Boo! Beadboard Sign for Halloween

Welcome guests into your spooky house with a quick and easy project using basic scrapbooking and decoupage supplies.
Halloween Sign

Boo! Beadboard Sign for Halloween

Welcome guests into your spooky house with a quick and easy project using basic scrapbooking and decoupage supplies.

By: Kierste Wade

Materials Needed:

  • scrapbook or other decorative paper (for "Boo!" message)
  • black card stock
  • coordinating pattern paper
  • silhouette or template for text
  • Mod Podge and foam brush

Paint the Background

Using black spray paint, paint your beadboard black and let it dry. Use a power sander on the edges and the front of the beadboard to create a distressed look. Wipe down the board with a damp cloth to remove all the black dust.

Halloween Sign

Paint the Background

Using black spray paint, paint your beadboard black and let it dry. Use a power sander on the edges and the front of the beadboard to create a distressed look. Wipe down the board with a damp cloth to remove all the black dust.

Print Text and Distress

To find Halloween text to print for your background, search for "spooky Halloween words" in Google and click on "Images" for a variety of choices. Lay your Distress Ink on top of your Halloween text and rub straight across the paper until it is as distressed as you like. Go around the edges as well. Use double-stick tape to adhere it to the beadboard.

Halloween Sign

Print Text and Distress

To find Halloween text to print for your background, search for "spooky Halloween words" in Google and click on "Images" for a variety of choices, or click here to download a PDF from Brown Paper Packages. Lay your Distress Ink on top of your Halloween text and rub straight across the paper until it is as distressed as you like. Go around the edges as well. Use double-stick tape to adhere it to the beadboard.

Assemble Layers

Make a simple "boo" template using Microsoft Word; choose a font and print your letters in an extra-large size, then cut out. Layer your "boo" template on top of patterned scrapbook paper, trace and cut. Distress all the edges. Adhere it to a piece of black scrapbook paper or card stock. Glue the black card stock (with "boo" letters on top) onto the Halloween text background. Finally, use a foam brush to paint a light coat of Mod Podge over the top and let dry completely.

Halloween Sign

Assemble Layers

Make a simple "boo" template using Microsoft Word; choose a font and print your letters in an extra-large size, then cut out. Layer your "boo" template on top of patterned scrapbook paper, trace and cut. Distress all the edges. Adhere it to a piece of black scrapbook paper or card stock. Glue the black card stock (with "boo" letters on top) onto the Halloween text background. Finally, use a foam brush to paint a light coat of Mod Podge over the top and let dry completel

Next Up

How to Make a Life-Size Halloween Ghost

Create a life-size ghost for Halloween using cheesecloth and other inexpensive items. Hang it from a tree or place it on your front porch so passersby will shake in their boots.

How to Make Halloween Tombstones From Upcycled Styrofoam

Upgrade your outdoor Halloween decor and create a creepy graveyard scene with this easy-to-make Styrofoam tombstone complete with custom epitaphs.

Halloween Pet Costume: Court Jester

This Halloween honor your pet's inner clown with an easy-to-sew felt jester costume. Our free printable templates make stitching up this playful costume a snap.

Our Best Pumpkin-Carving Tips and Tools

Browse our tips for selecting the right tools, carving, preserving and illuminating a Halloween pumpkin.

Perfect Pumpkin Carving Tools

Use this list to pick the perfect tools for pumpkin-carving this Halloween.

Halloween Countdown Mummy

Who doesn't love a holiday countdown? Ticking off the days just seems to increase the excitement. And as a bonus for any parent, the kids get to keep track without ever having to ask "How much longer?"

How to Make 3 Spooky Mason Jars for Halloween

Take your Halloween haunting to the next level with these spooky Mason jars.

Flying Bats

Create a flock of flying bats in minutes.

Paper Pumpkin Place Cards

Make your Halloween or Thanksgiving get-togethers even more special with inventive pumpkin place cards — they'll double as adorable decorations, too.

Creepy Specimen Art

Create art that's perfect to decorate the house for Halloween and then leave up in a boy's room year round.

More from:

Halloween Ideas

What's New in Handmade

On TV

Follow Us Everywhere

Join the party! Don't miss HGTV in your favorite social media feeds.