DIY Football Yard Sign

Are you a football fan? If so….then this sign is for you! For the first year both my boys are playing tackle football and we couldn’t be more excited! The first couple weeks were a little rough getting used to with the constant football actions and conversations of football when they were not wrestling around the house. So…When I went into dollar tree one day to break away from the crazy I could NOT pass this sign up and new I had to do something with it! There was no way I was leaving with out that glitter football. 🙂

I had to do a little switching up and mixing and matching to make this adorable sign for my front landscaping! There is an optional step to add the pumpkin but it would be cute wither way!

Hoping with these few simple steps I can teach you how to make one too!!

Supplies :

~Dollar tree glitter football sign

~Dollar tree thankful and blessed pumpkin sign

~Glue gun

~Black,brown, white, orange and green acrylic paint

~One Thicker bristle paint brush

~ 1 Thin bristle paint brush

Optional ~ Poster letters or stencils to make letters

MY DOLLAR TREE ITEMS

I started by painting with white chalk paint only over the “Family” and “Friends” (white) part of the sign. You can use acrylic but Chalk paint covered (with one coat) the lettering the best because it was thicker.

OPTION 1 – You can use any sticker letters or stencils to have name. In the photo is poster lettering and a letter stencil. Although I think this is cute, too, I painted my letters. Do whatever is most comfortable to you.

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OPTION 2: Hand paint with your thinner brush the lettering you want. You may have to write it with pencil first to get it to fit right. Note: If you mess up you can always wipe it off or paint over it again with the white chalk paint and start over. There is always room for error! 🙂

The next step you will grab the “Thankful and Blessed” pumpkin and tear the little silver metal leaf off the front

The pumpkin, paint and paint brush used for pumpkin.

The paints I used for the leaf and stem. I put one good coat of the orange acrylic paint on the back.

Next you will tear off the back of the little hanging ribbon
from the back of your football sign so it doesn’t get in the way of gluing.

Grab your glue gun and put glue on the back of the stick just down to the football.

You could leave the pumpkin off the back but it added a little fall feel to the sign. The sign would be much more simple and adorable even if it was by itself! I have had this sign out for a few days now with the rest of my fall decor and my boys love that it sits out front! And the Bonus is that from the back it is a sign too!!