Learn how to make your very own Winter Wonderland Pallet Sign this winter – perfect for adding a touch of festive decoration to your home.
Winter Sign
This little ski ornament has been in my collection for years! I have pulled it out every December since I bought it, loving it as much as the day I found it. It always brings me so much joy. It is so stinking cute.
Do you have an ornament that does it for you, as this little cutie does for me? I have loved it for so long and knew that I just had to make something so adorable with it.
This super simple, budget-friendly DIY Winter Wonderland Pallet Sign will easily become your favorite Winter decor in your collection. Are you ready to continue celebrating Christmas in July with me? Grab your supplies and let’s get started.
Winter Wonderland Pallet Sign
This little ski ornament has been in my collection for years! I have pulled it out every December since I bought it, loving it as much as the day I found it. It always brings me so much joy. It is so stinking cute. Do you have an ornament that does it for you, as this little cutie does for me? I have loved it for so long and knew that I just had to make something so adorable with it.
If you are lucky enough to have a real-life pair of VINTAGE ice skates, then you better bust those out and make this craft with me right now! Your sign might need to be a little bigger in size, but that is fine too. This super simple, budget-friendly DIY Winter Wonderland Pallet Sign will easily become your favorite Winter decor in your collection. Are you ready to continue celebrating Christmas in July with me? Grab your supplies and let’s get started.
SUPPLIES NEED TO MAKE YOUR WINTER WONDERLAND PALLET SIGN:
- Barn Wood
- Ice Skate Ornament (Walmart)
- Essential Stencil – “Ice Skate Rentals”
- Waverly Paint – color Plaster and Ink
- Holly Berry Garland
- Buffalo Check Ribbon
- Thick Jute Rope – Dollar Tree
- Paint Sticks
- Sanding Block
- Blue Painters tape
- Ryobi Staple Gun
- Chip Paintbrush
- Heat Gun
- Plastic Gloves
- Baby Wipes
- Puppy Pads
STEPS:
1 – Grab your barn wood pieces and your sanding block. Rub off some grit and smooth them out a bit. Tip* If you are not using a puppy pad for this craft, let me suggest you do! Stenciling gets messy.
2 – Let’s apply the dry brush technique to your wood. With your chip brush, apply a thin coat of Waverly paint, and color Plaster. Do not cover the whole board, but instead add some textured color. I love this look.
3 –. Dry completely. Use a heat gun to speed up the drying process.
4 – Determine which pieces of barn wood will look best for your sign by playing with placement. Since you are working with a stencil, you need to try and have the smoothest pieces possible as you work.
5 – Flip over to the back, laying down flat to attach your sign together to be all one piece. I used 4 paint sticks with hot glue over the backs to secure them. Make sure that all 4 boards are covered with the paint sticks going the opposite direction to connect together. If your sign is going to be outside, use E6000 instead of hot glue. Press down flat.
6 – Use a staple gun to really reinforce it. Be careful not to go through your boards in front. Tip* If you happen to have thin wood pieces that you could nail together instead of using paint sticks, do that. I just used what I had on hand y’all.
7 – If any of the staples accidentally went through, use a hammer to knock them back down so that it doesn’t mess up your stencil. Adds some fun texture though if it happens.
8 – Flip back over to the painted white side. Be sure it is nice and dry.
9 – Use your 100 grit sanding block one more time to make sure it is smooth for your stencil. Wipe debris free.
10 – Grab your Essential Stencil “Ice Skate Rental”, and tape it in place with blue painter’s tape. Make sure it is nice and straight. I eyeballed about 1 in from the edges of my wooden sign. Tip* Be sure your stencil is flat.
11 – Grab your Ink color by Waverly and your Essential Stencil brush. Tip* You can play with the color choices and design for your personal sign, but I wanted the classic look for mine.
12 – Dab on a tiny bit of paint and OFFLOAD on your puppy pad before you start to fill in your stencil. Go in circles as you begin to fill in your stencil. Tip* Always offload because you do not want to have too much paint that bleeds through on your surface.
13 – Fill in from left to right, working your way down on your pallet sign. Pat, pat, pat with your brush. Fill in completely.
14 – Carefully and slowly remove, checking your stencil to make sure it is the desired look you want. You can gently place it back down if you have not fully removed it from your board to darken your paint if necessary. Tip* You can stop here if you want because it is super cute right now, but I want toad more. Don’t you?
