How to paint perfect letters on wood! {tutorial}

I made these fun signs for our Master Bedroom.

I ran across this on Pinterest and fell HEAD OVER HEELS!

I loved the simplicity and sweetness.
I was so inspired and wanted to create my own version for our room.
I began by cutting out the words in vinyl using my Silhouette.

Then I used the negative and applied to vinyl to the wood signs.

I had wood left over from when I created the little’s silhouettes for our den,
so I decided to use it for this project.

Make sure you press the vinyl down REALLY well so it is completely adhered to the wood and the paint will not bleed behind the vinyl.

Then you will dip a stencil brush in your paint and blot until the brush is “dry”  just like I shared in this Monogrammed Pillow Tutorial last week!
Next dab and dab and dab the paint on!

Peel the vinyl off BEFORE the paint dries and…

… you have an awesome, simple but oh so very sweet sign!
(and your letters look fabulous!!!)

If you do not have a Silhouette or Cricut then you can use this brilliant technique.

Easy peasy, right?!  
Happy stenciling!