Come in…It’s PLAY time!
Adding to the kids bedroom decor!
We got together with a couple of my daughter’s friends and made this. It was a super fun ‘swap’ and I will get a post up soon on ‘swapping talents’. You’ll soon be thinking of ideas to keep your kids busy this summer and only have to do 1/6th of the work:)
My girls needed something fancy on their door so we came up with this idea. They share a room so we had to design a sign with 2 names on it.
Hey, if they get to claim their bedroom as their own maybe they’ll take care of it. OR maybe that reasoning will shoot me in the foot when they say it is theirs and they can do whatever they want to it.
If you have one kido, just make the back board just a tad shorter.
I got my girls enlisted to help out. We…(they don’t use saws…yet) I cut:
1-1×8 18 inches long
and
2 2×7 quarter inch mdf boards
For the vinyl we (they did help me with the vinyl) cut 4 strips. They measured 1.6 x 5 inches
1. Please Knock!
2. Come in…It’s play time!
3. No Boys Allowed…except Dad (you could easily modify this to No Girls Allowed…except Mom if you have boys)
4. This Room is Clean!
Their names and the word ‘room’.
I just used Black Vinyl. I chose a plain font. Nothing fancy because they need it to be easy to read so the boys can see it from far away.
They chose their paper and were on their way! Mod podging at its finest!
We drilled 2 holes in the top of the board and strung wire through it. The wire we found at Lowe’s. Nothing fancy. Then due to a husband’s request, we added soft sticky felt things to the back so it doesn’t scratch the door. I’m glad I have him. I didn’t even think about that part until he put his request in:) Funny that small thing made me love him more…
Bring the wire through and twist with your needle nose pliers… so it won’t fall out. My font on this one is Larger Mime BTW. Do you know what the number one question I get asked? “What is the font you used?” I wish it were “Can I give you money?”…but it’s not.
I will try and tell you the font each time, but if I don’t…I’m sure someone will ask:)
Here’s another shot of wire twisted. Really? another shot…ya. I thought it looked cool! And you know my tutorials are the longest in the world!
Finish the little strips of wood. Do the front and back so that you’ll have 4 signs on 2 boards.
Now if you are going to mess up on one make sure to put the ‘room is clean’ vinyl on it. I know this from experience because it hardly gets used so no one will ever have to see it. The one they use the most is the ‘Come in…it’s play time’ makes sense. I’d rather play than clean too!!!
Remember those hooks you used from the $4 frames? Well here’s your chance to use up that last few that are hanging around.
Pre-drill a small hole into the top center of your small boards where you want the eyelet hook to go.
Screw the eyelets in…Stop before you split the wood…ummm I didn’t.
Do the same with the hook. Pre-drill and twist the hook into the large board. About 3 inches from the bottom.
Hang the 2 small boards from the big board.
Here it is again. I tried to take a picture of it on their bedroom door, but my hall is dark and the picture didn’t turn out very well. So just imagine it as you enter into a princess land of play time!
Or for a boy…enter into a land of dragons and dinosaurs! When my little boys get older you betcha I’m going to make one for them too:)
We are linking up to these wonderful Link Parties. Thanks for hosting gals!
Kim says
how cute! We are decorating my (future) stepson’s room – he’s 8 – so I need all the inspiration I can get!
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Michelle @ Mommy Loves Stilettos says
SO cute!!! I love it!
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Nikki says
Alison,
I love this, thanks for the idea! So fun!
Philip @ RAOP says
Sorry if this is a duplicate comment. Feel free to delete if it is. I thought I commented at home but then didn’t see it when I got to work.
Anyway… These signs are great. My wife and I may have to make a few for our kids rooms. I am not sure we would ever get to use the “this room is clean” one though… Unless it actually made the room clean. 🙂
Also, if you husband has a drill you can predrill the holes on the top with a bit slightly smaller then your eye hook and they won’t split out. It should be simple to do. Thanks again for the great ideas!!
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Melanie says
Hey there!
Love this! But….kinda new to your site and the links to where to get vinyl strips and a cutter are not active. :0( Where do I go?
Alison says
AHHH…thanks for letting me know. They are active now:)
Melanie says
Thanks!!
Natalie Johnson says
My favorite sign was teh “No Boys Allowed except Dad”– LOVE that one!
Jen says
Love the idea…I have two boys and the younger one is constantly taking toys from his brother’s room…maybe this will work to deter him 🙂
jayayceeblog says
That is such a cute idea. I’ll bet it would also work for a Welcome to our Home sign and the little additional signs could be changeable for holidays like Happy Halloween, Happy Easter, etc. So cute … I love it!
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Beckie says
Adorable Alison…Stumbled you. Love u girl!
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Crystelle says
Very fun!
I love the sign that says “No Boys Allowed ~ Except Dad.”
That is so endearing1
Missy says
My little girl NEEDS this on her door! So cute.
Angie Smith says
I am LOVING your crafts with wood. My husband has been looking into buying me a table saw! 😉 Just for me!! I have been using his power saw (a hand held one) and that sucker is heavy, and I can’t do everything I want to with it. I hope he is able to find one! Thanks for all of the inspiration!
Missy says
I love it. The girls must adore it!!!
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David Simmons@ Bunk Beds with Stairs says
Wow, what a wonderful idea! They really do look great. I would love to make a few for myself, but I am afraid that they wouldn’t turn out nearly as good as yours. However, your instructions seem pretty in depth, so I will give it a try. Thanks for posting!
Aliessa says
Super cute! I will need to give this one a try, Thanks!
Savannah says
I LOVE this! Thank you! I’m also new to crafting so what paper would be best? and the link to cut vinyl isn’t working. 🙁
Missy says
Any type of scrapbook paper works well – that is the fun part because there are so many choices! Thanks for the heads up on the link – I took it out. There are many people that cut vinyl out there – if you google it you will have many people to choose from and most of them will ship it to you.
Anastasia says
Hehe im ten and i love this craft im goig to ask my mom to make me one love the sign no boys allowed except dad