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DIY · 90 MINUTES · UNDER $60 · NEO DECO

the wedding welcome sign you can make in one afternoon

I made this exact sign in 90 minutes flat. Below: every Amazon supply, the timing breakdown, and a free Neo Deco stencil template so it'll be dry before guests arrive.

Hand-painted Neo Deco wooden wedding welcome sign on a brass easel

why this DIY, why this aesthetic

Most DIY wedding sign tutorials end at a chalkboard with a heart on it. We can do better.

Pinterest Predicts 2026 flagged Neo Deco — geometric Art Deco revival in gem tones with brass and gold — as the breakout formal wedding aesthetic. It's the rare DIY palette that doesn't read DIY. Forest green, champagne gold, ivory, emerald. Your sign will look like it came from a $400 Etsy shop and you'll have spent under $60.

The full kit is below. Then the timing breakdown. Then the free stencil template.

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Bookmark or pin it back to your wedding board. The full kit, the 90-minute timing, the variants — all here when you're ready to make it.

the 90-minute timing breakdown

0:00 — 0:10 Prep. Sand the sign blank lightly, wipe with tack cloth.

0:10 — 0:25 Stencil. Apply vinyl stencils to dry surface, press firmly at the edges.

0:25 — 0:45 Paint coat one. Thin coat, foam brush, let dry.

0:45 — 1:00 Paint coat two. Same as above. Critical: peel stencils while paint is still slightly tacky.

1:00 — 1:15 Gold Deco accent. Fine brush, champagne gold, just the two top corners.

1:15 — 1:30 Seal. Two light coats of matte spray sealant, 5 min between coats. Set on the easel to dry.

Total active time: 90 minutes. Total elapsed: about 2 hours including drying. Do this the day before the wedding, not the morning of.

the full Amazon kit

01

unfinished pine sign blank

18×24 inch, smooth pine. Look for ones with no knots in the lettering area.

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02

black acrylic paint (8 oz)

Folk Art or DecoArt brand reads richest. One 8 oz bottle covers two signs.

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03

champagne gold acrylic (4 oz)

Metallic, not glittery. Used only for the corner Deco motifs — a little goes far.

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04

foam brush variety pack

1-inch and 2-inch foam brushes. Cheaper than bristle and they leave fewer streaks on acrylic.

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05

vinyl stencil sheets (12×12)

Adhesive vinyl, pack of 20+ sheets. Use a paper-cut option or hand-cut with the free template.

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06

pre-cut wedding stencil set

If you don't want to cut your own, this option ships ready-to-stick wedding letter sets.

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07

wooden easel (5-ft)

Display easel, natural wood. Look for ones with adjustable height — same easel works for cake-table sign later.

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08

matte sealant spray

Clear matte finish. Two light coats prevents weather damage if the sign sits outdoors.

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style variants for the same kit

Same eight supplies, different palette swaps:

Cool Blue winter wedding — swap black acrylic for deep navy, gold for brushed silver.

Afrohemian terracotta — swap black for matte cocoa, gold stays.

All-white minimalist — leave the wood unfinished, just paint the lettering in matte ivory. The quietest of the four.

Full write-ups of each variant are queued. Save this page or follow on Pinterest — they'll drop there first.

one quiet tip

Do a test stencil on a scrap piece of cardboard first. Five minutes. Catches the mistake that would otherwise ruin the actual sign and turn this into a three-afternoon project.