How to Make a Front Porch Sign with Cricut!

How to Make a Front Porch Sign with Cricut!

Make a tall, skinny front porch sign with a board, paint, vinyl and Cricut. 

This cute sign can be customized and fit beautifully on nearly every front porch, right next to the door.

Make a interchangeable decoration to add more fun, like the "O" in this Welcome sign!

Hey friends!

You need a front porch sign. It's the perfect house accessory that will add curb appeal and make your front porch super inviting.

Or uninviting.

You can make it say whatever you want!

Supplies Needed for Front Porch Sign:

• Cricut Machines
• Wood Boards (these are reclaimed pine wood from basement wall paneling from the 70's)
• Outdoor Paint
• Paintbrush
• Sand Paper
• Outdoor Vinyl (white, black or whatever color you desire)
• Transfer Tape
• Cricut Hand Tools (weeding, scraping, etc)
• Optional: Wreath and Screw/drill

Step 1: Paint

Begin by painting the boards with outdoor acrylic paint.

Pick whatever color you love.

Do an ombre paint job, buffalo plaid or striped if you want!

Allow the paint to dry completely and then paint one more coat of paint on the boards.

Step 2: Vinyl

While the paint is drying, measure the width and height of your board.

Use the Circut software, Cricut Design Space, to design the desired words for your board. 

Fit the letters so they will fit the width and height of the board.

Once the lettering is decided on and sized just right, cut them out of outdoor rated vinyl.

Step 3: Sanding

After the paint has dried and before applying the vinyl, use the sand paper to sand the edges of the boards to distress it a bit.

Clean the boards off so there is no dust left on it.

Step 4: Transfer

Then use transfer tape to adhere the letters to the wood surface.

Line up all the letters on the board before committing to their exact location. 

Start with the middle letter and work up and down to get the best spacing.

Then remove the backing of the vinyl while and adhere to the board. 

Rub the vinyl in place firmly with a credit card or scraper.

Finally remove the transfer tape and smooth the letters down firmly.

The front porch signs are ready to set out on the front porch.

(note: you can spray with a clear coat finish if desired, I did not do this step)

Oh ya, I left the "O" off the Welcome sign. 

Then I drilled a screw into the board to easily hang a holiday decoration in place for every month, season or holiday of the year.

I love the option of this interchangeable decoration!

Now place the skinny wooden front porch sign by the front door and let it do the friendly greetings it was born to do.

I have a couple neighbors that have front porch signs.

They live just about across the street from each other.

One front porch sign says "Oh Hello"

The one across the street says "Hi friends"

I always think they are talking to each other. 

They are just so cute and friendly!

That's it!

Which front porch sign is your favorite???

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