Target Joy Sign Hack

Yes, this is a Christmas post.  And today, party pooper me took down all of my fall decor.  Maybe I should blame Target….

Like many of you, I recently received the Target ad showing the cute marquee 'Joy' sign.

While we were out of town, the mail really stacked up. So when I saw the ad in my mail, I immediately got competitive. {For those of you who don't know me well, I get competitive about the small things.  Not over a football or pickle ball game.  But over a parking spot. Or a place in line at the grocery store. Or a 'must have' darling tin marquee sign from Target.}  Anyway, I looked online…not available.   I looked at the two Targets here in town…..one was out of stock, the other was rather vague with their stock status.  So the kids and I buzzed out to Target last night, in the dark, to search for the sign.

And lucky me.  I got one!

But I confess when I opened up the box, it was kind of simple looking. And of course there was the cord.   I assumed it would stand on its own, but you have to hang them.  So I got to thinking….how could I make this work!

Off to the bin of scrap wood I went.  I found some red spray paint too.

And after a bit of working, I got just what I was looking for!

Something more substantial. Something to prop up or hang on my porch, or over the mantel.

Something really fun! I love it!

If you'd like to do the same thing, here are the steps that I took:

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Grab some wood from the scrap bin, or buy some from Lowes or Home Depot {they can even cut it for you!}

Decide how wide you would like your sign.  Line up the wood {I used paneling leftover from my bookshelf project}.  Then secure two pieces to the back, as shown here.

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Spray paint the wood.

When it was {almost} dry {I was too antsy to wait til it was completely dry}, I sanded the edges a bit and added some wood stain over the entire piece. It gave the sign a bit of depth and interest. Then spray some nails since they will show when the sign is hung.

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Lastly, hang the letters and  you are done!

I'm so excited to hang it up, though I will wait!  My fall decor may be in the attic, but I won't dig out Christmas just yet {though believe me, I'm tempted!}

Thanks for reading and let me know if you make one of your own!! I'd love to see a picture.

jen

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