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DIY Halloween countdown board

Halloween· Holiday

5 Sep

Halloween already?! Heck yes! We’ve busted out our first spooky project of the season, a DIY Halloween Countdown Board, and seriously love it! We shared the DIY with our fave duo of sisters at Eighteen25 during their month long Spooktacular September series and by popular demand, are now sharing both the printable version AND the VE/JPG file if you want to make your own board with a vinyl cutter. Yay!
DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

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This is sure to get you in the spooky mood and also help stop your littles from asking how many more days until it’s time for CANDY! 😀

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

To get started you’ll need a handful of crafts + household items you may already have lying around!
::SUPPLIES ::

  • 3′ x 1′ Board 
  • Vinyl stencil, see below. (We used our industrial cutter to design/cut, you can use this.) 
  • 5 spooky hues of acrylic paint:
    • Orange, green, black, purple, white
  • Paintbrush
  • Mouse Traps x2

::Get the FREE files here::

  • Files for Vinyl Cutter:
    • VE/JPG or PDF
    • Click the link that will open a new window. Right-click to save then upload into your vinyl program of choice. 😉

>>>PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE FILES ARE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY AND NOT TO BE SOLD FOR PROFIT. Thanks for being respectful of our time that goes into designing these FREE files for your personal enjoyment! 😉

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

::INSTRUCTIONS ::

1. First, paint your wood white. Remove the bottom hardware from the mouse trap (the long metal piece) and paint white again over the wood + remaining hardware.

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

2. Using washi tape, tape off stripes over the mouse traps then paint over the washi tape in black. 

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

Apply your vinyl over the board and fill in the stencil with Halloween acrylic colors. (We removed the vinyl stencil and sanded the board down a bit to give it the distressed look we love so much.) Hot glue the mouse traps to the board in between the brackets and hang the letters from the mouse trap clips. (We have the numbers 0-9 for FREE from our Chalkboard Calendar post.)

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

Once done, place on your porch and (optional) pair with foam or real pumpkins.

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We have our DIY Witch Broomstick in the mix too and love the coordinating colors!

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

Isn’t that framed skeleton silhouette we used on our Vintage Halloween Mantel too cute hung from the door so cute? It adds a bit of spook to the whole setup. 🙂

 

DIY Halloween Countdown Board with FREE printable numbers!

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If this is too much work for you, try just printing our FREE Printable Halloween Countdown (which is basically this sign in a print) then let the kiddos cross off the days instead! 🙂

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You guys know we have TONS of other cool Halloween tutorials, FREE printables and of course, yummy treat ideas! Check out our DIY Halloween Skeleton Wreath, our Witch’s Broomstick Candy Treat Bag tutorial, Monster Cookies, DIY Halloween Marquee Letters, Halloween Fringe Letters or our Mr. & Mrs. Skull Plaques! 

Cute and easy Halloween skeleton wreath tutorial

Cute and easy witch's broomstick candy treat bag tutorial #halloween

DIY Halloween marquee letters

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About Lolly Jane

Meet Kelli & Kristi, twin sisters and authors of Lolly Jane. We are two busy wives + mommas who are makers of all things pretty. From signs to home decor and holiday crafts or redoing furniture in between soccer practices, we do it all all while armed with an ice cold Diet Coke. Join us in our DIY adventures! XOXO

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  1. Shannon K Townsend says

    10/17/2018 at 3:01 pm

    Can this be done with a cricut, and if so are the dimensions just 3×1 like the board? I would be instructing a owner of a cricut how to do it.

    Reply
    • Lolly Jane says

      10/19/2018 at 8:02 am

      Hi! Same instructions 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sarah says

    09/02/2017 at 7:17 am

    I realize this is an old post but I really wanted the SVG file and I can’t figure out how to download it. Please help!

    Reply
    • Lolly Jane says

      09/02/2017 at 12:00 pm

      Hi Sarah, just follow the links in the post 🙂

      http://lollyjane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/15-15930-post/halloween.countdown.jpg
      http://lollyjane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/15-15930-post/halloween.countdown.pdf

      Reply
  3. Carrie says

    09/05/2015 at 6:24 pm

    Such a cute idea. Halloween decorations that can work with any style!

    Reply
    • Lolly Jane says

      09/06/2015 at 2:45 pm

      Thanks, Carrie! Love how versatile this project is for sure!! (:

      Reply
  4. Shawnna says

    09/04/2015 at 4:51 pm

    So cool and so creative girls!

    Reply
    • Lolly Jane says

      09/06/2015 at 2:45 pm

      Thanks, Miss Shawnna!

      Reply

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