Weathered Antique DIY Sign From a Printed Poster
Make your own DIY weathered antique sign for less! An oversized printed poster is painted to resemble a weathered and rusty vintage sign. Video tutorial included.
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If you love the look of an antique sign, but don't want to pay the high
price tag, this is the project for you!
I'm going to show you how you can create an oversized, weathered, vintage
looking sign from a printable for under $20!
Inspiration
I was inspired by the following signs I spotted across the web. I love the
fonts, colors, the appearance of real wood and the rusty, vintage nature of
these signs. The simplicity of the last one really caught my eye. It was
originally created by Liz Marie, and you can buy the digital download from the
link below.
I thought it would be fun to recreate this sign as best as I could, and see if
I could then weather and age it using paint.
How to Turn a Paper Printable into a Weathered Antique Sign
I think my reproduction sign looks pretty good, and I'm excited to show you
how I accomplished this. The painting portion is super easy and really
no-fail!
Supplies
- 16x20 Antiques The Cottage printable (subscribers can access my Resource Library and get a free copy of this sign) or purchase it from Liz Marie - see link above
- 16x20 weathered wood frame (I used THIS exact frame) OR the blonde version here
- Vintage Effect Wash
- burnt umber acrylic paint
-
chestnut acrylic paint
- foam brush
- bristly stencil brush
- matte spray sealer (to protect sign if leaving uncovered)
Step one
Go to Walgreens.com and select THIS size poster. Upload the printable (free for subscribers) and have it
printed. You could use any copy store but this project works with the glossy
poster paper.
Step two
Unroll poster onto table. Be sure to protect your work surface with brown
paper or something else. Shake up the Vintage Effects Wash and apply a single
coat across the entire poster, including the words.
This will dramatically transform the shiny brightness of the poster and give
it a matte, vintage effect, perfect for making an antique sign!
Step three
Use acrylic paints to create depth, rust and good 'ole vintage crustiness
wherever you want! Please refer to the video below to follow along as I
antique this paper sign in just minutes!
For the summer, I think this DIY antique sign pairs beautifully with a mix of
patriotic and Americana decor. You can see how I made my
Primitive Scrap Fabric Flags with very few supplies.
If you wanted, you can add a barnwood look to the background of the sign
within the Walgreens dashboard. I thought about it, and now kinda wish I would
have tried it. It is an extra charge but I think I'll splurge for the next DIY
printable sign I make.
You could also use a black Sharpie and a ruler to draw your own shiplap
boards, spacing them evenly across the sign before painting it.
This antiqued printable is the same technique I used on the Cottages to Let
sign hanging in our guestroom. I made a couple of signs for Christmas as well,
and I simply store the unused signs in the backing of the frame. The signs are
easy to switch out anytime I get a hankering for something different!
This little rusty star looks great beside the faux rusted corner of my antique
weathered sign.
I really hope I've inspired you to make your own weathered sign from a
printable! If you're a subscriber, then you have free access to my Resource
Library which contains all my printables, which are free for your personal
use, not to be reproduced or sold!
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Oh how I love the outcome of this Antiques sign! You made it so doable for most anyone to now cherish one of these beauties!
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna!!
DeleteThank you for sharing with us at the To Grandma's house we go Wednesday link party - I'm featuring you this week!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't change a thing, I think the sign is perfection Cindy! It really does look like an antique sign. I am visiting from Funky Junk Interiors.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, I appreciate that!
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