Rustic Sign for Christmas – 12 Days of Christmas {Day 5}
The project I had planned for Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas was a bust. It just wasn’t turning out as I’d envisioned it, so I was wracking my brains to come up with another project. Then I realized I didn’t have a sign planned yet, and I love doing signs for Christmas. While soaking in the bathtub later (a.k.a. my “office”), I looked up at the rustic sign I’d made that had an imaginary business name on it (seen HERE), and immediately, “Mrs. Claus Cookie Co.” popped into my head. The jolly old gal doesn’t get near as much attention as her hubby, so my sign would pay tribute to her.
How to Make a Rustic Sign for Christmas
I knew I wanted the sign to look old and rustic, so I scrounged up the roughest piece of old wood I had in my stash, and used some red paint I had leftover from making my son’s British flag sign.
I used my palm sander to smooth out the roughest parts, revealing some of the wood underneath.
I cut a vinyl stencil with my Silhouette and used a foam brush to paint the lettering over the stencil.
I did a slight bit of sanding over the letters once they had dried – just enough to reveal a bit of the red paint and wood under them.
I wanted to tone down the white paint a little and make the sign look a little older, so I waxed the whole thing with antiquing wax.
If you are wondering about the date I added to the bottom of my sign, I researched the history of Santa Claus, and back in 1821 the first lithographed book in America was published, called, “Children’s Friend”, which was written about “Sante Claus”, similar to the jolly old guy in the sleigh that we know of today, which differed from the saintly bishop that was known of before that time. Just some random trivia for you!
I added a few cup hooks at the bottom of the sign, to dangle some of my metal cookie cutters from, and attached D-ring hangers on the back. This sign is available in my shop HERE.
You can make your own sign with the Mrs. Claus stencil available here.
Here’s similar sign that’s available in my Etsy shop HERE.
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This is so adorable, Angie. I have a seperate board for red & white Christmas decoration and will certainly pin this beautiful sign.
Julia
very cute. I love the idea of creating something new every day…now if I could just keep the people in my house healthy long enough for me to hang up my nurse/mom cap. lol
Debbi
–YankeeBurrow
What a cute idea for a sign! I love that it’s unexpected 🙂
How cute is that, and the cookie cutters just bring out the charm.
Thanks Dawn!!
Love, Love, Love your sign!
Thanks for sharing all your tips, tricks, and how-to’s.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sandi
Thanks Sandi!
I love this sign Angie. The red is perfect, and I love that you gave Mrs. Claus her due.
I love the red and the whole wording!
Thanks so much, Darrielle!
So cute! Thank you for the tutorial, Angie.
Glad you like it, Kimberly! Thanks for commenting!
Sweet sign!! If I get my kitchen painted this sign would look so cute hanging on the soffit!
Love this, Angie!!
Thanks Korrie!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Oh Angie, the sign is so cute! Thanks for the tip about transferring the letters! Have a nice Thanksgiving!
Love this! That red is amazing too… swoon worthy!
Love this. One of the cutest signs I’ve ever seen
Found you via #hometalkTuesday and I’m so glad I did! Super cute! Pinned so I can make one soon! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much, and welcome!
I love your sign. What are the measurements of your board?
I love that you gave Mrs Claus her due. Thanks for sharing another great idea.
love this sign, when you use stencil do you anything to hold stencil down
Connie, you can use spray stencil adhesive, but I generally don’t on wood signs. I just make sure I have VERY little paint on my stencil brush and tamp lightly with it so it doesn’t bleed under the stencil.
Love this and am already planning for Christmas decorating. Do you sell the stencils?
Yes I do Meg. They are available – https://knickoftime.net/vintage-sign-stencils