 We just made these two fall reversible front porch welcome signs fall Halloween And we'll show you how we did it right now What is up a welcome back do it to do a builder make it we do too and we have a new video each week This week. It's another viewer request We got a request for a reversible Front porch welcome sign fall Halloween So we can't let a holiday go by without doing a front porch welcome sign to match the holiday or the season So this will be the first time we've actually done a reversible. I'm surprised that this is our first time doing a reversal It is I mean it's pretty easy. You're just painting and adding stuff on both sides Yeah, yeah, but we we wanted to do the reversible one to show you you know carry us from fall to Halloween I know we just did something similar a swappable gnome and a couple of our other projects It's all about the interchangeable So this week we're gonna continue the fall series and now we're gonna do fall Halloween Front porch welcome sign and we've got some fun Halloween things coming up where this is our kind of transition period Into Halloween. So we look forward to sharing some cool holiday Halloween ideas. We have come out Yeah, we got some good ideas Step one, we're gonna gather all of our materials We needed four dog ear fence pickets because we're making two reversible signs Yeah, I did mention we were making two of them to And then a one gothic picket that we're gonna cut up and use for the braces then some paints stains Whatever you're gonna use to decorate it So this is a collection of our country chic fall colors that we've put together all of these are what we've been using in our last couple of projects and we'll use in this project here and Hopefully Garrett's going to label each one for you so that you can see each color you could stop and and Write down each color get a good close up of the label Step two now we're gonna make all of our cuts We're really just making like four cuts because we're making two signs on this gothic picket 11 and a quarter inches Measure the pickets you're using though because not all pickets are created equal Yes, we certainly learned that over the last several months as folks come reach up reach back out to us and say I can't find the dog ear fence picket You might have to find what's common in your area We're in Virginia and there are pine trees everywhere. So I have a feeling that's why we see so much pine Yeah here in our home depot and loaves So you'll need to check your home improvement store and use the pickets that you can find ours are six feet tall So anything that's that height will work and yours might be a little more rough than ours that we get the smooth ones So you might have to add a little sanding But it doesn't take much to make it doesn't have to be perfectly smooth Just knock off the rough edges just enough to get that vinyls a stick if you're using a stencil. Yep I got something in my pocket My pocket saw that's what we're using to make all of our cuts Safety first y'all Step three Now we're gonna glue down The brackets to the pickets. We're gonna measure up two and a half inches from the bottom and three and a half inches down from the top That leaves you about 58 59 inches in between We get questions. Do we glue the pickets together down the middle? No, we don't we just glue the brace to the pickets Right he's using wood glue and a nail and you can always use Traditional gorilla glue and just glue them straight down. We'll show you in a video that I'll post over Kim's head And do some standing Yeah, mostly painting well I mentioned we were doing two signs So one is going to have a stencil on both front and back and the other is gonna have one of our kits Our laser-cut kits on the front and back So for this one, this is our stencil sign and we're gonna start with a coat of black on the Wait a minute, which is it? It's it's white on the front with our cross braces and black on the back And we're using I mentioned we're using our country chic chalk paint Well, we have four designs to have to play down. Yeah, this one's yeah, we get we get some project work to do here All right, so we're gonna do the most interesting one the most intricate one Most steps first. So we've got these cute little pumpkins And we're gonna add the welcome to our patch Under this stencil. So there's two stencils that are involved. There's the Pumpkins and then we're gonna stencil over the pumpkins with our word patch P-A-T-C-H will go in each pumpkin and then welcome to our go at the top And then we're planning to add some accents, you know, some flowers and some ribbon and French Yeah, oh, I'm I'm taking that from you. I know Garrett likes to add the accents All right, I don't know why I grabbed that we're gonna Typically what we do with our stencils. We're just gonna peel off the paper backing I think I'm cool with the spacing we did talk about cutting them and Kind of what I think would look really cute as if you overlay them a little bit, you know, but we've got so much room on this board that I think I'm gonna leave mine just as is and We will cut welcome to our obviously cuz yeah, we got a cut up patch so we can put it on each one So for this one, I think we're good Let's do it. Let's do it Let's do it Yes You know what me that song from the skating All right So I get a lot of questions as well about how do you get to stick to the boards? We don't really have a problem with the sticking to the boards. It'll stick. I mean, you do you want to? Press it down and make sure when you feel the transfer tape up that doesn't come off If anything, we have more issues with peeling the transfer I mean peeling the stencil up after we're painting and I'll try and take some of the paint with it So our boards don't line up we get questions on this one to you What if your boards don't aren't exactly even that's okay They were and they'll warp over time to you. I just like he did and we cut the stencil and As they work, it'll move If anybody gets too picky about your front porch welcome sign and say get off my porch It's just view it from over there. It's just a front porch sign. I mean, it's supposed to be a little rustic Little farmhouse looking it doesn't have to be perfect You really don't need it to be perfect. We say it all the time peel back. You see I don't lift up at all I just feel straight back and then if a little piece comes up You just push it back down Mod Podge tricks for sure. We just use the base coat. I say we just use the paint. Let's just use the base coat We're gonna use the base coat to create a little barrier around the edge of the stencil So it doesn't leak underneath the stencil. So it doesn't bleed So we're going back to base paint Because our brush is still here and it's wet. So it's just makes it easier If you stretch your stencil, which we've done it a million times ourselves As you pull it might stretch this the vinyl I would just slice it and then just overlap it We're about to do a whole lot of dabbing We got all these different colors each pumpkins Some color Yeah, so let me tell you the colors fresh mustard with a twist sparklers paint the town and Cheers cheers Like it's still shiny in a lot of places We're gonna try to pull it out of the stencils