Christmas Countdown Sign
Are you ready for another fun Christmas decoration? Today I have a cute Christmas countdown that I whipped up the other day using my Silhouette machine. I am pretty much in love with the way that it turned out!
I made the sign to be 2 feet tall by 1 foot wide and it is made out of MDF.
It is fairly simple to put together. I designed it using the Silhouette Studio software and cut out my vinyl. Then I painted my wood the cream color. Once the paint was dry, I added the vinyl making sure that it was on straight and made sure that I had really great contact with all the letters to the wood.
I painted over the top of the vinyl with my red color. The red that I bought was a little brighter then I expected it to be, so I darkened it with a little bit of black paint and got this deep rich red that I LOVE! Before the red paint was completely dry, I started taking the vinyl off the sign.
Once it was all dried, I used some sandpaper and distressed it a little bit so that it didn’t look so perfect. I like the more worn look, and the sand paper achieved that nicely.
Last, I cut out my chalkboard vinyl using my silhouette again so that my rectangle would fit PERFECTLY in the little space I had made for it. When you use chalkboard vinyl, you have to use a piece of chalk to prime it by rubbing the chalk on it and then erasing it. That way, you are able to erase the chalk.
Ta-da! You can either add hanging hardware onto the back of it, or you can lean it against the wall. Either way, your family is sure to love changing it every day to see just how many more days until Christmas!
If you like this sign, I have found a shop that sells the original design already made for you! Head over and order your sign so that you can get counting down because Christmas is coming right up!
I love it!! I need to get one of these machines. I have a circuit but I don’t think it can do the same things?? Great job!!!
This is so darling! I love the chalkboard part; such a great idea!
Cute! I love the chalkboard countdown!
This is so cute!! My kids would love this countdown, and my son could use it to practice writing his numbers each day!!! I love it
So fun. My kids love counting down. Maybe I should do 3 different countdowns for 3 kids. 🙂
So cute!
I just tried to purchase and it keeps sending an error message….
~Lisa
Lisa- Thanks for letting me know! I think I have fixed the problem. Give it a try and see if it works for you now. If you still have an error, will you let me know? I can always invoice you instead. Thanks again for letting me know! Jonie
This is so cute Jonie! You did an amazing job!
Great job as usual Jonie, this turned out awesome! Perfect holiday addition! I can’t believe how fast Christmas is coming in fact, time is just flying right by 🙂
Ok. It’s official. I’m coming over to make this when you get back from your trip!
How big is the finished product?
The finished sign is 1 ft X 2 ft
Oh my goodness this is so cute and I love the chalkboard idea!
I LOVE this! What a cute and cleaver idea. So cute!
That is so cute. I love count down stuff and this is so nice since it doesn’t take up too much space
Is it possible to purchase this download?
Thank you!
Hi! I have been searching high and low for these fonts……would you share the names??
thanks
First congrads on your new baby boy!!!
Love the Christmas countdown. Please tell me where I can download the pattern.
Thank you,
Dana
Dana, I used my Silhouette machine to cut it out and don’t have a pattern to download. I apologize that there isn’t one available! If I find one, I will definitely pass on the info to you.