HOCUS POCUS PORCH SIGN

Prepare yourself for another post in our Crafty Chaos series...

Kaitlyn wanted a reversible porch sign, one side will be for Halloween and the other side will be for Christmas (which will be posted in the future). The first side we made is the Halloween side, witch (see what I did there) has a Hocus Pocus theme!

We got the wood for the sign at the ReStore located in Spanish Fork, Utah. 

The design for the sign was created in Cricut Design Space, using svgs we purchased on Etsy. As we were doing several Hocus Pocus projects, we bought a collection of Hocus Pocus svgs on Etsy, to provide some versatility. Usually I would provide a link to the specific ones we purchased, but unfortunately the Etsy shop we purchased the svgs from has since closed! However, there are some similar Hocus Pocus svg collections or individual images available on Etsy from other shops. Depending on your project - or projects - I'm sure you can find the perfect fit for your crafting needs too! 

We created our stencil out of mylar. We ordered a pack of 12x24 inch mylar sheets on Amazon.

Once we had our desired silhouettes and quotes cutout on the mylar, we found it easiest to first lay them all out on the blank sign to figure out the placement and spacing.

After figuring out the order and placement of the vinyl, we removed every other mylar stencil (since they overlapped), and focused on those ones first. We made sure the mylar was even on all sides and taped them down (we used painters tape).

We used Delta Ceracoat Paint (we already had these colors - some of them aren't available in store anymore, unfortunately). We chose the following colors for each Sanderson sister: Amethyst for Mary, Butter Yellow for Sarah, and Tangerine for Winifred.

The first mylar stencil that we chose to paint on was the sisters hair silhouettes, at the top of the board. We used foam sponge dabber brushes to stencil the paint onto the board (you can pick those up at any store where craft paint is sold).

TIP: We found it easiest to dab our paint around the edge of each shape and then fill it in.

We then worked our way down the board, filling in each stencil we'd already taped down.

After the paint dried, we removed the stencils, and then returned the final stencils to the sign, taping them down and painting. There were a couple of spots we did a bit of touch up after these had all dried.

After adding a clear topcoat, your sign is ready to put out by your door for the world to see and admire.

We adore this Hocus Pocus sign, and it goes great with the Hocus Pocus Doormat! Let me know what silhouettes and quotes you use for your sign!

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