Style your front porch for fall or summer with an eye-catching homemade sunflower welcome sign. It’s a lovely statement piece to ring in the crisp, colorful season!
Why we love this project
A bold welcome sign is a fun decor piece for your front door and when you throw sunflowers into the mix, it gets a whole lot cuter! This sunflower welcome sign is easy to craft up using stencils and paint. You can use any wood board you like, making it perfect for repurposing wood you might already have on hand.
There’s no need to spend tons of money on a welcome board when you can make it yourself. Pair it up with a beautiful homemade sunflower wreath for the sweetest front porch decor for both summer and fall.
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Helpful Project Information
- Age Level: 13 and up
- Mess Factor: Medium – paint
- Level of Difficulty: Easy
- Time to Complete: Less than 2 hours (dry time)
- Cost Estimate: Less than $15.00 depending on what you have on hand
Craft supplies you will need
Get full list of supplies and directions in the printable version at the end of this post.
All of the paint colors used in this craft are DecoArt Patio Paint Outdoor™. These paints come in a huge range of color options, so feel free to mix and match the colors to your liking! They’re our favorite paints to use for all our outdoor projects as they are weatherproof, don’t require a sealant, and hold up so well against the elements. You can of course substitute with your favorite paint brand, but be sure to coat it with a sealant if it isn’t outdoor-specific paint.
DecoArt Patio Paint Colors We Used
How to Make a Sunflower Welcome Sign
These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this project. Please scroll down to simply print out the instructions!
- Print out the WELCOME PDF to actual size and using a pair of paper scissors, cut around each of the letters.
- Center the letters on top of the wood sign spacing the letters evenly apart.
- Holding the paper letters in place, trace the edges of the letters directly onto the wood sign.
- Using an angled paintbrush, paint the letters in Wrought Iron Black. Let the paint dry before moving on to the next step.
- Position the stencil on top of the wood sign with the straight edge of the sunflower stencil aligning the outer edge of the sign. Trace out the sunflower shape onto the sign.
We used the DecoArt Mid-Century stencil, which is unfortunately no longer available for purchase. However, there’s a plethora of adorable sunflower stencils available on Amazon to choose from, and you may be able to find some at your local craft stores as well.
- Reposition and trace extra sunflower shapes along both sides to have three in total on both sides.
- Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint the inner half circle shape of the sunflower in Wrought Iron Black.
- Paint the sunflower petals in Sunshine Yellow using a fine tip paint brush. Leave the paint to dry fully before moving on to the next step.
- Place the leafy vine part of the stencil over the edge of the sunflower petals and trace with a pencil.
- Mix equal parts Sunshine Yellow and Summer Sky Blue and then paint the leaves using a fine tip paintbrush. Let the paint dry. Add additional leafy vines along the top and bottom.
Expert Crafting Tips
- If your welcome sign will be placed in direct sunlight or in a place that the elements can tarnish it, I would highly suggest using the DecoArt Patio Paint we listed in the printable instructions. This paint is water based, weather proof, and does not require a sealant. This is our go-to for outdoor paint.
- We used a 4′ high x 10″ wide wood sign. You can typically find precut pine or cedar at Lowe’s or Home Depot, or you can have them cut you a board. It’s also worth checking your local craft store for unpainted wood signs.
You can dress up your front porch, hallway, or entryway with this pretty sunflower welcome sign. This is another fun project to do with friends or family while sipping on some hot apple cider or a sweet summer time cocktail.
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Sunflower Welcome Sign
You can dress up your front porch, hallway, or entryway with this pretty sunflower welcome sign.
Makes: 1 sign
Supplies
- wood sign 4 ft high x 10 inch wide
- DecoArt Patio Paint Outdoor Summer Sky Blue, Sunshine Yellow, and Wrought Iron Black
- Sunflower Stencil
- WELCOME PDF
Instructions
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Print out the WELCOME PDF to actual size and using a pair of paper scissors, cut around each of the letters.
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Center the letters on top of the wood sign spacing the letters evenly apart.
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Holding the paper letters in place, trace the edges of the letters directly on to the wood sign.
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Using an angled paint brush, paint the letters in Wrought Iron Black. Let the paint dry before moving on to the next step.
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Position the stencil on top of the wood sign with the straight edge of the sunflower stencil aligning the outer edge of the sign. Trace out the sunflower shape onto the sign.
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Reposition and trace extra sunflower shapes along both sides to have three in total on both sides.
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Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint the inner half circle shape of the sunflower in Wrought Iron Black.
-
Paint the sunflower petals in Sunshine Yellow using a fine tip paint brush. Leave the paint to dry fully before moving on to the next step.
-
Place the leafy vine part of the stencil over the edge of the sunflower petals and trace with a pencil.
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Mix equal parts Sunshine Yellow and Summer Sky Blue and then paint the leaves using a fine tip paintbrush. Let the paint dry. Add additional leafy vines along the top and bottom.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- Unfortunately, the stencil we used (Americana Decor Mid-Century) is no longer available for purchase. However, you can find a plethora of sunflower stencils on Amazon and you may have luck finding some at your local craft store as well.
- We used a 4′ high x 10″ wide wood sign. You can typically find precut pine or cedar at Lowe’s or Home Depot, or you can have them cut you a board. It’s also worth checking your local craft store for unpainted wood signs.
This post originally appeared here on Sep 3rd, 2021.
