(Now that I think about it that little dremel was a Christmas present my hubby got me *ahem* shortly after he had to exacto knife all those paint sticks last time…). This time I upgraded and cut my paint sticks with my little dremel saw max. I finally outsourced the exacto knife cutting to my hubby who was *ahem* not pleased. It takes a lot of pressure and elbow grease. You can use an exacto knife to cut these bad boys… and I have (check out these little magnetic printable frames) but I’ll be honest… it sucks. Mark these babies with your pen and we’re ready to rock. Now measure out 2 shorter paint sticks that will run vertically over all our horizontal paint sticks. Make sure to use a straight edge (like a ruler… or an extra paint stick) to draw a straight line across all 9 paint sticks so that you can cut them in a straight line. Otherwise you can simply use a ruler to measure out 10 inches and mark it! If you’re making a background for a specific piece (like I am) then place that item/sign/whatever on top of your paint sticks and make sure your cut sign will be the proper size for that item. Now that you’ve gotten your paint sticks laid out it’s time to cut them! But first we have to mark where to cut them! I am making this specific sign to be a background for a little aluminum sign I’m making… the aluminum is 8×8 so my pallet sign ended up being 10×10. I wanted all of my sticks tight together with no gaps but if you want spaces in between each stick you can add spacers (like a penny) between each piece to keep the spacing the same.įor this little sign I laid out 9 5 gallon paint sticks and made sure they were all flush on the right side. This first step is easy… simply lay all of your paint sticks down flat on your work surface. Then add a little embellishment (like this adorable aluminum “be a pineapple” sign or this little farmhouse “Happiness is Homemade” sign and you’re good to go! Supplies: Today I have a quick and easy (budget friendly) sign DIY! You can make this little paint stick sign whatever size and shape floats your boat for a completely custom look.
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