DIY how to make a rustic wood house sign for your farmhouse style home decor
How to make mini wood houses from a 1×4. Stenciling a wood family number sign. DIY rustic farmhouse decorations to make at home, easy
Have you seen those adorable tiered tray signs on Pinterest? They are oh so tiny and oh so ADORABLE! They tie in perfectly with any rustic farmhouse style décor. If you have a miter saw you can make these little beauties at home.
If you don’t have a miter saw but still want to DIY these mini wood houses no worries! You can grab these precut unfinished wooden houses in my shop.
I used a scrap piece of 1×4 to make mine. Click here to read more of my SCRAP WOOD PROJECTS.
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Make your own tiered tray mini house signs
Here’s what you’ll need to make your own mini rustic wood houses
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1×4 or precut wood houses
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CUT OUT YOUR WOOD HOUSE
The first thing I did was to cut my wood house out of 1×4 scrap piece of pine. Well, my husband cut mine out because he was bored lol. He cut them using a 30 degree angle on the miter saw. Then cut them to the length you want. The one I’m making for this rustic craft tutorial measured approx. 4” in length. Then I sanded it down using my Ryobi orbit sander and 120 grit sandpaper.
2. CUT OUR YOUR STENCIL
I used my Cricut explore to cut out my stencil. I have yet to get a Cricut maker because my Explore is still going strong :)! I used a scrap piece of ORAMASK STENCIL FILM and this FAMILY NUMBER SIGN SVG. I’ve found that using an xacto knife to weed your designs works even better than traditional weeding tools. If you’re new to CRICUT be sure to check out these 10 supplies and accessories you need to get started with your Cricut.
3. PAINT YOUR WOOD HOUSE BASE
I chose to keep my mini wood house sign simple and paint it all white. I used acrylic paint and painted two coats for a decent coverage. Let completely dry.
4. STENCIL YOUR WOOD HOUSE
I stenciled a family number sign on my wood house and I love how cute it turned out. I applied my stencil using transfer tape and a vinyl squeegee. Then removed my transfer tape once it was properly adhered. If you don’t want any paint bleed be sure to seal your stencil. you can do this using the same paint as your background color. See how I also did this on a reverse stenciled sign to get crisp no paint bleed lines. Let dry.
5. PAINT YOUR STENCIL
I kept it safe and painted my family number stencil with black acrylic paint. I did one thin coat. Let dry completely. Then painted a second thin layer.
6. PEEL UP YOUR STENCIL
While your stencil paint is still wet use a sharp xacto knife OR sewing pin to peel up your stencil. Be careful not to guage the wood underneath. You want to carefully lift the stencil film up off the wood then grab it and peel away.
7. DISTRESS
If you like your sign without distressing then you are ready to display it once the lettering is dry. But if you’d like to add a little more rustic charm to it you can do so with your sander, after your lettering is dry of course. I use 120 grit sandpaper for pretty much all of my craft projects and it’s what I used to distress this mini wood house sign too. Focus around the edges and corners then lightly go over the front of the sign. I went a little crazy on my mini wood sign but I still like it. I think it just adds that much more character.
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Now you’re ready to display it in your home. I hope you enjoyed this crafty tutorial. If you have any questions please ask them in the comments.
Happy Crafting!
