This little DIY joy sign has been popping up in two of my recent posts lately & I’ve been getting a lot of questions about it. Well, the wait is over! I have seen these Joy signs all over the blogoshpere & don’t know who the original creator of this design is, but I would like to shake their hand because it’s genius. A Joy sign where the “O” is a wreath. I mean, come on. Holy cuteness. Okay.. Now I’m going to show you how easy this really was to make.

I posted about this red Christmas table yesterday & this is becoming the happiest little corner in our home now. To make this sign all you need is:

boards cut to the same length {we used scrap wood we had lying around}

White paint & red paint

two paint brushes {one small & one large}

Chalk

Wreath {I got ours from Marshalls last year}

Please excuse my nighttime cell phone photos, but when inspiration strikes at 1:00am you can’t ignore it…

We used boards across the back of these six boards to keep them together. & after they were secured we painted them with a thin of white paint.

This is the fun part.  I used chalk to free hand draw the letters on to the board. I first measured out where the center was and where the wreath was going to hang. I really just eyeballed where the letter would go & how big they are. I wanted the letters to look a little primitive and hand painted so I didn’t want to use a stencil of any kind. After I drew them in chalk, I hand painted them with the smaller paint brush with Behr antique red. When the paint was all dry I distressed the piece with a sanding block lightly & hung the wreath with a command strip. Joy sign complete!

It’s fun to think how many different ways you could make this sign by changing up the boards, paint colors, wreaths, & more. You could also change your sign up every year by changing out the wreath. I love how eclectic ours turned out to be & I have a feeling this Joy sign will be in our Holiday decor for many years to come. What do you guys think of my little {big} Joy sign? Let me know in the comments below & be sure to find me on Instagram & Facebook to chat!

See more of my past Christmas posts:

DIY rustic tomato cage christmas trees	Holiday Home Decor Haul	Red Christmas Table	Rustic Christmas Decor Preview
A simple Rustic Merry Christmas Porch	Rustic Christmas Entryway	DIY Pinecone Wreaths	DIY rustic cotton Christmas Wreath
DIY log candle holders	DIY deer silhouette ornament	DIY Rustic Christmas Trees	DIY Noel Christmas Tray
Christmas Dining Room Reveal	DIY pom pom chandelier holiday decor	DIY Tree Stump Centerpiece	First H&M home haul