How to Make a Front Porch Sign with Cricut!

How to Make a Front Porch Sign with Cricut! Make a tall, skinny front porch sign with a board, paint, vinyl and Cricut.  This cute sign can be customized and fit beautifully on nearly every front porch, right next to the door. Make a interchangeable decoration to add more fun, like the "O" in this Welcome sign! Hey friends! You need a front porch sign. It's the perfect house accessory that will add curb appeal and make your front porch super inviting. Or uninviting. You can make it say whatever you want! Supplies Needed for Front Porch Sign: Cricut Machines Wood Boards (these are reclaimed pine wood from basement wall paneling from the 70's) Outdoor Paint Paintbrush Sand Paper Outdoor Vinyl ( white , black or whatever color you desire) Transfer Tape Cricut Hand Tools (weeding, scraping, etc) Optional: Wreath and Screw/drill Step 1: Paint Begin by painting the boards with outdoor acrylic paint. Pick whatever color you love. Do an ombre paint job, buffalo plaid or stri...

How to Paint a Front Door for Instant Curb Appeal!

Products for this project received from Plaid as one of their Plaid Creators. All opinions are mine.  How to Paint a Front Door for Instant Curb Appeal! So back in April, I asked some of my neighbors if I could paint their front door. I don't like babysitting kids, I'm not great at bringing meals to people...but I knew I could paint doors. This is the front door that got them all going. Over the next few months, I'll highlight some doors I painted and showcase the amazing befores and afters. Check out this before picture:  This door was obviously peach at some point (why people try to match their brick color is beyond me!) Then the door was painted brown. It had old paper stuck to it. There was a lot of chipped paint. Not only that, but there was cracks in the door that allowed daylight to shine through. Clearly the perfect candidate for a door makeover.  So, what color to pick when painting the door? Complimentary color families always work well. So if the hous...

Paint Matching Exterior Doors of Home with Folk Art Paint

Paint Matching Exterior Doors of Home with Folk Art Paint + GIVEAWAY Painting the exterior door to your home is a great way to add curb appeal and make your house feel fresh. Paint all the exterior doors to match using Folk Art Outdoor paint. It's a simple update that does not require many supplies or time. Spend a couple hours improving the exterior of your home by painting the doors to match. My birthday is coming up and I've got a week of fun giveaways in store! Giveaway details at the end of the post or @Doodlecraft on Instagram ! Leave me a comment about how you like to celebrate your birthday! I sourced some local doors in the neighborhood to paint! It's something fun I can do to help my neighbors and then I'm not constantly repainting my doors. Check out this amazing door transformation I did last Summer. So here's the current house pictured below, a reddish brick with cream trim. The front door is forest green and the side door is white. Th...