How to Make a Stenciled Spring Pallet Sign

Anyone else totally ready for spring?  We had some nice weather in the middle of February and it kind-of tricked me into thinking spring was here.  And then we got hit with a huge snow storm and I realized winter isn’t quite over.:(  Even though it’s not quite spring outside, I’m ready to get some spring colors up on the inside.

I love the look of pallet projects, but sometimes gathering the wood, cutting it all down to size, and putting it all together can be a pain.  When I saw these wood pallets signs, I knew they would be great option if you want the pallet look, but not all the trouble.  I purchased mine from Amazon, but I’ve also seen them at Walmart and Joann’s. Now I want to show you how stencil a pallet sign.

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED

• Wood Pallet Sign (mine is 12″ x 12″)
• Vinyl (Color doesn’t matter)
• Transfer Tape
• Mod Podge (Optional)
• Paint (I used acrylic paints)
• Paintbrushes
• Electronic cutter (cricut explore, silhouette or other cutter)
• Cut File (available for free in my resource library)

HERE’S WHAT YOU DO

Use your electronic cutter to cut your stencil out of vinyl.  I created 4 different stencils for this sign (layout shown below).  You could do less depending on how you want the layers to look. Weed away the excess vinyl and apply the transfer tape.

Apply the bottom letters to the wood first.

Because the wood isn’t completely smooth, you’ll want to paint a light coat of Mod-Podge over the letters to help prevent bleeding.  After that dries, paint two light coats of paint on each letter.

 Let the paint dry to the touch and then remove the vinyl.  Nice crisp lines – love that!

Repeat the above steps with all your layers of vinyl.

And just like that, it’s finished.  Don’t you just love the pretty colors of spring?

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Want to make your own? Get the free cut file for this project in the resource library