Thanksgiving sign | The CSI Project

Hi! I'm Dawn. I'm an Air Force wife and busy mom of three kids four and under. I love sewing, crafting, cooking and (obviously) blogging about it all over at Designed by Dawn Nicole. I'm thrilled to be over here at the CSI Project sharing a fun little Thanksgiving sign tutorial with you. This was a fun and easy project that I plan to eventually try to coordinate into my Thanksgiving Mantle. We're hosting Thanksgiving this year and we'll have somewhere between 20-30 people so I really want the house to be nice and festive. Here's how you can make your own. What You'll Need: 4 Decorative Wood Signs (2 small, 2 large). I got mine from PickYourPlum a while back but you can find these or something similar in the raw wood section of craft stores. Burlap Mod Podge Fabric or Acrylic Paint Stencils (Heart and Letters. I used Martha Stewart Crafts Adhesive Stencils for the text and one of her cardboard stencils for the heart. You could easily make your own with contact paper though.) Foam Brush, small spouncer, small paintbrush Craft Sticks Hot Glue Gun Picture hanging hardware I started by tracing my 4 wood signs onto the burlap with a marker and carefully cutting them out with small detail scissors. Then I painted each wood piece with a layer of Mod Podge and applied the fabric to them. I placed them on top of various bottles/rolls of tape to let them dry overnight so they wouldn't stick to anything. Then I stenciled the text and hearts onto the pieces as shown in the below pics: After it dried thoroughly, I applied a coat of Mod Podge over the top. Then I used 4 craft sticks between each sign to hot glue the pieces together. I also glued a stick horizontally to the top and bottom of the hanging so it will lay nicely on the wall. Finally, I hot glued a triangular picture hanger at the top center on the back. The hardest part was finding a good spot to hang it up. I really love how it turned out! Many thanks to Dee for having me! You can also connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. ____________________