I have a thing for house decorations at Christmas time. I don’t have a traditional Christmas village, but I decorate with dozens of other kinds of houses: paper mache, ceramic, and wood. When I saw this dollar store Christmas house sign, I knew I needed to bring it home and paint it in holiday colors as the newest addition to my collection.

Painted Christmas house sign on a red background

DOLLAR STORE PEACE ON EARTH SIGN

WHAT YOU NEED TO PAINT A CHRISTMAS HOUSE SIGN

unpainted Christmas house sign with paintbrush on a red background

Be sure to check the holiday section of your local dollar store for fun craft bases like this! I decorated my house with craft paint and glitter, but you could also use markers, watercolors, or scrapbook paper.

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Dollar Store Christmas house sign
Craft paints – Apple Barrel Kelly Green & Arbor Green, FolkArt Cardinal Red & Pale Yellow
Paintbrushes
Mod Podge
Glitter – Michaels brand iridescent and Martha Stewart White Gold
Mod Podge Ultra

flat lay of craft supplies on a white table

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HOW TO PAINT A CHRISTMAS HOUSE SIGN

Dollar Store Christmas House Decoration

Paint the wall color first.
Go ahead and paint over the Christmas lights. Those will be covered in Mod Podge and glitter in the last step of this process.
Paint the other details of the house.
Use whatever color scheme you like the best.
Add Outdoor Mod Podge to the snow-covered areas.
I didn’t paint the wood white underneath the Mod Podge, and I wish I would have. In my version you can see the wood through the glitter, making it less white than I would like.

Create some nice, “snowy” dimension with Outdoor Mod Podge.
Mix up your glitter snow.
I chose to use both chunky and fine iridescent glitter to give my snow more sparkle.
Sprinkle on the glitter and shake off the excess.
Add Mod Podge to the Christmas lights. Sprinkle with glitter and shake off the excess.
OPTIONAL: Seal the glitter in with a coat of Mod Podge Ultra.

USING THE PAINTED CHRISTMAS SIGN

I haven’t decided yet how I will display this Christmas house sign. I might add it to the center of a wreath, or I might just lean it up on a shelf as a backdrop to other decorations. You could also hang it directly on a wall. So many options!