Create a rustic Christmas sign with this free Sleigh Ride printable and easy DIY canvas frame tutorial. Turn any print into a custom wood-framed canvas sign!
Free Christmas Printables
I know how much we all love printables so I am super excited for today’s post! I have joined forces with some of my favorite bloggers to bring you 23 gorgeous free Christmas printables! You can find the links to all of the printables at the end of the post but, first, let me show you my sleigh ride printable and easy rustic sign tutorial.
Old Fashioned Sleigh Rides Printable
This chalkboard sleigh ride printable will fit in with almost any Christmas or winter display. If you want to keep things simple, you can just print out the printable and place it into your favorite photo frame. But, to take it up a notch, you can easily create your own rustic DIY canvas frame with just a few simple supplies.
DIY Canvas Frame Tutorial
Create your own rustic canvas sign with this DIY canvas frame tutorial.
Materials
- Printable {you can download an 11×14 HERE or an 8×10 HERE}. A favorite photo will also work!
- Canvas frame {the ones with the thicker sides work best}
- Mod Podge
- Sanding block
- Garden stakes trimmed down to size
- Thin wood screws or nails. The length will vary depending on the thickness of your frame so just make sure they are long enough to go through the inside of the frame and into the garden stakes.
- Stain {I used a dark walnut}
Directions
- Cover your canvas liberally with Mod Podge making sure that you are getting right to the edges and corners. Place your photo over top and use a roller to apply pressure to adhere completely. If you don’t have a roller, you can turn the canvas upside down and apply the pressure to the back of the canvas. {You can read more about how to create a DIY photo canvas here}
- Depending on your canvas, there may be a slight overhang of your photo. To help blend in the photo edges to the canvas, take a sanding block and sand downwards from the front of the frame to the back {DO NOT SAND IN BOTH DIRECTIONS} until the photo is level with the edges of the canvas. If there are any loose edges, secure with more Mod Podge.
- To make the wood frame, cut two garden stakes to the length of your canvas. For the 2 width pieces, you will need to cut them the width of your canvas plus the thickness of the wood x 2 {so that your width piece will cover the length pieces on each end}. Just remember that canvases are not always perfectly square, so double check your measurements up along the side of the canvas just to be sure.
- Stain your wood pieces with the stain of your choice and allow to dry.
- To attach your frame, nail or screw from the inside of your canvas. For the cheaper canvases, the nails work fine; however, you will need to use screws if your canvas is made from thicker wood. If you have a nail gun, you can use thin nails and nail them in from the outside if you prefer.
That’s all there is to it!
Old Fashioned Sleigh Rides Printable Download
To get your own copy of the sleigh rides printable, just download whatever formatting size you would like and save it to your computer. From there, you can either print it from your home computer {if printing the 8×10} or send it out to have it printed at any photography printing centre.
NOTE: ALL OF THE PRINTABLES ON THE BLOG ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
Download the 11×14 HERE.
Download the 8×10 HERE.
This sign works perfectly for a Christmas or winter themed hot chocolate bar but would really go with any Christmas decor or neutral winter color scheme. If you use it, I’d love to see what you do with it!
More Christmas Printables and Vignette Ideas
For more free Christmas printable designs, check out these posts. They’re all amazing and I know you’ll love them! I can’t wait to get printing!
- Free Printable Vintage Christmas Advent Calender from Ella Claire
- Printable Glitter Christmas Sign and Gift Tags from Yellow Bliss Road
- The Names of Jesus Isaiah 9:6 Printable from Nest of Posies
- Joy to the World Christmas Printable from The Lily Pad Cottage
- God Bless Us Everyone Printable from Sweet Cs Designs
- Red Buggy Christmas Printable from Craftberry Bush
- Joy to the World – Vignette and Printable from AKA Design
- Simple Christmas Wrap with Printable Gift Tags from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
- DIY Printable Christmas Village {Anthropologie Inspired} from Thoughts from Alice
- Keep Warm and Drink Cocoa Printable from Top This Top That
- Cookies and Milk for Santa Printable from It’s Overflowing
- The Most Wonderful Time of The Year Printable from Making Home Base
- Ten Minute Holiday Vignette with Free Printable from The Chronicles of Home
- Christmas Mantel with Free Printable Banner from Just Destiny
- Free Christmas Stag Printable from Rooms for Rent
- Christmas Mantel and Free Printable from Town & Country
- Cocoa and Cookies Party from Migonis Home
- Hot Chocolate Bar and Free Printable from Finding Silver Pennies
- Elf Movie Free Printable from Eclectically Vintage
- Free Christmas Printable from My Sweet Savannah
- Sleigh Ride Printable and DIY Canvas Sign from Clean and Scentsible
- Free Christmas Printable from City Farmhouse
- Fun snowman printable and DIY frame from Jennifer Rizzo
I love this! thanks so much.
sweet little printable! love it.
Thanks Laura!
Love this so much!
Thanks so much Alice! xo
Love your printable, thanks for sharing!
Looks lovely! Nice job!
Thanks so much for sharing…will leave this print up through Feb!
Great template! I downloaded and printed it today. Instead of making the frame, I went to the Dollar store and found a frame that complemented the look and feel of your artwork. The sign will be strategically placed on my front porch amongst the festive greenery. I have a VERY large “decorative” sleigh that I display indoors and use for all the family’s holiday presents. So your sign is the perfect tie in for my holiday theme! Thank you so much!
Sounds great! You are definitely planning well in advance! lol! 😉
Love this. Thank you!
Hi Jenn,
I am new to the printables! Do you print them out on copy paper, card stock or photography paper?
Thank you for all that you do & share!
Diane
You can really use whatever look you like! I usually use a thicker white smooth cardstock and sometimes I’ll use a more textured white cardstock. For this one, I actually had it printed out at a digital lab (Costco, Walgreens, or wherever you would get photos printed) since I was going to be mounting it to the canvas. Have fun with it!