STOP Buying Expensive Holiday Decorations and Make This Instead!

we just made this North Pole directional sign post and we even have a solar Lantern up top and we'll show you how we did it right now what is up welcome back do you like to do it build to make it so do we and we have new videos each week it's holiday decorating time and our most requested project is a holiday or Christmas directional signpost we made one of these last year at Halloween time it was a little witches broom super cute and we were requested a year ago to make a holiday version we never got to it we were asked for it again this year finally here we've got a little welcome to the North Pole directional sign and we'll need to know where Santa's Workshop is we could pop in for a collab we're going to need to know where the elf Village is because you know there's a crazy party going down in the Ville and I'm going to need to take a little stroll down Candy Cane Lane this is a great project it's easy to do you can even do it with the kids kids it starts off small but it'll be pretty big so the kids will be impressed and you'll only need a few supplies step one we're going to gather all of our supplies we needed a 1 by two this is going to be the post for the sign poost we needed some qu inch MDF these are going to be all of our little sign pieces we're going to be using our foxy Hughes paints and this is only going to take four colors you're going to use your Ash Avenger white your cussing crimson your Great Escape green and your Apple raid green we're also going to use some of this starbon thick this is going to glue MDF pieces to MDF and we'll use a little wood glue to glue the sign pieces or MDF to the Pine board and I'm super excited we've got an extra little optional piece to this signpost now we picked this up at Home Depot or Lowe's you can grab these little solar lights these things were $5 we used them for our Lantern project a couple of months ago we're going to add this little solar light to the top of our post we've not done this before so we're super excited to see how it looks I think it's going to be perfect for a little holiday seasonal post and that is it step two we're going to make all of our Cuts we're going to take this down to 36 in I just need 36 in of this guy one cut I'm going to make all these Cuts but my buddy Pockets saw if you don't have a pocket saw first of all holiday season is coming this little 7 and 1/4 in saw is great for any kind of little home decor DIY projects but if you don't have him you can cut this over at the trim section of any hardware store super simple use a little miter box you could probably just get one of those 3ft pickets done oh perfect yeah yeah Safety First Kim Safety First [Music] Garrett and done and done we're going to take our MDF over to the Eon Nova 14 and cut out our kit Eon lasers are the real deal they give you Precision Power and ease of use That's essential for creating high quality pieces like this one whether you're just getting into laser crafting or you're already running a small business Eon machines can handle it all plus we've got a special link in the description by purchasing through it you'll support our Channel while snagging the same tools we rely on every day so if you're looking to upgrade your laser crafting game check out Eon lasers through our link below let's create something amazing together if you have your own laser the SVG is available in our store and if you don't have a laser we have the DIY kit also available in our store step three now we paint this is the fun part of the project we're going to lay all our pieces out let group them by color and let's put a coat of this foxy Hues paint on it [Music] our foxy Hughes paints are highquality acrylic Emulsion paints designed specifically for both DIY and professional Crafters they're versatile for use on various surfaces making them ideal for Creative projects that need durability and style what makes them great UV protection it's built to withand sun exposure foxy Hughes paints are perfect for outdoor projects helping colors remain vibrant over time they're weather resistant their weatherproof properties make the paints excellent for exterior use as they resist peeling and damage from the environmental elements their self-sealing foxy Hues paint save extra steps as they don't require additional sealants making your projects not only look great but last longer and they're stain blocking and mildew resistance formulated to resist common issues like staining and mildew they're easy to maintain and ideal for high use or high moisture areas foxy H paints are favorite by Crafters looking for Rich color durability and professional grade results in each [Music] [Music] project step four time to assemble we're going to bring all of the little pieces together for the signs using some of this star bomb thick then we're going to put them on the post we're going to start by assembling each one of these little guys MDF to MDF with a star [Music] Bond we also put score marks on each piece so that I have perfect alignment I don't have to use a frame or try to guess or eyeball it m that's not my thing I like to just be able to lay it down and keep moving [Music] a little tip with the star Bond glue while it is great for gluing MDF to MDF if you get a little glue outside of your pieces especially on darker boards it'll dry with a white hazy look to it so if you get a little oozing out and you need to pick it back up use one of these little foam wedge sponges dab up the excess glue it's the perfect way to to pick up the glue without leaving that residue if you try and wipe the glue it'll leave a residue but the sponge here just soaks up the glue and pulls it right up [Music] nice we're going to attach the little top piece that will allow us to put our lamp in there here's where our little lamp goes little collar so we're going to make a little collar for it right now [Music] now we're going to attach all of our little sign pieces to our post we're going to lay them out Mark the bottom with a pencil throw some wood glue on the post a little bit of star Bond on the actual sign so it'll hold for now and then the glue the wood glue will hold for good I'll let Kim do the laying out all right so I know that the collar ends right here okay so just gonna eyeball this I think I don't how far is the foot maybe about right there all right sounds good [Music] where's your fancy Mark there fancy we have still yet to buy a new bottle of glue so we're still painting you don't have to paint yours we're just painting ours because we have a half gallon bucket of glue GL is a lot of glue you know we could always just buy a uh smaller bottle of glue I know it's on my list of things to do I just did not haven't done it [Music] yet all right I'm going to try to hit him in an inconspicuous place [Music] now I'll touch up these little nail holes yes you want a little glue under there let's see if it fits first oh I just oh perfect now you got a little Breathing Room slide it down like that there you go there's some glue up on here here you want the wood glue a little bit of both I hold this I'll let you wood glue it [Music] do the tacks I'm going to glue this piece back on you know what I'm going to give this piece of attacking also well do you want me to look watch your fingers now watch it now coming from the back keep rolling it keep rolling it keep rolling all right okay set this down and you can build the foot yeah we'll build the foot hang it off I'll put it back here set it aside now we're going to assemble the base we have four pieces they're going to slide together two pieces that are pointing down or the open end of pointing is pointing down and two pieces where the open end is pointing up so up goes on the bottom there you go and the idea is that this opening is the size of the post all right so now let's put the post in let's do it post is in oh let's put the top on now hold on let me lower this down oh with our fancy little cart down here this is perfect all right and we're just going to slide the top in the hole in the top boom look at that little guy isn't he so cute all right now he's cute just like he is but what I'm seeing in my mind's eye it needs a big bow here it does need a big bow I think it needs a big bow definitely I was thinking we could candy cane stripe the post that's another option do it in white I didn't really Envision it in white probably because a lot of red I guess yeah and then I don't know what else does it need what else does it need what would you add snow maybe I think there needs to be a little snow drift down here in the bottom covering the foot I think that would be cute but if you're going to make these for a craft show I think you can pump them out pretty quickly yeah they're just four colors couple of cuts all the letters and stuff are connected so it goes together easy just add one little bow here and I think it's I think you could pump these [Music] out I am about out of time I have to go pump out a bunch more of these signposts you have to go cut one and paint it and show me what you're working with big thanks to all of our patrons we love you guys that's the best way to support this Channel and don't forget to join us on Tuesdays at 400 p.m. for test cut Tuesday we we try a new file we paint it see if we can put it together we've got a good one I Had a Brain Blast yesterday I can't wait to show you test cut Tuesday's file you're going to be excited um this one's easy balance I just balance it right here it was easy the bottom that's what easy balance I saw you look at it like you were going to balance it then I think you were going to let it go and I shouldn't have I should have just kept my M then you temped me yeah cold through cold through ready remember step three now we paint one more time bull in a china shop I kicked a lot of stuff making that catch thought you made it all right ready ready step three woo I slapped that across the room go on now get paint br all right this is it step three that was a wimpy throw step three