Hey friends!
Hope you all had an awesome weekend! You don’t have to stick around here long to know my love for photos. To me, photos make the best decorations and gifts. I have a blank wall I have been looking to fill in my hallway, so I got busy making a board to display some photos! Here is how it turned out…
So fun!
I am so thankful for my crazy family. I decided the word ‘thankful’ would be perfect for this board. My baby girl is in the middle of potty training right now… So, this can also serve as a reminder that I AM thankful for these times 😉
I have done all the hard work for you! I made all of the letters into free printables for you to print at home. You just click on each of the links below to take you to the printables. A new browser window will pop up and you can just click print from your browser bar. I printed mine on cream thin cardstock. White works great too. You can even do photo paper if you are feeling really fancy.
CLICK HERE to print letters T-N
CLICK HERE to print letters K-L
While those were printing, I started on my wood board.
I used a 1×8′ pine board from the hardware store. You can get a 6′ piece for $7 and cut it in half for 2 of these boards. CHEAP!
The hardware store will also cut these for you if you need them to. A simple hand saw will do the trick easy too!
I stained the entire board with my new VERY FAVORITE stain color from Rust-Oleum. You should get used to seeing this stain, because I will be putting it on LOTS. Love it.
Rust-Oleum Carrington Stain
While that was drying, I cut my letters out.
After the board dried, I used bronze nail heads like these to attach the letters to the board. You can find these at the hardware store as well. I push them into the wood a bit with my hand, and use a hammer to tap the rest in.
Now for the clips! I found these cuties at Michael’s.
They come with red rubber on each end, which is super cute but didn’t go with my stuff so I peeled it off of each one. Then, I used Gorilla Glue Super Glue Gel to attach each clip. You only need a small drop. And, hold the clip in place for about 30 seconds to allow it to hold.
Finally, I drilled two holes above the H and U and used thick twine from Hobby Lobby to run a knot through the front of each hole to hold it up. I used a hook on the wall to hang it from, put some pics of my cuties on it and I was done.
Simple project. Under $10.
These also make a great gift for family and friends without breaking the bank!
Here are a few more shots!
I hope you like it!
Let me know if you have any questions at all! Thanks so much for stopping by.
I would LOVE for you to share this board and pin it with your peeps!
Also stay tuned… We have a really fun announcement to make on Wednesday! Can’t wait to share it with you guys! 🙂
~Whitney
I use these letters a lot. Thank you so much. Do you happen to have numbers to match it? [email protected]
Blessed!
what font is this???
I’d love to know as well. 🙁
If you go to dafont.com and search for the font called “Archistico” it is similar to the one used here.
Here is my BLESSED version! 🙂 Thank u Shanty-2-Chic 4 the inspiration!!! U r awesome!!! 🙂 Cheyenne!
the printable’s are not working it keeps saying the page can not be displayed??
Unfortunately I don’t have a Cricut. Anyone come up with a different way to do the letters? I want to do a board that says ‘Love’ for my newly wed daughter-in-law with some of their wedding pictures attached.
Please, please share with us how you made these letters. Thanks!
Do you have the other letters somewhere on your blog? I can not find them! Thanks
Thanks so much for all the wonderful ideas! Anyway we can get additional letter to download?
Here is the one I did for FAMILY
also I can’t find the wood stain you used…do you know of another color name that would match the Carrington color?
did you have to sand the edges of the board?
Any chance you could send all the letters of the alphabet?
I wanted to make a sign that says Give Thanks for school.
Thanks in advance if you can.
I love this sign and I’d like to make some for Christmas gifts for Grandparents. Are there other letters available. I’ve gone to the Free Printables, but I can’t seem to find the additional letters. Could someone please point in the right direction.
Thanks,
I have an idea I am trying to put together and really like this but not sure if it will work or if you have other ideas I can do. It is for my MIL.. She has 6 grandkids. I am wanting to get a pic of the all the kids as babies and a now pic. Also a few pics of her with the kids .. Not one in particular but at least one with her and the kids each so that is 6 more pics. give or take. I want to do a word, poem or something that will top off the gift… What do you think? I am making a total of 3. The other 2 I know this would not be good for but am open to ideas. The other 2 are for guys. One for my dad and the other for my brother … Make a cologe of our mom that passed away( Long story short, our grandma and her kids will not allow us to have pics of our mom) so over the last 18 years I have gathered pics here and there and would like to share with him what I do have. The only way I seem to get pics is when someone passes away, there kids come in and give me photos. Thankfully 🙂 Thank you for your helpp
Love this! Do you have any other letters available to download? The only wall I have large enough for this long of a board is upstairs, so I was hoping to make a smaller one (FAMILY) to hang downstairs where more people would see it! Great projects 🙂