now. So now we're gonna add Welcome to our patch Hey, I got I'm just gonna cut up cut out each letter And then put it over the pumpkins Which I think we're trying we're gonna do my hodge I think it'll be easier than using all the different brushes of the different base Yes, quick to see it Won't even tell Let's see if you guys can tell it's funny. I get messages all the time. It happens to me, too Yeah, sometimes it doesn't come out perfectly a little bleeding never killed no one well, I Guess it depends paint bleed no paint bleed out. No All right, that's where you're going now. We're gonna flip it because dry enough to flip I think if you set this right here, and that should be the end What's happening down there? There's still a little damp. I think it's because the boards are still damp They have that pressure treated solution in them, which they when you pick them up Sometimes they're still pretty wet. So we try and let them dry in the garage for a couple of days But these we picked up what yesterday. So they're not quite dry So it's taking the paint a little longer to dry So be careful of that when you put your stencil down Because if the paint stays wet underneath, it's more likely to peel up the stuns It's peel up the paint when you pull the stencil up. Yeah, if your board's too wet That's really when the stencils hard to stick Your board could be rough and it'll stick better than if your board is still wet But we'll uh, we're gonna go for it anyway All right We're just using the heat gun to heat it up just a little bit So it shrinks just a little bit heats up just a little bit so we can try to tack it down in place Now I'm just hoping that it peels up Okay Sign number one done Drink and this is our pack back for some accents, right? I'm gonna add some ribbon and some Things on it back with sign number two So we stained the entire thing and got it in some paint, but we'll fix that. I got it in some paint It's okay And then we put a white coat of the white on top. Yep. It's on top of the stain and It's not a perfect paint coat I don't know if you can see that from there But that's okay because I am gonna distress it a little before we add the accents on top The great thing about this paint is it really does distress Excellently, it's easily distressed. Yes problem is it's very chalky. It's distressing my lungs For sign two we're taking it to a whole other dimension. We're taking it 3d I took some MDF over to the glue forage and I cut out my design From my sign and my design this one. I just think it's going to be a lot easier That's ten so while it works and it's beautiful. These are a whole lot easier. So This is another one and it's gonna be similar. I'm gonna make it say fall in these leaves And mine is gonna be a witch. It's gonna say which and I have a witch hat and some boots I picked it. It's gonna say the witches in yeah, I can't pick it. I just made it like that. All right Time to paint. I like I like how I have a little lines in mind I don't have to worry about it and I don't worry about bleeding under the stencil and you have to have a steady hand Yeah, you have to have a steady hand We're still in step five So step five See Now we have to see now. Do we have to add all the I don't know pieces parts. Thanks So we're just gonna use this Gorilla glue. It's like rubber cement contact adhesive We're gonna flip them all over. Yep. Lay it on there. Yep. Wait two minutes. Yes, there's the trick Garrett It's like the longest two minutes And then you flip them all over boom almost instant Almost almost All right, so is this where they go? Yeah See Huh, there's there's kind of stuck Yeah, not bad. All right, I'm gonna lift it. Are you sure? Yeah Bam if they all split off now, it wouldn't know it wouldn't Let's flip it second side same as the first don't lay that down so we don't mess it up It's dry. Yeah, but I don't know if all the paint down there is dry. Last step we add the exits It's really just two bows and it's just like half those So I cut a piece of ribbon from This side to this side. What was it? What is it? I could tell you hold on give you an estimate 12 inches About 14 inches I would say Um, and so since I have the witch on the back side I'm just going to glue that on each side And then I can keep the ribbon on the front side and then the witch on the back side Second sign same as the first So we've completed all of our painting and I added a little bow But it still looks boring. So I Garrett actually was nice enough to run out and Get I said find me some fall accents and he's gotten Leaves and pumpkins and sunflowers He did a really great job And corn and he seems to be able to be real partial with this corn. So I'll be adding that at the bottom Well, I saw it in there on a wreath and it was perfect and you're like Need that so on one side of the aisle where a bunch of wreaths and on the other side We're a bunch of parts and pieces So I picked the wreath that I like and picked up some parts and pieces All right Well, this little this little great set was already it came all together these berries a pine cone some leaves and a pumpkin And I'm going to put that right at the top here really fill in the top portion of this and I'm just going to hot glue it So you've got our little Hot glue gun here Steaming looking super hot super like it's going to burn you This is looking for some skin right it is out for some skin You ain't getting me Are you kidding me if it's going to get anyone it's you. Oh, yeah, so I'm not messing with you Picked out some of this raffia for us. I love this orange, but it might be too bright for this one So I think I'm going to use this little burgundy version, which is great for this color scheme So I'm just going to fold that and hot glue that at the bottom So it kind of looks like grass in the patch Yeah, I think that worked out well. Hey, it works. Let me show them Thank you. Oh, not too bad, huh? It's like little grass down there. I really added some What it needs some interest to this thing. All right, okay, and then the back side I don't think I need anything unless you think we need some sort of a Purple ribbon up here. Do you think we need a little? No, I think it looks the hat is it's ribbon doesn't need something Do you guys think you need something right? Should I put a purple purple bow or ribbon up here just to give it that I feel like it needs that purple pop for for halloween Oh Maybe I don't know. Do you have a purple ribbon? Yes Kind of hide her hat. I don't know probably doesn't need it. I don't think it needs a ribbon Okay, could be a bow or something up there. What is it reversible sign? Um, either either method we're going to make these mdf letters available in our store So it's a little witch kit and it'll be the fall kit And then we're going to have the svgs for the pumpkins We can make those into an mdf kit if folks want those we can do that too And um the trick or treat in the back will have the svgs for both of those so that you can make your own Stencils and make your own reversible sign with a stencil and then we'll have these kits as well out of time So I'm going to go grab some dinner And uh, we'll see you guys next week where we'll do it build it and make it again improve with the raffia