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DIY Halloween Block Sign

By: Ginger Snap Crafts
October 14, 2013

Hi! It’s Ginger from GingerSnapCrafts.com! I’m back to share another cute & easy tutorial featuring DecoArt paint. :) You might have already heard but just in case you haven’t yet, DecoArt has just come out with the American Multi-Surface Satin paints line! I love, love, love these paints! They can be used on just about anything ~ on glass, metal, wood & more. I love the vibrant colors, too! Some of them were just right for this easy Halloween craft. :)

Items needed:

Americana Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2oz - Apple Green
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2oz - Eggplant
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2oz - School Bus
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2oz - Black Tie
Americana Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2oz - Poppy
Wooden Blocks
Paint brushes

Instructions:

For this project I used the Americana Multi-Surface Satin paint in eggplant, school bus, apple green, poppy & black tie.

Instruction #1 - American Multi-Surface Satin Paint

For my blocks I had these wooden blocks I had bought quite a while ago from one of those daily deal sites. I’m glad I finally decided to use them. ha! ;) You could also use a 2x2 board cut into smaller blocks. My blocks weren’t cut all the same. Some were a little taller & some were a little shorter. Some were a little wider & some a little skinnier. Have fun ~ mix them up! ;)

Then I painted my blocks with a foam brush. I put about 2 to 3 coats of paint on each block.

While my blocks were drying, I cut “Happy Halloween” out in white vinyl using my digital craft cutter using the “An Accidental Kiss” font. If you do it this way make sure you measure your blocks carefully. Since each block is a different size it makes a difference on how big your letters need to be. (If you don’t have a digital craft cutter you could use a stencil, paint marker or order vinyl letters online.)