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hello sign

August 2, 2012 by Julie 8 Comments

This month’s Etsy Fort Worth upcycle challenge was to make something with popsicle sticks. Now, I have to admit right at the start that I went out and bought a package of popsicle sticks for this project. It’s not that we haven’t eaten popsicles, I just always forgot to save them! Thankfully this project only uses a few of them so I have plenty left in my package to make more crafts.

I really love the big wooden (and reclaimed wood) signs that seem to be popular right now. But I don’t have the wall space to make lots of wooden signs with all the sayings that I like. So I decided to try a miniature version.

I’m missing photo’s for the first few steps, but all I did was cut the ends off of my popsicle sticks so that they would look more like wooden planks. Then I hot-glued a couple of popsicle sticks across the back to make it sturdy.

Once it was assembled I mixed some brown and black paint together to get the rustic look that I was wanting and I painted my piece. I decided for this first sign to paint ‘hello’ on it. (Inspired by this sign.) I used the Lobster font as my inspiration and traced it out.

I definitely don’t have the steadiest hand, but I did my best painting my hello. (I mixed several colors together to get the shade that I wanted.)

And now it’s ready for display!

 

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Comments

  1. Alana says

    August 3, 2012 at 7:02 am

    I already told you on instagram, but this is so cute!

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    • Julie{isCocoandCocoa} says

      August 3, 2012 at 6:03 pm

      Thank you (again)!! I’m definitely going to be making more of these.

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  2. Wendy says

    August 7, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Oh, what a cute idea! Definitely get the same look without the space commitment.. love it!

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    • Julie{isCocoandCocoa} says

      August 7, 2012 at 5:15 pm

      Thanks, Wendy!

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  3. Stephanie T. says

    August 7, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    Cute! I bet these would make great product name and price signs for craft fair displays. Maybe even painted with chalkboard paint.

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    • Julie{isCocoandCocoa} says

      August 7, 2012 at 7:46 pm

      I’ve been toying with idea’s on how to use them as signs for my display. I really like the chalkboard paint idea, and I already have a bunch of it. Thanks!!

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  4. Bespangled Jewelry says

    August 9, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    I love this! I featured this post in a collection of ‘grown up’ popsicle stick crafts: Thanks for sharing!

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    • Julie{isCocoandCocoa} says

      August 9, 2012 at 2:19 pm

      Thanks! And thanks for including this in your collection!

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