Cricut Creations

My sweet hubby surprised me and spoiled me for Christmas with a...CRICUT!  Needless to say my crafty heart has come alive again and I've been making some signs.  My hubby cut some two-by-fours for me into the appropriate lengths.  (Frugal Tip:  I love using 2x4's because they are so cheap!  It was $2 for 8 ft!) Then we had a girls' night and made these to honor those brave military men in my family. 

Step 1:  Cut the wood.

Step 2:  Sand the wood.

Step 3:  Paint the wood.

Step 4:  Use sandpaper to stress the edges of painted wood.

Step 5:  Cut letters using scrapbook paper and Cricut.

Step 6:  Modge Podge letters and whole blog to seal it.  (Also could use vinyl letters)

 I also made this fun sign for my mantel.  As I was sitting down to make it, S and L wanted to paint with me.  So my mother-in-law found some scrap wood and I just let them paint.  S insisted on turning his into a sign with letters.  He came up with the phrase completely on his own...so that dinosaurs can see it and know that they are not allowed in his room!  It was an easy way to craft my own thing while the boys did their own thing.