Create Adorable DIY Garden Signs For Your Yard

This was a project I completed a couple of years ago that I wished I had kept.  Especially now that I am planning a whimsical secret garden for my grandkids.

However, I sold them at my vendor booth last year and I hope whoever bought them is enjoying them in their yard this year.

I decided to revisit the project to inspire me to create new ones for my secret garden.  I hope it also inspires you to create a version of these adorable DIY yard signs for your outdoor landscaping.

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This post is part of the Creative Craft Blog Hop hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather.  If you are visiting from Gail’s site, Purple Hues and Me then welcome!  I know you will enjoy Gail’s Woven Ribbon Wall Basket project this month.  At the very bottom of this post, I will be directing you to the next stop on this blog hop venture. But don’t forget to check out all of the talented bloggers participating this month during the week as well.

 

 

 

 

Have you ever found something at a thrift store and just had to buy it but had no idea what you were going to do with it at the time? 

That is how I came to possess these two small unfinished wooden outdoor yard signs in my craft stash.  

For only $1 for both of them, they were too good of a deal to pass up. 

When I found them, I thought about making some yard signs for Christmas.  But the Christmas season came and went and the little unfinished wooden cut-outs were still in my craft stash.

 

 

 

Make a cute garden sign instead!

In my attempt to make the outdoor wood signs into Christmas signs, I just couldn’t find the right words and design that I liked.  Honestly, they were a bit small to display on the front lawn anyway. 

Christmas signs are usually more like the larger custom yard signs. 

 

 

Eventually, I realized they were a better size for a garden pot or as a garden stake in a flower bed and had to change the idea for the project. 

After a few quick searches on Pinterest and Cricut Design Space®, I was inspired to create some fun garden signs for the Spring and Summer seasons.

I know that I mentioned that I found these outdoor wood signs at a thrift store. But you can recreate a similar version of this same project from unfinished wood cut-outs or a yard stake found on Amazon.

 

 

Cute little garden signs are a great way to add charm and character to your outdoor gardens.  Using just some plain wooden garden stakes found at a thrift store, I was able to add some fun garden signs to the flower gardens in my landscaping. Each DIY fun garden sign was made in just one afternoon. 

 

 

The first part of this project was fairly simple and quick.  I just picked out two pastel-colored acrylic paints and painted the main section of the outdoor wood sign. 

I didn’t add paint to the actual picket stake part because that part will be in the dirt along with the plants and I have no idea how well they will adapt to acrylic paints in the dirt with them.

Best to skip painting that part just to be safe.

 

 

Then I cut out the two phrases on my Cricut Joy® machine and attached them to the painted signs.  I picked one phrase available in the Cricut Design Space® and one I created myself.  

And promptly forgot to photograph the signs with just the sayings on them.  That is just how it rolls sometimes when you are busy crafting.

I used Permanent Cricut Smart Vinyl™ that I have used before on outdoor projects and have found it to be very weatherproof and durable.  

 

 

 

This is one of those projects, that slowly changed and grew in detail as I worked on it.  

Originally I just planned to design and cut out the wording on my Cricut Joy® machine, attach them to the painted signs, and call it done.  I chose white vinyl because it was what I had in my stash and it looked so fresh against the pastel colors of the painted signs.

But then I took a good look at them and decided they needed more whimsical character and more details.

So I pulled out more paint colors and brushes and quickly added some fun details.

 

Crafters and designers Always need to tweak things a bit.

 

 

One sign has pretty flowers and easy-to-paint ladybugs.

 

 

The second one has a little gnome figure. This was my first time painting a gnome. It was surprisingly very easy and made such a cute little sign.

 

 

During the afternoon, I kept returning to the DIY yard signs and adding more details. For the fine lines and details needed around the gnomes and ladybugs, I finished those with craft markers.

 

 

The final step was to seal each sign against the weather and the elements with Minwax Polycrylic spray coating. 

I wasn’t sure if this would work well over the vinyl cutouts, so I researched online to get other crafter’s opinions. 

The opinion was that it could be used over vinyl so I tried it after allowing the paint to dry overnight.  I didn’t experience any problems with the paint or the vinyl by using the product on the wooden garden signs. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since the flower beds in my back yards are really bare at this time, I decided to display my fun little garden signs in a flower pot.  Now, I just need to buy some plants!

These DIY fun garden signs are the perfect size for a small space in my garden area. 

If you are looking for a wide variety of outdoor garden signs that are both cute and adorable, below are some great options for custom signs I found from some great Etsy sellers:

 

 

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Be sure to visit all of the other talented bloggers participating this month in the Creative Craft Blog Hop starting with Niki’s Burlap Cross Wreath.

 

Floral Cross Upcycle

Woven Ribbon Wall Basket

Adorable Garden Signs

Burlap Cross Wreath

Easy Easter Basket Tags

Sweetest Change to a Bird Cage

Acrylic Pour Painting

Floral Ice Cream Cones

 

Hugs,

1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”