting the edges of the letter mattered most, which is also
why we did mainly block letters instead of cursive handwriting fonts
the ink should transfer onto the wood, but depending on the type of wood you have
it might not be very dark, which is why scraping the outline of the letter matters more
once all your letters are transferred, paint them!
though the letters will be there for you to trace, patience is still key
that's it!
we also made some signs on stone hearts, but the ink didn't transfer with this method
so we had to free-hand draw them (with a white, erasable pencil first!)
we also had a special guest this crafternoon: Katrina's cat, Fly!
he just loves being held like a baby
though the letters will be there for you to trace, patience is still key
that's it!
photo credit: Josiah Hassler Photography
we also made some signs on stone hearts, but the ink didn't transfer with this method
so we had to free-hand draw them (with a white, erasable pencil first!)
we also had a special guest this crafternoon: Katrina's cat, Fly!
he just loves being held like a baby
