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DIY Painted Wood Fruit Signs

Created On: May 11, 2016  |  Updated: May 10, 2020  |   1 Comment

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Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

I don’t know about you guys, but I am so loving fruit right now!  The fun bright colors of fruit are totally getting me in the mood for summer.  As I was lazily cruising the aisles of Hobby Lobby the other day, I had a great idea to create some painted wood fruit signs.  I wasn’t sure where I would put them, but I went straight the paint aisle to buy the colors for the watermelon.  The watermelon was the one I knew I wanted to make first.  I could just see it on the tablescapes of my summer parties.

I headed over to Lowes and bought one of these round pieces of wood.  I have no idea what they are called, but I asked a store worker where I would find a round piece of wood that was one inch thick.  He pointed me in the right direction.  There were two different sizes and I bought the bigger of the two.  It was 18 inches in diameter.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

I then asked my husband to cut it in half for me.  Once it was cut in half I decided I should make 2 different fruit and realized I already had yellow and white paint to do a lemon too!  Yay!

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

To get started with the lemon, I sketched out what I wanted the lemon to look like.  Then I painted the segments with yellow paint.  I filled in the gaps with the white paint to make it look like a lemon slice.  As you can see, it’s no 100 percent perfect, but I love it!  Then I sanded it down to give it a distressed look.  You don’t have to do this step if you want it to look crisp.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

For the watermelon, I just eye balled it.  Once I was done with the red inside and the green ring on the outside, I decided I needed a darker green stipe along the edge.  I just added a few drops of black paint to some green paint and it was the perfect shade.  I then used some charcoal colored paint to hand paint the seeds on using a small paint brush.  I wanted it to have a distressed look as well, so I sanded it down.  Just be careful because red paint likes to carry over into the other colors as you sand.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

I used my very favorite BB Frosch wax and waxed both pieces to give it a nice matte finish and to protect it.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

I think they turned out so cute!  Much better than when I first imagined them.  And they can go anywhere in your summer decor!

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

They look cute on a mantel, in a centerpiece or anywhere you want a pop of color.  I drilled some holes in the corners, added some wire and a cute ribbon and it’s perfect on my front door!  I love non wreath door decor!

Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

I ended up making 2 sets of these and they are now hanging on my mom’s door and my mother in law’s door.  It was a fun an unexpected Mother’s Day gif that they both loved!

 Add pops of color to your summer decor with these DIY painted wood fruit signs.

If you have the urge to paint some things, definitely give these painted wood fruit signs a try.  You might also like this american flag painted sign or this anchor sign.  Both of which are perfect for summer decorating!

Hand painted american flag sign tutorial, perfect 4th of July decor - lizoncall

Hand painted nautical anchor sign hung on the front door. A perfect decoration for summertime.

See what I mean about non wreath door decor! 🙂

Happy Painting!

Liz

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