Hello! It’s Ginger from GingerSnapCrafts.com. I am so happy to be a part of the Craftaholics Anonymous® Creative Team this year! I love stopping by each month to say hello. Today I’d love to show you how I made this super easy DIY Rustic Wood Sign with just a few supplies. So let’s get started.
DIY Rustic Wood Sign Tutorial
To give a little more protection & a more finished look I applied one coat of wax using an old rag. All done! I told you it was easy. 
I love how it turned out! I made this sign for my little sister. Her & her husband are moving into a new home in just a few weeks. She is so excited, & she wanted some help decorating. So of course, I volunteered. ;) I think I want to make another one for me, too! ha!
Aren’t they adorable?
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Love the decoupage tip! It drives me crazy when it seeps. Thanks for sharing!!!
How do you get the inside of the like the “e’s” on there? did you put them back where they go by hand before you sealed and painted? Hope this makes sense :)
Can you use Mod Podge instead of decoupage?
That is the same thing. Mod Podge is decoupaging medium.
Linda, I absolutely LOVE your sign! It is the exact project I have been looking for! What paint did you use for this project? Do you have any other wood painting tutorial?
great tutorial – could you tell me how you got Isabella to print on your silhouette – mine does not come up on the list of fonts and when I paste it in it does not print! would appreciate any help thanks
Nice job! Where did you get the original template for your phrase?
How and where do you get the Isabella font?! I’m dying to know!
Where and How do you get the Isabella font!? I’m dying to know!
Thanks so much for the tutorial! I love it. My daughter and her husband just had their first baby so I would love to make them one. Your ideas are great!
Oh please tell me what font your used! I have been looking for a nice cursive font!! ?
She used Isabella Script font.
And… how exactly is this “painting on wood without a stencil”? Being that you used the vinyl cutouts. ….as a stencil. ? What a joke.
My thoughts exactly! Ughhh so frustrating!!
How is this NOT a stencil??? Why is it you called it a stencil!!??
That is a misunderstanding. The image at the bottom of the post about not using a stencil is an ad for another blog post. In this tutorial, she did indeed use a vinyl stencil. I am removing the other image to avoid confusion.
How gracefully you handled that!
Wow, you really do a wonderful job detailing this process!! I admire your work, Linda :)
Very cute! Thanks for explaining the steps!
So, um. Yeah, that’s a stencil.
Did you cut the entire saying in one piece of vinyl or in several pieces? I’m not familiar with the Silhouette Cameo, is it very similar to the Cricut?
This tutorial is great, but you named the tutorial how to paint on wood WITHOUT using a stencil and you clearly used a stencil. ???
Good grief, she told you why in an earlier comment. Why be so rude. She gave wonderful instructions which I found very heapful.
I was thinking the same thing so don’t feel bad. Seems that unless you have silhouette machine or an inkjet printer there’s no good way to get good lettering.
What makes the faint look that the board is lighter (almost like a faint trace of wipe off white paint) behind the entire phrase and only there? Is it the sanding? Is there a way to prevent that? Thanks!
Great tutorial! You made it simple.
Pay no attention to the negative statements.
You did a great job!
Can you reuse the vinyl for another piece of wood?
You could, but it would be a little tricky.
This is an amazing tutorial. Thanks so much. Some people just need to be jerks, ignore them! You are fabulous.
That is a great tutorial. I’ve never heard about the mod podge step. Keep up the good work!!
What is your “decoupage”? Modge podge?
yes
Which cameo version do you use and did you cut the whole piece of vinyl from one sheet or a couple words per sheet? I can’t tell how long your sign is but it looks full length, 36-40″
Hi Mark, I believe she used the first Cameo with a roll of vinyl, not sheets of vinyl and so it was all one piece.
Thank you for the suggestion of using decoupage to help secure the stencil onto the wood. I have been fighting the bleeding of the paint under the stencil every time. I have not purchased a Cricut or Silhouette yet…I have not decided which one is the best
On the picture in looks like you put the decoupage on top of the vinyl. The directions say to put it on the board. Can you clarify? I want to do it right. Thank you
Where can I go to have the vinyl printed and cut if I don’t have my own machine?. I love this!
Could you email that font to me? I wAnt to make two signs one saying Blessed and the other saying Thankful. My email is annette.m.sughroue@gmail.com
Thanks!!
Hello –
Looking to do some lettering on a backyard sign. It will be a first.
Can you help me understand the “Silhouette cameo” ??
How did you get the lettering to the vinyl?
Bill H
Would like to know what brand of vinyl was used. Every time I try to create a stencil using vinyl I have a hard time transferring the vinyl off the white backing to the wood. It always tries to touch and stick together.
Were do you find these letters for the stencil
…you know this IS a stencil right?
I must be stupid because I did’nt get any thing out of those pictures and a few explinations but more questions. how did you appliy the vinyl to wood with the inside parts of letters like say the letter O, how do you get the center piece that does’nt connect to anything ?? did I miss the video or is there one avalible to watch? Would love to understand every thing. I would really be able to make alot of stuff I see or got in my head.