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Hello Summer Wood Sign

Use a Dollar Tree wood flower to make this wood "Hello Summer" sign! It's a very easy decor project.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time45 minutes
Dry Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Yield: 1 sign
Cost: $3

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

  • Paint the wood using white craft paint. Roll on one side, let dry, and flip over. Paint other side and let dry.
    Foam rolling the wood flower with white paint
  • Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the wood; don't do the edges. Let dry 15-20 minutes and repeat.
    Painting a white wood flower with two coats of Mod Podge
  • While the Mod Podge is drying, separate the napkin from the bottom layers. You can use tape to help. You just want the top layer with the design.
    Separating a rainbow napkin layers
  • Place the napkin down onto the wood. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the napkin, and run the craft iron across the top several times. While you are doing this, the Mod Podge is melting below the napkin, and the napkin is adhering. Keep going until the napkin is fully adhered, including the edges.
    Ironing a rainbow napkin onto a wood flower
  • Let the flower cool after ironing. Use an emery board to gently sand away the excess napkin. Sanding at an angle works very well. Continue until all the extra napkin is removed around all edges.
    Sanding the excess rainbow napkin off the edge of the flower with an emery board
  • Spray paint the words with the colors of your choice. I used white and hung the words outside to paint. Let dry completely.
    Spray painting wood words with white spray paint
  • Using the hot glue gun, glue the trim on the back of the hanger around the edges. I like to start at the bottom. Glue a few inches at a time. Let cool and trim the final length with scissors.
    Attaching pom pom trim with a hot glue gun to a wood flower
  • Glue down the words onto the front of the project with the glue gun. Let cool before adding ribbon to hang.
    Hot gluing the words hello summer to the front of a wood flower

Notes

My wood flower came with a hole at the top. If you choose to drill into the top, use painter's tape on both sides and drill through that so the wood doesn't splinter and break.