While sprucing up the front porch I noticed that my welcome mat was plain and boring. I wanted to do something to make a small statement as guests arrived at our front door. I came across this Etsy site and knew immediately that I wanted to recreate one of these mats for myself. Originally I wanted to write "Welcome Ya'll" or "Hey Ya'll" but the Hubs wasn't going for those. So I decided on something very simple:
We have been joking all weekend and saying "Hi" really quick to each other and laughing. We have to entertain ourselves somehow people!
1. First, I used my Silhouette to cut out 4" letters onto white Cardstock. (You could just print some fun letters and trace them onto a heavy paper.)
2. Then I punched the letters out and placed the stencil on the lower left corner of my welcome mat.
3. I used a thicker bristled brush to help get the paint to soak down into the mat.
4. I also made sure to use a little painter's tape at the corners so the stencil wouldn't slide while painting. Then I waited for an hour or so until the paint dried.
You can see in the above picture that I used a sample of Valspar paint that I had on hand. It is a fun limey green color, but reads almost yellow in some of my pictures.
I love the small update. It isn't too bold and crazy....just a little somethin to add some fun to our porch!
How about you! What were you up to this weekend? Any outside work or fun DIY's that I must know about?
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