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Reversible Holiday Porch Sign

Created On: November 12, 2014  |  Updated: November 1, 2020  |   13 Comments

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I am super excited about this project!  I’m excited because it’s a holiday project and because you can use it for both Thanksgiving and Christmas!  I also love the fact that it wasn’t too difficult to make.  You see, I wanted to dress up my new front porch for the holidays, and since my porch is kind of big, I needed something big to fill the space.  That is when I knew I wanted to make a big holiday porch sign.  But the best part about this holiday porch sign . . . it’s reversible!Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I got the idea of making this sign reversible from a craft night I went to with Lolly Jane.  We made a reversible sign there and I thought, how brilliant!  Here is how I made my reversible holiday porch sign.

It all starts with a 1 inch pine board that is 1 foot by 4 foot.  There is no need for wood cutting with this project!  Score!  I then stained my wood board.  If you’ve never stained wood before, it’s really not hard.  Just a little messy maybe.  See how I stained the wood for my a frame chalkboard.

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Now to make the Thankful side, I had some vinyl cut to say Thankful and left the letters.  I added my vinyl letters to my stained board.  I could’ve left it at that, but I wanted to do a kind of reverse effect.  Once my vinyl was down, I painted over the entire board with white paint.  I did 2 coats but left it looking a little streaky.  That is the look I was going for.  You could always add another coat or two if you don’t like the way that looks.

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Once the paint was almost dry, I removed the vinyl letters so that the stained board showed through.  Then I took my hand sander and with a high grit sand paper (150) I sanded the edges and distressed the board until I got the effect I wanted.

Don’t you love my “work bench”?  2 folding chairs.  🙂  Whatever works right?!?!

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I sprayed a coat of sealer on before putting out on the front porch.  Add a pumpkin, a fall wreath and any other fun fall related decor and your all ready for the holiday!

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

So that was how I made the Thanksgiving side, here is how I made the Christmas side.

I started out with the stained board and before adding any stencils, I painted the board white.  I used an extra coat or 2 of white on this side because I wanted it to have a crisper look.  Once my paint was dry, I added my stencil.  Now it is really hard to see the stencil in that middle picture.  It’s because my stencil was white and the board was white.  But this time, I removed the letters of the stencil, leaving the negative, because I wanted to paint in the letters red.  Which is what the next step is.  Paint in the letters with red acrylic paint.

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I removed the vinyl stencil and had nice crisp red letters on my board.  Then I used my hand sander to distress the sign.

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

It too looks great with a little added Christmas decor.  I even used the reverse side of my a frame chalkboard to add a little winter cheer.

Reversible holiday porch sign you can use for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

So now I can switch up my Thanksgiving porch decorations to Christmas decorations super quick.  It’s just a turn of the holiday porch sign!

Happy Crafting!

Liz

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  1. Mary says

    November 19, 2015

    This is ADORABLE!! I’ve worked with vinyl lettering before, but wondering where you got yours for this project? Thanks! 🙂

    Reply
    • Liz Call says

      November 24, 2015

      Thank you! I have a friend that cuts my large vinyl for me. If you’re local to Phoenix area I can give you more information.

      Reply
  2. Windi says

    October 6, 2015

    What fonts did you use for the reversible signs?

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    • Liz Call says

      October 6, 2015

      The font for Joy is captain howdy. I don’t remember the thankful font.

      Reply
  3. Melinda @Home.Made.Interest says

    November 15, 2014

    Stopping by from the Party Bunch link party. Great idea! I love being able to reuse things for different holidays. Pinning!

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    • Liz Call says

      November 15, 2014

      Thanks Melinda! I love how it turned out!

      Reply
  4. Jessica says

    November 12, 2014

    Liz! Came across this on Pinterest. Super cute! I think I’m going to have to make one! Love your blog, too!

    Reply
    • Liz Call says

      November 12, 2014

      Jessica my friend! Thank you! I love how it turned out.

      Reply
  5. Kara says

    November 12, 2014

    I totally love this idea Liz! Your porch looks amazing in both shots!

    Reply
    • Liz Call says

      November 14, 2014

      Thank you so much Kara! My neighbors think I’m a little crazy for having my porch all decorated for Christmas! 🙂

      Reply

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