Front Door Greeting {with Chalkboard Vinyl}

I am slowly but surely working on bringing my new home together. I still have a ways to go but it has been fun to find a place for everything and create new items to put in this beautiful home that I never want to leave. {too bad we are just renting it}. I knew I wanted to make my front porch welcoming, kind and friendly to our new neighbors around us. I change out the wreath each season and holiday, but I wanted to do something else on the door. I thought about the tradition vinyl welcome sign but then quickly came to the realization that I wanted something a little different and unique. I found some chalkboard vinyl I have had in my craft stash for quite a while now I just didn't have the perfect project for it yet, that is until I thought of this simple, but really fun decal for my front door. It was so quick and easy, literally half of a nap time craft :)

{Supplies I used}

-Chalkboard vinyl {mine is Cricut brand}

-transfer tape {not require but it does make it easier to get everything straight and is a quicker application process-the cricut chalkboard vinyl came with the transfer tape}

-Cricut mini {again this is not require you could easily do this without a cutting machine it is just quicker}

-Marker and scissors {if you don't have a cutting machine or a way to borrow one}

-Applicator tool {or really you could just use a credit card}

-Chalk

-Rag 

{What I did}

The first thing I did is hook up my cricut mini and chose my designs that I wanted to use:

 Main label- label 1-5 11 1/2 inches 

Triangle banner- banner 2 each triangle is 1 inch total of 71/2 inches 

Arrow- Arrow 8 inches 

heart- heart-5  1.5 inches 

Then once I had it all picked out, designed and sized, I cut it out on some scrap paper to make sure everything was size correctly, then I cut it again this time on the chalkboard vinyl. 

***If you do not have a cutting machine you can design it your self or find designs online to print out and trace onto the vinyl then you are going to cut out your designs with scissors. 

The machine will cut the vinyl and leave the back uncut. This is nice for the transfer tape. Once it is cut you are going to peel off the excess vinyl as shown above. 

Next you will take your transfer tape and measure it to the size of your decal backing, then peel the tape off its backing, put the sticky side onto the chalkboard vinyl and use your applicator or credit card to smooth it on. So it looks like the last picture above. 

Peel the backing off and the chalkboard vinyl will stay on the tape then you will place it onto the door right where you want it, use your applicator and rub it around to make sure it is sticking onto the door and then peel the tape away and all you are left with is the chalkboard decal! tada!

Next you will take some chalk and rub it over the entire thing, then use your rag to wipe the chalk off. Then your surface is ready for coloring, writing, or picture drawing. Use your creativity. This is a great tip for all new chalkboard surfaces so that it doesn't leave a ghost {previous writing} on it. 

Didn't it turn out so cute?! I Love how it is unique and different than any of my neighbors doors. I also love that it is not permanent and it is great for both renter and home owners alike.

For now I just colored in the banner and arrow with some yellow and Wrote Welcome in the label. It will be fun to change this out for the season, holiday or whatever is going on in the area or our family at the time. 

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For those who have asked here is a picture of the front of the house. Isn't it cute?! I die and i really want to buy it one day if we could, or at least build a replicate. I love the inside floor plan just as much as the outside. 

 

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Wooden Bliss Banner {Tutorial}

{Supplies I Used}

-3Wood flag style banner pieces{Wood connection}
-2 Wood Triangle style banner pieces {Wood connection}
-Patterned card stock (5 different sheets)
-Wood letters B L I S S {Wood connection}
-White paint
-Sand block or paper or nail file
-paint brushes (I like to use the foam ones and wash them and reuse them)
-Yellow bakers Twine (they even have this at wood connection)
-Easy Tack Glue
-Mod Podge
-Hot Glue gun and glue sticks
-Pin
-Credit card or scrapper

{What I did}

First, I painted the edges of the wood flags white. I also painted a little onto the front just so there was no bare wood showing.

Next, it was time to put the paper onto the flag pieces. I wanted to show a little different technique then I did HERE.
1.  First I put the patterned paper facing down and the flag on top
2. Traced the flag onto the paper with a pencil
3. Cut it out
Now you have the paper the right size and ready to be glued.

Next, came my handy dandy spray adhesive. You can find this at any craft store I got mine at Michaels and used my 40% coupon. Don't forget your coupons they will save you so much money on your creating and crafting I promise it is worth it and so are the little extra trips to be able to use multiple.

I sprayed the adhesive onto both the wooden flag and the paper and let them sit for about 20 seconds to get tacky. Then I placed the paper on top of the wooden flag. I took a credit card and scrapped it across the paper on the flag to make it perfectly smooth, help it adhere and get out any bubbles. 

Once they are all glued on and dried for about an hour, I took my file {you can also use sand paper but I like the file for small wood projects} and sanded all the edges making sure they are all smooth and all excess paper is off.

Next I put a coat of mod podge on the top of each flag to seal them and keep the paper protected. I like to do this on paper/wood projects because they last longer and the paper doesn't tear.

You need to be able to connect the flags together to make it into a banner. The wood flags come with a pre drilled hole already in them but it got covered when we mod podged the paper on the top so to  get those holes through the paper I simply just took a pin and poked it through the pre drilled hole and moved it around a bit until the hole in the paper was the same size and the hole in the wood. I know super high tech right?! haha but it worked.

Next up is the letters for these bad boys. I loved the word bliss. It was perfect, fresh and simply beautiful for my summer decor. I painted each letter white. I liked the simple white next to the patterned, colorful paper.

Then I sanded the edges and the top a little bit. I like the shabby chic rustic look it brings to the modern bold paper on the flags.

To attach the letters I simply used my hot glue gun and placed them right where I wanted.

Once all the letters are on and they are secure, it was time to string the flags together using some baker's twine. I adore this stuff. You can do so much with it and it is sooooo cute.  I strung it through each flag until they were all connected.

You could also tie a knot in the twine after each flag so they stay in place.

And there you have it, it is all ready to be hung up! Isn't it so cute? The colors, the patterns and the simply beautiful word and meaning of bliss is perfect for your home this summer!

BLISS: Supreme happiness, utter joy or contentment. I love this word, I love what it reminds me of. It reminds me of my blessings, it reminds me to be happy and everything I have in my life to be happy for. It reminds me what is truly important. In our house we feel the bliss! What is your favorite word? Why would you display it in your home?

 

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