Repurposed Wooden Box Signs
Today I'm sharing a way to repurpose those wooden signs that were so popular for a while but now are taking up SO MUCH shelf space at the thrift stores.
You know the ones, they are chunky little wooden boxes and they usually have a funny quote or saying on them. Most of them are black or grey with white blocky fonts.
These are the signs I'm talking about. I have several ideas for reusing these and today I'm excited to share my first idea with you!
Repurposed Wooden Box Signs
I'm sharing these as part of this month's Do-It-Over-Designers challenge. At the end of this post, I'll share links to the other ladies' projects so be sure to check their projects out 😊 They are all so creative.
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- Wooden box sign
- Paint in the colors of your choice
- 4 wooden candle cups for feet
- Glue (E6000 and white craft glue)
- Fabric
- Mod Podge
- Wood half-circle beads
These are the two boxes I'm repurposing today.
I started by giving them a light sanding because I'm planning to paint them.
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I thought it would be fun to add a little extra detail to these, so I used wood half-circle beads along the top edge of the yellow box.
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I can't wait to share my other ideas for these signs!
Brilliant! Our local charity shop always has a bunch of these signs and other than making them into new different signs I couldn't think of a way to use them so this is a brilliant idea! And how nice to have found a good use for those little pieces of pretty vintage fabric too.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I know what you mean, for the longest time I stared at those signs trying to figure out a new something or other to paint on them too!
DeleteGREAT idea!! I have so many of these hanging around and I see tons of them at thrift stores for about a quarter each. What a fun way to reuse them. The possibilities are endless!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim! I know, they are at pretty much ever thrift store! I used to have some too and I donated them to the thrift store, lol. Now I'm buying them back!!
DeleteWow Tania! I love this idea! Although that quote certainly does ring true with me, your little trays are so creative. Love that you used fabric to decoupage these; that vintage fabric is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHaha! That quote fits me well too! Thank you for the compliments :)
DeleteIf these aren't the cutest boxes, and a fabulous idea, Tania! I love the look of the vintage fabric used on the bottom, too! And the possibilities on how to use the signs as boxes are just about unlimited! I'm sure lots will hop on your bandwagon to turn the signs into boxes!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gail :) I've got several more to makeover!
DeleteI love the bright colors and how the fabric works with them! I have several little signs like these that i planned to decorative paint. Might have to change my plan!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm so happy I've finally gotten to use this cute fabric, I may have even squealed when it all came together, lol.
DeleteWhat an adorable way to make over those signs, I will have to look through my stash and see if I can find any I can make over.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you have something in your stash that you can transform, but if not, there's always the thrift store ;o)
DeleteLove the colors you used Tania! I'll be on the lookout for some sign boxes now. Those trays turned out so cute.
ReplyDeleteThank you! They seem right up your alley, I know you could make some super cute and colorful ones too!
DeleteSuper cute idea! The vintage fabric gives the boxes such a unique look. I used one of those boxes a while back, but added a printable and embellishments. It's fun coming up with different ideas to give them a makeover. I've got more waiting for a transformation. Yours turned out great! Pinned.
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