Last week, I shared my rustic alpine Christmas mantel with you all and I probably teased you all a bit with the stencil I made for the sign. Sorry about that;) I made this sign from a much larger wooden wall hanging that I cut in half. I created a stencil on my Silhouette and today I’m sharing the free file with you so you can download it and create your own! You can either use this as a stencil for a painted sign, or you can adhere vinyl to wood, canvas, or whatever you like to make it. The only thing I ask is that you pretty please only use this for personal use.
To make the stencil for a large sign like mine, I went to the page settings and sized my page to be 18″ x 24″. Obviously this is larger than the cut surface, but it allowed me to size everything to fit exactly how I wanted. Once that was done, I ungrouped my design and cut and pasted the “Bright” onto a second document.
I cut out the stencil using vinyl and then placed it on my wood backing and painted the stencil on with chalk paint. It’s such a simple design, but I love how pretty it turned out. Especially on my mantel shelf.
Here’s the cut file you can download to create your own! Please remember, it is for personal use only.
Merry & Bright Silhouette File
If you make your own sign, I’d love to see it! Just email me or tag me on social media with the hashtag #addicted2diy. Happy crafting, and Merry Christmas!
Aaaaahhhh, sadly, another craft for which I would need a Silhouette machine. That does explain how you were able to quickly make a stencil! Thank you for sharing the details!
So sorry! Hopefully you can get one soon! It’s an amazing machine!
I don’t have a Silhouette so I print out what I want to transfer onto wood and either use chalk on the back side and trace the object/word or use transfer paper when the chalk is too light on a piece of wood. The advantage I’ve found to using the transfer method vs. a stencil is that I don’t get any of the stencil bleed. (And of course, it’s a lot cheaper than a $300 machine!)
That’s a great idea!
That’s how you made the stencil! I’m new to DIY and haven’t seen that. But boy oh boy I think I want one!! I think I’ll be a regular on your site. I love it and I see lots of fun things to learn. Thanks so much!
unable to download free Merry and Bright free stencil.. Can you help please..Thank you. Is file in PDF?
Hi Gloria,
It is a Silhouette cut file. Did you need it in PDF form?
Yes please, I would appreciate if you can send to me in PDF format
Thank you so much!!
I would love pdf too until I save enough for the machine. 🙂
Thanks bunches!!
Hi! I would LOVE to make this. Could you send it to me as a PDF?
Thank you!
Just emailed it, Callie!
Wondering if you could send me the pdf file as well, love this sign!
Just emailed it!
I love this design and am wondering if I could get the pdf file as well 🙂
Thanks!
Or if you could let me know what fonts you used that would be great!
Just emailed you the file!
Love this, it would be perfect for something similar I am working on
Could you please email me the pdf file?
Thanks!
Just emailed it!
Could I get the PDF file via email? Thank you!
Hi Michele, the PDF version is now available for download on the tutorial. Please let me know if you have any issues downloading it. Thanks!
May i ask what font you used? I tried making a similar sign with a thinner font and the lines were too thin to cut. Im trying to make a Christmas sign for my bathroom and im afraid I wont have it up before the end of the year at this point.
Thanks,
Melody
I want to say the name of the font is called Pretty Script.