Diy Vintage Signs Made From Foam Board

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Add Comment Edit

An slow tutorial for making vintage inspired signs using Dollar Tree foam board!

I'm thus excited to part this incredibly slow Dollar Tree project! I've been making signs and transforming Dollar Tree products for a spell now, thus putting the ii together to brand affordable vintage inspired signs seemed similar the side past times side best idea.

I dearest that these DIY vintage signs are non alone affordable to make, but they also operate pre-cut letters, which way there's no involve to mess alongside vinyl or fancy cutting machines.

SUPPLIES NEEDED TO MAKE EASY VINTAGE INSPIRED SIGNS

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- Foam board from Dollar Tree
- Black Elmer's Adhesive letters
- Straight edge
- Elmer's gum stick
- Utility knife
- Ruller
- Clear wax (I used CeCe Caldwell's)
- Aging Dust
- Wax brush
- Command Strips

HOW TO MAKE EASY VINTAGE SIGNS USING FOAM BOARD

I already had the black adhesive letters and the balance of the supplies, thus all I needed to exercise was brand a quick trip to Dollar Tree for foam board. Depending on how large you lot desire your signs, you'll last able to brand multiple signs out of i pack of letters together with i sail of foam board.

First, figure out what you lot desire your sign to say. Then mensurate together with operate a direct border together with utility knife to cutting the foam board. After your board is cut, operate a ruler to conform the letters evenly on the foam board.

Once the letters are arranged how you lot desire them, use a gum stick to stick the letters inwards place.

Wait for the gum to dry out thus teach over the entire board together with letters alongside waxing cream. Don't skimp on the wax since this is what the aging dust is going to adhere to. I used CeCe Caldwell's wax together with this waxing brush. The brush was a splurge, but totally worth the cost, particularly if you lot excogitation on waxing larger slice of furniture pieces.

After my foam boards were waxed I at i time dusted on the aging dust. I applied it heavier but about the edges thus worked inward toward the centre of the sign.

I was having thus much fun making these slow vintage inspired signs that I got ahead of myself together with made a Christmas sign too, oops.

One of the signs says, "Truck Parking" together with is hung higher upward my son's cupboard inwards his bedroom. I but added ii ascendance strips to the dorsum together with stuck it upward on the wall.

I also made a sign for over the mudroom door that leads to our garage. I used ii dissimilar size adhesive letters for the Flea Market sign together with it's i of my favorites.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to making these slow vintage inspired signs. You tin historic menstruum them every bit piffling or as much every bit you lot similar or operate multiple size adhesive letters similar I did. Whatever you lot decide, they'll last certain to brand a wonderful together with affordable improver to your home.