Wooden wedding aisle signs

I just made signs, and used a stencil that I made with my Cricut. I used vinyl as the stencil. I then placed it on the sign, covered the rest of the sign and used spray paint. It worked out perfectly! No runny line or smudges.

I just made these also. LOL. It could be for a couple reasons. My guess would be the stain had polyurethane in it. The stain color I loved was a 2 in 1, which I have never used. I always stain then put poly on. But I found that paint pens did not work, because the poly in the stain and what was in the paint pen is like oil and water- literally. But its a simple fix. Use basic Acrylic paint, that is made for all purpose/wood/ceramic/excreta. After you do the inscription and it dries, go over it with clear ploy so the paint wont fake or rub off because those paints are water soluble, which is super helpful if you make a mistake. If you cant get the paint from the pens off the board, re-sand and stain the boards. Then try acrylic paint. i had no issues..I also used the liquid stain in cans -$6 at homedepot or lowes, may be better than the wipes. The color is fabulous.

If you need more help, let me know. LOL, I am just super tired and not sure how clear I am being, but I can help ya as far as what stain and what paint to get. its not the wood, its the stain/paint combo- they dont play well together. You need acrylic paint

View Quoted Comment Ahhhh this is so helpful, thank you!!! Can you let me know which stain you used? Also, was it hard using the acrylic paint as far as going over the lettering? I’m not to artistic with a paint brush lol

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Sure, no problem. This post might be long, but I am going to add links, let me know if the links dont work:

1) Stain: for the liquid stain I used you will need: plastic painting drop-cloth [$2], foam tip brush [$1-2], and rags to wipe the stain off [$5]. If you re-stain the boards, you will want to sand them down again, otherwise the color will not be the color shown on the stain can. Follow the instructions on the back of the stain can. You can buy two sizes of the stain, the smaller size [8oz] should be more than enough to make the boards. If you put on more than 1 coat of stain, you will probably need to sand VERY LIGHTLY between coats [see back of can for sandpaper grit], after you sand wipe it down with mineral oil, which will need to dry before you add more stain. If you go to Home Depot, all this will be in the isles with the stains and paints. This is the link to the stain I used that is 2 in 1 [contains polyurethane and stain in one] Stain + Poly . I found this stain harder to work with, so I would recommend this stain [you can always add polyurethane after you paint and the stain application is MUCH easier] Stain without poly.

2) Paint: This is the paint I used from Michael's : Folk Art Acrylic Paint . I applied the lettering with stencils I made on my Circut machine, but I wouldn't invest in one of those unless you would use it for other projects. Look online at sites that show you how to make a stencil [for example: How to make a stencil ], or you might be able to order stencils form online. If you make your own stencil and the process works (I haven't tried it), you should be able to print your lettering off in word processor in the font and size you want, and make the stencil for your boards. I used a stencil brush to transfer the lettering and painter's tape [$5} to hold the stencil on the board. After it dried I went back over the lettering with regular Paint Brushes.
3) After you finish the lettering you may want to finish the boards with poly to make sure the lettering stays intact. I used Clear polyurethane in the spray can, it was just easier and faster.