15 – Dry completely.
16 – To create your hanger, carefully flip your sign over and add your thick jute rope along the back of your 2 outside paint sticks. Hot glue is first in place. Flip back over.
17 – Grab your ice skate ornament and remove the hanging ribbon. Hot glue in place on the top corner of your board,
18 – Next grab your mini evergreen stem and your deconstructed holly berry garland. Manipulate your berry piece to become as beautiful as it can be. Attach a bit of ribbon to tie a simple bow on the base. Hot glue your bow to the stem to stay secured.
19 – Next add your holly berry bundle to the bottom right corner of your sign.
1.-Grab your barn wood pieces and your sanding block. Rub off some grit and smooth them out a bit. Tip* If you are not using a puppy pad for this craft, let me suggest you do! Stenciling gets messy. 2 - Let’s apply the dry brush technique to your wood. With your chip brush, apply a thin coat of Waverly paint, and color Plaster. Do not cover the whole board, but instead add some textured color. I love this look. 3 -. Dry completely. Use a heat gun to speed up the drying process. 4 - Determine which pieces of barn wood will look best for your sign by playing with placement. Since you are working with a stencil, you need to try and have the smoothest pieces possible as you work. 5 - Flip over to the back, laying down flat to attach your sign together to be all one piece. I used 4 paint sticks with hot glue over the backs to secure them. Make sure that all 4 boards are covered with the paint sticks going the opposite direction to connect together. If your sign is going to be outside, use E6000 instead of hot glue. Press down flat. 6 - Use a staple gun to really reinforce it. Be careful not to go through your boards in front. Tip* If you happen to have thin wood pieces that you could nail together instead of using paint sticks, do that. I just used what I had on hand y’all. 7 - If any of the staples accidentally went through, use a hammer to knock them back down so that it doesn't mess up your stencil. Adds some fun texture though if it happens. 8 - Flip back over to the painted white side. Be sure it is nice and dry. 9 - Use your 100 grit sanding block one more time to make sure it is smooth for your stencil. Wipe debris free. 10 - Grab your Essential Stencil “Ice Skate Rental”, and tape it in place with blue painter’s tape. Make sure it is nice and straight. I eyeballed about 1 in from the edges of my wooden sign. Tip* Be sure your stencil is flat. 11 - Grab your Ink color by Waverly and your Essential Stencil brush. Tip* You can play with the color choices and design for your personal sign, but I wanted the classic look for mine. 12 - Dab on a tiny bit of paint and OFFLOAD on your puppy pad before you start to fill in your stencil. Go in circles as you begin to fill in your stencil. Tip* Always offload because you do not want to have too much paint that bleeds through on your surface. 13 - Fill in from left to right, working your way down on your pallet sign. Pat, pat, pat with your brush. Fill in completely. 14 - Carefully and slowly remove, checking your stencil to make sure it is the desired look you want. You can gently place it back down if you have not fully removed it from your board to darken your paint if necessary. Tip* You can stop here if you want because it is super cute right now, but I want toad more. Don’t you? 15 - Dry completely. 16 - To create your hanger, carefully flip your sign over and add your thick jute rope along the back of your 2 outside paint sticks. Hot glue is first in place. Flip back over. 17 - Grab your ice skate ornament and remove the hanging ribbon. Hot glue in place on the top corner of your board, 18 - Next grab your mini evergreen stem and your deconstructed holly berry garland. Manipulate your berry piece to become as beautiful as it can be. Attach a bit of ribbon to tie a simple bow on the base. Hot glue your bow to the stem to stay secured. 19 - Next add your holly berry bundle to the bottom right corner of your sign. Winter Wonderland Pallet Sign
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I want to go ice skating right now, but sadly it is 105 degrees outside. I want to sip hot cocoa, instead of my sweet tea. I want to be nestled by a fire instead of feeling like I am on fire. Ha! I guess I will just keep pretending it is actually Christmas, the snow is falling down, and I am not sweating to death in this heat of the summer!
I love crafting for Christmas in July because these DIY craft projects get me so excited for my favorite holiday of the year. And they take my mind off the summer sun, and instead, I start to think of a magical Winter Wonderland. Tell me you love this as much as I do.
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