Rustic Round Beach Sign – Silhouette Creators Challenge

Hello Beach Lovers!  

This month’s Silhouette Challenge is all about the beach.  I live in Denver CO so unfortunately there is all mountains and no ocean, but still beautiful nonetheless.  

In order to continue in the spirit of summer I made a fun Rustic Beach Sign that requires no tools…YAH!See the tutorial below and then stick around for a few more beautiful beachy items to take a gander at from the other bloggers who joined in as well. 

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SUPPLIES FOR BEACH SIGN

• Round wood piece 17.5 inches in diameter
• Stain – Rust-oleum in Weathered Gray and Minwax in Special Walnut
• Paint in White Bistro Valspar from Lowes
• Paint brush
• Stencil made with the Silhouette Cameo
• Sandpaper 220

STEPS TO MAKE BEACH SIGN

Step 1) Stain round wood piece. I layered two different stain colors to achieve tones of gray and brown. I started with the Weathered Gray.  I wiped on the stain with a t-shirt and wiped it off if few seconds later, then I repeated this step with Special Walnut.  Allow to dry according to package directions. 

Step 2) I made a stencil with mySilhouette Cameo using contact paper and applied it to the round wood piece. Then I used a white paint to apply a dry brush technique.  To do this I dip the end of a paint brush into the paint, only using a small amount and dabbed any excess off on a newspaper or a paper towel and then apply with light brush strokes.  Then I used heavy brush strokes to blend the paint in more.  I repeated this several times until the desired look was achieved. Because my letters were the color of the stain I wanted to dry brush and achieve as much white as I could without covering the round wood piece completely so the stained letters would show up as best against the gray/brown stain.

Step 3) I Removed the stencil and drew an arrow free hand with black paint. Once the black paint dried I lightly sanded the arrow to give it rustic charm as well.

I love how it turned out and it looks great with the rest of my decor. 

Make sure to check out the other Silhouette projects as well.

Nautical Tank – Morena’s Corner

DIY Beach Party Invitations – Pocketful of Posies

Silhouette Challenge Beach Treasures – Dwell Beautiful

Rustic Round Beach Sign – Dream Design DIY