Easy Tilt Frame Christmas Sign

Ah, Christmas church fairs, you've gotta love them! 

We have a church fair around here every Christmas and they have the BEST white elephant sale. 

Every year I find something I just love and this year I got lucky again. 

This time it took almost no time to turn this treasure into an easy to create Christmas sign with bells.

See what I mean...

My project began with a simple, very old frame that tilts. I'm not exactly sure how old it was but the patina was perfect so it needed no paint or stain. It almost had a golden look to it. It is called an antique tilt frame if you would like more information. 

READ MORE: CHURCH FAIR FINDS

All I did for this project was to go to PicMonkey which is my photo editor. They do have a free version you could use for this. 

You can also print from your computer using Word. You may even be able to save this one below. ↓ I'll leave a couple more ideas at the bottom of this post. 

While you're reading through this post please visit the bold blue links for the products I used and links to related Homeroad projects. The READ NOW section will take you to bonus projects too! 

I made my design using text that I uploaded to the program called Chocolate Regular and printed it to plain white paper on my computer. 

I use an Epson Eco Tank Printer and let me tell you this printer has saved me a fortune in ink! I used to use about $40 worth of ink every few weeks between Homeroad and my tutoring but now I probably use $20 a year in ink! Trust me it is a HUGE money saver! 

Next I rubbed the printed paper onto the back of my frame with my finger to make a dent where I should cut it out. 

I then cut out my paper into an oval as a template. I printed out the same words on a piece of card stock. I am using the paper bag colored card stock. 

I used the template I made and cut out the card stock paper, then did the same on a piece of cardboard for the backing of my frame. 

I put the card stock design and the cardboard into the frame and used this handy dandy tool that I call a "kerchunker" to hold the pieces into the frame. It is actually called a point driver. This tool is a must have if you work with frames at all! 

And that is all I needed to do to turn this $1 church fair find into an adorable sign for Christmas! 

And the bells... these bells were an ornament I bought at Target this year. They come in several colors. I just wrapped it around the frame stand and called it a day! 

You could use any words or pictures to do the same thing. And stay tuned for what this can become when the holidays are over! 

Take a look at some more tilt frames I upcycled in the past. These were a super lucky find! 

READ MORE: CHRISTMAS SIGNS

Take a look at that cement vase in the photo above, it is a DIY cement paint treatment!

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Here are a couple more designs you may want to use: 

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