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Merry Christmas Sign in Lights

December 10, 2013

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Needing something of size and substance above my mantel, which isn’t a mantel but a bookcase. I looked through my stash and made a Merry Christmas Sign in Lights.

Ten Favorite Silhouette® Christmas Crafts It makes a statement, doesn’t it!

It all started when I bought this string of lights at Target:
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At the time, I wasn’t sure what I would do with them. Maybe use them on my bannister or put them on a wreath. Then I saw this:
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My friend, Julie at Redhead Can Decorate made a Vintage Christmas sign that I love! It was my inspiration.

I knew I had an old board somewhere in my stash. And I had some Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint and White Wax that I was itching to try. All I had to buy was some wood stain.

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Since I knew I waned the letters to be red, I painted the wood with some red acrylic craft paint that I had on hand and let it dry thoroughly. That’s the great thing about craft paint: it dries nice and fast.

While the paint was drying, I went to my favorite crafting tool: my Silhoutte Cameo, and cut the letters out of a long sheet of vinyl. Then using transfer tape, I placed the letters on the board.

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Since I was going for an old, vintage look, I wasn’t overly concerned about making sure all the edges of the letters were firmly pressed down, just well-adhered. Then it was time to try out the milk paint. I read the directions and knowing I wanted more of a stain than an opaque paint, I mixed three tablespoons of water with one tablespoon of the milk paint powder.

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Just the look I was going for. I wanted the red to show through the white stain.

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I removed the vinyl letters and gave the whole thing a light sanding.

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Then I made a little mistake. But I was dying to try out the white wax. I bought the wax brush and everything!

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I may have applied too much wax. It made the sign whiter than what I wanted. Dark wax would have been the smarter choice. Oh well. Live and learn. No problem, though. I just wiped off as much of the white wax as I could and buffed. It was still looking a little too white soooo: I applied stain. I applied it verrry sparingly and wiped it off right away. I just wanted to darken it a little. That seemed to do the trick.

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To bring more dimension to the letters, I outlined the left edges of the letters with my unsteady hand with a tiny brush and some green craft paint.

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All that was left to do was attached the lights! Luckily this strand has clips behind each bulb that made it super easy to attach.

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Here it is during the day.

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And at night, all lit up.

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What is above your mantel? Or book case ; ) I’d love to know!

I link to these great parties:

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Comments

  1. Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life says

    December 12, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    Very cute sign ~ You’re so creative. I LOVE those lights!!!

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  2. Trina @ afewmineradjustments.blogspot.com says

    December 14, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    Love your mantel! Thanks for joining our Twirl and Take a Bow Party! Hope to see you again next week!

    Reply
  3. Emily says

    December 18, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    This is gorgeous! I love how the sign turned out. Pinned!

    Reply

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