DIY "Beach is My Happy Place" Vinyl wood Sign

I love a good wood sign, and with a little vinyl of it even better!  I made this sign for my parents who live near the beach, so I will be bringing it to them when I visit next.

This post also contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.  Various companies provided me with some product to create this project.  The opinions I share are solely my own.

Check out the video to see how to make your own board!

Start off with a wood board and white wash it. A little white paint dilute with water over the entire wood board really makes the plain pine wood amazing!

Cut your vinyl on your cutting machine.  I used my old personal Cricut, had it over over 13 years and still works great!  I did a simple font in caps and lower case.  I picked out colors of StyleTechCraft vinyl that looked like ocean water, in both the opal and the craft glossy finishes.  

Next is the weeding and placing of the words to they fit on the word board.  After weeding the parts of the vinyl you do not want out, place it on the transfer tape to stick to your board.  Have fun the the colors and placement of the words, change it up and make it look fun!

Last steps are to place the vinyl on your board, make sure to press it firmly so it sticks and stays in place, and then glue down the rope around the board so it has a pretty finish and hangs nice!

I just love that opal vinyl, it has such a pretty shine to it, holographic almost!  Each angle you look at the sign it will have a different color of green and glue, just like the ocean!

I love the look of this sign. For me my happy place is the beach, but if the beach is not your thing you can always make the sign for the lake, desert, mountains, backyard, boat - really where ever your happy place in life is. You can also chance our the colors to be anything you wish, pink your favorite color make it in pink! Sky is the limit on this DIY sign, make it what ever you like :)

Interested in the supplies I used in this project? Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.

Erin Reed Makes Amazon Storefront Shop at: AZ	Arbonne Shop at: O	Favecrafts Shop at: O	Fiskars Scissors 8" Shop at: AZ
Dynasty Black Gold Brushes Shop at: AZ	Arteza Giant Craft Mat Shop at: O	Supertite Glue Shop at: O	Styletechcraft Vinyl - Gloss Craft Shop at: O
Styletechcraft Vinyl - Opal Shop at: O	Cricut Machines Shop at: AZ	Teal Rope Shop at: AZ	Folkart Multi Surface Paint Shop at: AZ
StyleTechCraft Felt Squeegee Shop at: O	Large Wood Square Craft Block Shop at: AZ

How to Personalize Scout Camp Trunk Using Vinyl

My son is heading out to summer scout camp and one of the things he needs is a trunk to pack all his supplies into.  Now the crafty mom in my knows he needs to label this trunk so he knows which is his at a glance.  The label needs to be able to stay put, not rub off, withstand high and low temperatures, and last for a few years.  Bring on the vinyl letters from Styletech Craft !!

Here is a video on how to cut and use Styletech Craft Vinyl.

I cut the vinyl letters from the glitter (blue and teal) and opal holographic (white) vinyl to write the name Morgan Reed using a Cricut for the top and bottom of his scout storage trunk.

This vinyl is so easy to cut with a Cricut, just set it and cut.  Hardest part is coming up with an idea and design to cut with the wonderful Styletech Craft vinyl!

I actually did 3 projects with this amazing vinyl.  My husband saw that I was cutting the  Styletech Craft Vinyl so he used the left over part of after I pulled out the letter to use as a stencil.

He then used spray paint to make his own labeled trunk!

I also played around with the vinyl on my tumbler and cut out a monogrammed letter E for Erin.  Super easy way to personalize my drinking glass!

Check out the video on how easy this tumbler was to make!

 Styletech Craft  vinyl is so easy to work with and the ideas of what you can use it with are endless!!

Check out the other ideas for using Styletech Craft with the designers at Designers Craft Connection!!  Check out the other projects with the links below!

Erin Reed

Trish Cortez

Sue Eldred

Tanya Ruffin

Susie Bentz

Julie McGuffee
Tammy Santana
Steph Ackerman
Nadine Carlier

Supplies Used

Interested in the supplies I used in this project?  Most are listed below and some are affiliate links, which generates a me little commission (at not extra cost to you at all) when you click on the link and make a purchase.  Affiliate and product disclosure can be found here.

Shareasale Shop at: O	Tailwind Shop at: O	Black Craft Mat Shop at: AZ	Tape Technologies Inc Vinyl - Glitter Shop at: AZ
Tape Technologies Inc Vinyl - Opal Shop at: AZ	Cricut Explore Air 2 Shop at: AZ	Cricut Tools Shop at: AZ	Plano Storage Trunk Shop at: AZ
Tumbler Shop at: AZ