DIY Chalkboard Sign for Christmas

Learn how to make this lighted sign with your favorite Christmas or Holiday saying all lit up for the season.

Prep Time20

Active Time1 30

Total Time1 50

Yield:

Paint the canvas with black chalkboard paint and let it dry.
Type out your saying and make it a PDF document.
Print out your saying in Adobe Acrobat. Set the print to Portrait.
Choose Poster under page size and handling. Set the Tile Scale to 150% and overlap .005 in
To the right, you should see the size as 17 x 22 inches with the saying split into four pages.
Tape the four pages to the canvas in the center.
Carefully pull back each page and rub white chalk liberally on the lettering areas.
Set the pages back in place and trace all the letters with a pencil.
Peek underneath to see if the chalk transferred as expected.
Remove the paper and begin covering the transferred chalk image with a white paint chalk marker.
Use a second coat of chalk paint if needed.
Once dry wipe off any excess chalk dust and touch up any mistakes with a fine paintbrush and more black chalkboard paint.
When all the paint has dried determine where you would like to place the lights.
Place batteries into the box provided with the LED lights.
Use a small screwdriver or anything sharp to poke a hole for each light.
Set the lights into their holes and set the battery box in the bottom corner for easy access.
Tape down the battery box and lightly tape the lights with just the tip of the light showing.
Set your art on the mantel or hang it on the wall for all to enjoy.

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