Quick And Easy Re-purposed Hello Sign

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about re-purposing a couple of TV trays into colorful and cute tables. I found those trays on the side of the road, and I found three of them. The third table I decided to make something different and I came up with this cute, quick and easy re-purposed Hello sign.

If you want to read about how I re-purposed the other two tray tables you can read that post here.

{Re-purposed Tray Tables}

Now down to business. This project is so easy it only takes about an hour to do! Here is a shot of the table right after I brought it home.

Pretty sad looking, right? I knew this little table still had some life left in it, though. This table was very wobbly and could not be tighten so I knew it would be no good for a table, even if I made it look nice. I decided to take the table top off and make a sign out of it. A wooden sign can be made out of any piece of wood, however, this table top had a nice rounded edge to give it that finished look.

Here is what you need for this simple Re-purposed Hello Sign

• Wooden board (I used the TV tray table top)
• Mod Podge and paint brush
• Scrap booking paper
• Letters
• Wire
• Drill and 2 screws
• Sander
• Hot glue gun

Prepping the Sign

I got my Ryobi Drill out and quickly unscrewed the legs and center piece.

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Then I gave the whole piece a good sanding.

Decorate

Now it time to decorate! Get out your old reliable Mod Podge, a paint brush and some scrap booking paper.

Pick out ten to fifteen different scrap book papers and rip them into small, medium and large pieces.

Start at one corner and generously apply some Mod Podge on the front on the wooden board. Place a piece of ripped paper on the glue and smooth it out, then apply some more Mod Podge on the edge of the glued paper and stick a different one on top.

The back does not need to be pretty since the board will be hung on the wall. Apply some Mod Podge to the rounded edge and onto the back and smooth the paper down. I used my fingers a lot to spread the glue and stick the paper down. Be prepared to get sticky fingers!

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Continue this pattern to cover the entire front of your wooden board. Try to make the pieces look random and spread out the different designs. Apply a coat of Mod Podge over the top of the paper as you go along. Although it looks white, it will dry clear as long as it’s not too thick.

When you are finished covering the front of the wood board, let it dry completely.

Add the Hanger

In order to hang the sign on the wall, it needs a hanger. To make an easy hanger, turn the board over so you are working on the backside. Simply screw a short screw (make sure it’s shorter than the thickness of the board) on two sides about one fourth of the way from the top. Don’t screw the screws in all the way yet. Then take some wire and wrap around one screw, pull it almost tight and wrap around the other screw. Now that the wire is wrapped around the screws, screw them in until tight. This will keep the wire from moving.

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Add Letters or Words

Now you have a blank sign to put anything you want on. I found these letters at Joann’s for $1 each. I love bargains! They were white when I bought them and I liked the way they looked so I kept them white. You can easily spray paint any letters, any colors to make your decor.

I used a hot glue gun to glue the letters on.

And that’s it! A super cute Re-purposed Hello Sign to hang right by the door. I hope this project has inspired you to look past the rough surface to the awesome potential underneath! Happy DIY-ing!

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