Craft Project 6 – St. Patrick’s Day sign

Even the simplest of projects can be fun. I have decided that I will be removing the Mardi Gras door decorations a few days before putting up her St. Patrick’s Day door decorations. Since she has dementia, I decided to make a sign to put just outside her door to remind her that new decorations will be coming soon.

I purchased the unfinished wooden frame at Hobby Lobby one day when I was there for a completely different purchase! The first thing I did was to sand off the rough edges. Then I dusted it off and painted it white. After the first coat was dry, I sanded the frame again and applied another coat of white paint and set aside to dry.

I knew that I wanted this sign to stand out an get her attention so when I purchased the frame I also purchased some green glitter alpha stickers and a wooden St. Patrick’s Day gnome. It seems that gnomes are going to be a part of our decorations this year.

While the paint was drying, I decided what I wanted the sign to say. I bought four packages of the glitter alpha stickers so I knew I would have plenty, and then some. For the first line, I placed the letters starting on the right side of the sign. I did this so I would know exactly where the gnome would fit. After all the letters were in place, I put a coat of Mod Podge over the entire sign and set aside to let dry. I also put some Mod Podge on the glitter areas of the gnome. I also applied a second coat of Mod Podge on the entire sign.

Once everything was dry, I attached the wooden gnome to the sign using E6000 adhesive.

But I then realized that is looked a little too plain. So, I sent a text to some people and asked which they would prefer. The buttons or the clovers. The green chevron buttons are something I had on hand. The green and white foam clover stickers were purchased at Hobby Lobby on this same shopping adventure.

It was decided that the clovers would look best. So, I used my trusty E6000 to attach the foam clover stickers to the frame.

Now it looks so much better. I cannot wait to put it at her door.

There are still a few more crafty type projects I need to finish before I remove the Mardi Gras decorations so please return to see what project I do next!