Handmade Remember Sign

I feel like it has been a while since I’ve shared a painted project. I’ve been sharing lots of HTV and iron-on projects lately. They are just so fun, I can’t help it! If you haven’t tried HTV or iron-on yet, you need to. It is so fun to create a design and see it come to life on whatever you’re putting it on. Anyway, one of my sisters had a birthday a couple of months ago, and I told her I wanted to make her a sign for her birthday. She recently moved into a new home and she had a couple of things in mind. She told me that she wanted a sign that said “remember” to help remember those that had come before the current generation. I thought that was a great idea! So, I came up with this Handmade Remember Sign. I finally got it done and given to her on Labor day.

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Handmade Remember Sign Supplies:

Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore Air 2
Removable Vinyl or Stencil Vinyl
Paint
Paint Brush
Wood (Sign & Frame)

I found several different fonts that I had on my computer, created examples in Photoshop Elements and sent them to my sister so she could pick what she wanted. This is the one she chose. Once I had the design ready, I uploaded it to Design Space and sent it to the Cricut to be cut. Once cut, I weeded the word. I was using white vinyl, so the blue you see here is what I weeded, creating the stencil. I painted my board white and let it dry.

I applied paper transfer tape to the vinyl.

Then I applied it to the board.

I carefully painted “remember” with a charcoal gray color. It is perfect for this kind of sign. It is dark, but it isn’t quite black. I put two or three coats on and let it dry.

I removed the vinyl, revealing the painted board. When removing vinyl from a sign like this, you want to try and remove it at an angle and keep it as flat/close to the board as possible when peeling it.

Once I had the sign painted, I needed to add the frame. My sister wanted brown stain on the frame. I cut the frame pieces, stained them, let them dry, then attached them.

For this sign, my sister wanted the frame flush on the front. I love the look of it. I lined the frame up with the sign, and attached it with my nailer.