Family name sign

A cute idea that I have seen floating around blog land is an adorable family name sign that says the family's last name and the year the family was established.  I think this is a great piece to add to the decor in your home to make it more personal and also I think this makes a great gift for newlyweds.  So when my sister called me up and asked me for some gift ideas for a bridal shower I was excited to try this project!  It was really simple and not too time consuming.  I cut out the words on my cricut, and because I am still learning the different letter sizes it took me a few trys to get the fit just right, normally this project should take no more than about 20 minutes.

Materials needed:

• a frame of your choice
• assorted paper
• glue
• cutting machine or scissors if you want to free hand the letters

I used another one of the 75 cent frames I had on hand and it was the perfect color already so I did not even have to whip out the handy dandy spray paint! Yay!  I love saving steps!

Oh and if you are doing this project late at night I suggest adding a Starbucks frappuccino drink to your list of materials needed! :)  Yummy!



First thing I did was measure out my patterned paper to fit in the frame...because of the size frame I used I had to piece together to pieces of paper.  I used the glass of the frame to trace around for an easy error proof way to measure. 

Then, I used my cricut to cut out the letters and numbers.  I used the Cricut Classic Font cartridge for the name and year and I used the Cricut Wild Card cartridge to cut out the "est."

Last, I glued all the letters onto the patterned paper and put it in the frame....and here is the finished product...

Super easy and cute!  Personalized gifts are the best!  I am linking up to Craft-O-Maniac link party.
Have a happy day!