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Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

11/22/2014 20 Comments

Mini Pallet Sign OrnamentsIt’s slowly turning into holiday central over here, I just love this time of the year.  Creating custom decor each year is one of my very favorite things to do.  Not only is it custom and one of a kind, it’s budget friendly to do. Ornaments are such a great place to start, these fun Mini Pallet Ornaments will be filling my tree this year with my store bought ornaments.

Supplies:

–  popsicle sticks
–  Cricut Explore Cutting Machine
–  vinyl
–  glue gun
–  white acrylic paint
–  red acrylic paint
–  green acrylic paint
–  1″ foam paint brush
–  small round pouncer foam brush
–  jute twine

To see how I built the mini pallets from popsicle sticks go HERE.

Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

Mini Pallete Sign Ornaments 1Once I had my mini pallets built I created a white wash using 1/8 cup water and about 1/2 tablespoon of white acrylic paint, this is not an exact science at all.  Feel free to do your white wash as dark or light as you like.

Paint each mini pallet with the 1″ foam brush and white wash mixture, set aside and let dry.

While those were drying I created my images in my editing software then uploaded my custom images to Cricut Design Space  and turned it in to a cuttable image.  I sized them to fit my mini pallets.

Mini Pallet Sign OrnamentsCut the designs out on vinyl.

Mini Pallet Sign OrnamentsApply the vinyl to your mini pallets and use your mini round foam pouncer brush to paint over the stencil.  Paint carefully and in light layers of paint since the pallets are uneven, some bleeding may occur.

If bleeding does occur you can use a sharp xacto knife to scrape away the paint bleed marks, or use a fine paint brush to touch up the white wash.

Mini Pallet Sign OrnamentsRemove the vinyl, add some jute twine for hanging and you have some pretty darn cute ornaments.

Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

Mini Pallet Sign Ornaments

Mini Pallet Sign OrnamentsFor even more DIY Christmas ornament ideas be sure to check out some of my other projects:

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DIY Antler Ornaments


Fancy Framed Chalkboard Ornaments

Book Page Ornaments

 

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Comments

  1. Courtney says

    11/22/2014 at 10:38 AM

    Love! You are so creative!!! I can’t wait to make these with my daughter. Can you please tell me what don’t you used for “merry” I. The Merry & Bright one? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Courtney says

      11/22/2014 at 12:18 PM

      Font! πŸ™‚ that you used for “merry”. Thanks!

      Reply
      • craftedsparrow says

        11/23/2014 at 5:18 PM

        Hi Courtney, it’s one of my favorite fonts. You can find it in picmonkey.com even, it’s called thirsty script. πŸ™‚

        Reply
  2. Jamielyn@iheartnaptime says

    11/22/2014 at 12:34 PM

    These are ADORABLE! Love them so much. Your crafts and photography are always stunning!

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      11/23/2014 at 5:17 PM

      Thanks Jamielyn! That really means so much coming from you! Have a really great week.

      Reply
  3. Jaime Costiglio says

    11/22/2014 at 4:23 PM

    Rebecca these are my favorite! I’m thinking wood scraps for me – pinned for next year.

    Reply
  4. pei99 says

    11/22/2014 at 10:47 PM

    These are so cute! Can you tell me what cartridge you used for the vinyl?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      11/23/2014 at 5:14 PM

      Hi, thanks so much. I didn’t use a cartridge. These are all images I created myself and uploaded into Cricut Design Space and turned into cuttable files, one of the awesome benefits of having a Cricut Explore.

      Reply
      • Kasia says

        11/26/2014 at 11:50 PM

        The ornaments are super cute, I just need to ask you a question about the stencils – if they’re cut out, how come those little parts in B and O letters stay in their places??
        I just don’t get it πŸ™‚

        Reply
        • craftedsparrow says

          11/28/2014 at 6:49 PM

          Thanks so much, they stay in place since they were cut out of sticky vinyl. So when you use the transfer tape to transfer the stencil to the wood it stays in it’s spot. It’s the best. πŸ™‚

          Reply
          • Beth says

            12/05/2015 at 10:54 PM

            Does that mean that you can only use each stencil one time? Or can you lift it back up with contact paper after it dries?

          • craftedsparrow says

            12/09/2015 at 11:23 AM

            Hi Beth! Yes, you can only each stencil once. Vinyl doesn’t typically re-stick well once peel up. Merry Christmas.

  5. Courtney says

    11/23/2014 at 5:18 PM

    So cute! What FONT did you use for “MERRY” in the “MERRY & bright” one? Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Michelle@TheRibbonRetreat says

    11/29/2014 at 6:31 AM

    Love these fun little Pallet Sign Ornaments! They are so fun and festive! Thanks for sharing! PINNED!

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      11/29/2014 at 8:06 AM

      Thanks Michelle! Have a great weekend. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  7. Jessica says

    10/26/2015 at 4:47 PM

    Do you by chance want to share the svg for these? I would love to make them this year!

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      10/30/2015 at 10:35 AM

      Hi Jessica, I currently don’t have it available but if you let me get through this weekend I will update the post and add the images. πŸ™‚ Have a great weekend.

      Reply
  8. Chelsea @ The Johnsons Plus Dog says

    11/23/2016 at 2:36 PM

    Love these! πŸ™‚ How did you attach the jute hanger to the back?

    Reply
    • craftedsparrow says

      11/28/2016 at 3:27 PM

      Hi Chelsea, Thanks. I just hot glued them to the back! πŸ™‚

      Reply

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