DIY Garden/ Outdoor Guest Blog Paint/ Stencil. November 28th, 2022

Painted Monogram Welcome Sign for front door porch

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Hello everyone! I’m Michele from Apples and Peanut Butter. I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when Hani asked me if I would like to do a guest post on Craftionary. I want to share my Monogram Welcome Sign for front door or welcome sign for porch with you today.

DIY Welcome Sign for Porch

Painted Monogram Welcome Sign for front door

Material to make welcome sign for porch

Treated 2×2
1×12 Pine Board
Scroll Saw
Pattern and Monogram Design
Transparancy Overhead Projector Machine
2- 3 and1 2 inch wood screws
White Spray Paint
2 “S” Hooks
4 Eye Hooks
Black Outdoor Acrylic Paint
Black Paint Pen
Paint Brush

Instructions to make welcome sign

First, measure and cut the treated 2×2 4 and 1/2 feet long. Print the pattern or design of your choice on transparency paper. Use the overhead projector to trace the design on the 1×12 pine board. If you do not have access to an overhead projector, check with the local library. They may let you check one out (I guess that is one perk to being a teacher)! I used a measurement of 16 inches long by an 11 inch height from top to bottom for the bottom piece. The top piece is also 16 inches long by a 3 inch height. Use the scroll saw to cut the two pieces out. I apologize for not having any pics of this process, but this was my handy man hubby’s department.

Attach the top piece to the 2×2 with 2 3 and 1 2 inch wood screws. Pre-drill holes to prevent wood from splitting. Pre-drill the holes to attach the “S” hooks between the top and bottom pieces.

Spray paint all pieces the color of your choice. I used white as you can see.

Next, I used an “S” monogram that I already had from Hobby Lobby to trace onto the bottom piece.

Use black outdoor acrylic paint and a small sponge paint brush to paint the inside of the monogram. I got the paint at Walmart and it says that it is both UV and weather resistant.

Then I used the bottom of the paint bottle to trace the circles on each side of the monogram. I used the edge of the paint brush to go around the outside edge of the bottom wood piece and I used the paint pen and dipped it in the black acrylic paint to write “Welcome” on one side of the sign and “Come Back” on the other side. Of course it would have been nice if I had a Cameo and some outdoor vinyl, but I don’t have either.

Welcome sign for front door

Here’s the final look of the competed welcome sign for front door or welcome sign for porch. I love how it displayed welcome sign on the front and come back on the back when the guests are leaving.

We placed our sign at the front entrance to our house with the “Welcome” facing you when you walk up to our front steps and the “Come Back” facing you when you leave.