Make your own Christmas sign for decorating or gifting using the iconic song lyric, “Good tidings of comfort and joy.”

Is there anything better than Christmas songs?  I mean, they are the epitome of all things Christmas.  Today, I’m going to be showing you how I made a Christmas sign using the song lyrics, “Good tidings of comfort and joy.”  This is a fun one that will impress as home decor or as a handmade holiday gift.  Let’s get started!

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

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Supplies you’ll need for this Christmas DIY:

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This project started with some scrap pieces of wood that I cut in half to create triangles for the Christmas tree portion of the sign.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Next, I gathered the rest of my supplies including a this Shiplap Sign Blank from Twin Knobs Wood Works.  You can shop all of their sign blanks and wooden project pieces HERE.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

To create a distressed look on the shiplap sign base, I started by painting the entire surface with the color Caviar.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Once the Caviar is dry, add clear wax to make distressing easy.  Focus on the edges and where the piece would naturally chip.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Now paint over the entire surface with the color Fluff.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Once the paint is dry, use masking tape or sandpaper to distress the surface.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

If using tape, apply the tape to areas you want to distress and peel back.  Otherwise, use sandpaper to distress.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Next, I added a layer of Tobacco Road Gel Stain.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Since I wanted to use the gel stain as a glaze, I added a bit of water before brushing it on my project.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Cover the entire surface with the watered down gel stain.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Then, wipe back with a paper towel.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Now it’s time to work on the triangles for the tree.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Start by painting the edges black.  This doesn’t have to be perfect because we will be using Modge Podge to add scrapbook paper to the surfaces.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

To Modge Podge on wood, start by cutting your scrapbook paper to the shape of the surface.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Once your scrapbook paper is cut, you can glue the pieces on with the Modge Podge.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

To do this, apply a thin layer to the surface of the wood and place the piece of scrap paper on top.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Once dry, use a piece of sandpaper to clean up the edges.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Finally, paint the wooden star with Dixie Belle’s Moonshine Metallics in the color Gold Digger.  Once dry, use the watered down gel stain that we used above to age the star.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Once all of the painted pieces are dry, it’s time to add your Chalk Couture transfer.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Start by placing your transfer onto your surface.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Then add a thin and even layer of the Crimson Red paste to the entire transfer.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Once you are finished applying the paste, peel away the transfer.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Time for the finishing touches.  First, add a sawtooth style hook to the back for hanging.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Then, flip the project over and tack on the star, triangles and trunk.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

You can either stack your triangles straight or give the piece some whimsy by stacking them wonky.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

To preserve the piece, I sprayed the entire thing with a clear coat spray.

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

Now, you’re all finished!

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

You can see how I stacked the triangles straight here ~

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

ANd you can see them stacked wonky here ~

This DIY Comfort & Joy Christmas Sign is perfect as home decor or as a handmade gift.

As you can see, my finished sign has a vintage Christmas feel because of the scrapbook paper I used and distressing.  Feel free to change up the scrapbook paper and painting finish to match your style.

Want more fun and easy DIY home decor ideas??  Find me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest!  Also – be sure to share your finished projects with me by tagging @rusticorchardhome on Facebook and @rustic_orchard_home on Instagram!

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