Get into the holiday spirit with these creative and simple DIY Christmas porch signs! From using wood and stencils to adding 3D elements, these ideas will help you create a festive entrance to your home this season.
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Whenever each holiday season rolls around, my first thought is, ‘What kind of Christmas porch signs will I make this year?’
I love vertical porch christmas trees in particular! They make quite a statement. Plus they are so fun to customize, redecorating them differently each year if desired!
However, I like to crank the uniqueness up on any front porch sign a little by adding 3D elements to make them pop!
Since vertical porch Christmas signs are quite popular each festive season, I decided to finally pull all of mine (thus far) into one blog post, along with all the companion stencils you’d need to recreate the look, to make searching for supplies and inspiration effortless!
So take your pick! Scroll through to decide which Christmas porch sign is meant to add holiday cheer to your front door this Christmas!
PS: Each project also showcases a helpful video of the process!
Unique and easy Christmas porch signs made with stencils!
Supplies used:
While each sign below leads back to its original tutorial, these are the supplies that will be required for most of the Christmas porch signs:
Christmas stencils from Funky Junk’s Old Sign Stencils
Reclaimed wood backdrops
Fusion Mineral Paint 10% off (or use funkyjunkinteriorsfmp at checkout for 10% off)
3D elements such as 1.5″ cedar strips, real or faux evergreen branches, Christmas ornaments, faux snow, etc.
Christmas Tree Porch Signs
The following vertical Christmas porch signs are all done up Christmas tree-style! So rather than having a faux Christmas tree that eats up storage space, now you can have an easy-to-store flat christmas tree image with unique 3D elements to really make them pop!
3D pallet Christmas tree sign
This whimsical wooden Christmas tree sign is made with real 1.5″ cedar strips! Use a stencil to create the design, then hot glue the wood strips on top.
The design includes a star tree topper, wooden old school tree stand, along with planks for the body of Christmas tree, along with individual words reading We Wish You A Merry Christmas for each wood plank.
Can be used with or without real wood planks.
The discreet background consists of mini snowflakes for a fresh fallen snow vibe.
Mini string lights would be ideal to add to this tree!
Stencils used:
Video tutorial of the Pallet Christmas Tree
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Visit above to watch a short video tutorial of the Pallet Christmas tree process!
Merry Christma Tree with 3D real branches
This Merry Christmas porch sign is styled as a young seedling or Charlie Brown tree, with its sparse branches!
Use stencils to create the Merry Christmas sign can planter, then use the rest of the stencil as inspiration for the branch and faux evergreen branch placements.
Stencil a black sky backdrop with mini stars for a twinkling night ambiance.
Hang real ornaments as desired!
Stencils used:
Christmas Tree Seedling stencil
Merry Christmas and Decorations stencil
Video tutorial of Christmas tree with 3D branches
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Visit above to watch a short video on how the tree came together!
Christmas Tree Seedling porch sign
Stenciled Christmas Tree Seedling with hand painted details
This little Christmas tree seedling has a secret… not only are all the images stenciled, you can also hand-paint on top to create charming little details you cannot stencil on! The image truly resembles a hand painted tree.
Comes with a companion stencil so you can add ornaments to this tree too!
However if you love the 3D additions, here’s how I added a faux cranberry garland, real popcorn garland and real pinecones to the same painted tree to make this stunning look pop!
Stencils used:
Christmas Tree Seedling stencil
Merry Christmas and Decorations stencil
Video tutorial of hand painted Christmas Tree Seedling
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Visit above to watch how to add the hand painted elements!
Stenciled Christmas Tree with pattern in a crate tree skirt
Painted and stenciled tall Christmas tree in a 3D crate tree skirt
This super simple stencil image is created so you have the ability to decorate the tree any way you wish! Shown is a pattern stenciled across the tree, however you can also stencil ornaments or even hang real ornaments and decorations as desired.
What makes this Christmas Tree sign extra special is the 3D crate attached underneath the tree, which is decorated and a Christmas card holder!
Stencils used:
Tall Christmas Tree in Crate stencil
Video tutorial of patterned Christmas tree
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Visit above to watch a short video of the tree process!
Wood herringbone Christmas Tree sign
Herringbone Christmas Tree with real wood planks
If you’d like an enhanced version of a wood Christmas tree, this herringbone pattern is the one for you! It looks complicated to make, but it isn’t!
Included are mini board stencils you can use to measure each piece of wood. No endless measuring required! Stencil the tree image, then cut and hot glue on the planks to get this 3D look.
Design includes a tin tree topper with a circled 25, rustic pallet sayings that chime in with Christmas, plus unique screw heads, plus a metal tree stand to get the full industrial look!
The backdrop is a mix of mini snowflakes and twinkling stars for a whimsical nighttime ambiance.
Can be used with or without real wood planks.
Stencils used:
Herringbone Christmas Tree stencil
Video tutorial of the Herringbone Christmas tree
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Visit above to watch a short video of how to build the herringbone tree!
Wood Chevron Christmas Tree sign
Chevron Christmas Tree stencil
And last but not least, we have a brand new wooden Christmas tree out for Christmas 2024! Meet Chevron Christmas Tree, teamed up with a wood plank body, metal star, retro tree stand and some funky junk hinges to decorate the tree with!
But we couldn’t release a new tree without a fun, new sky! Retro Star Sky is designed to work with Chevron Christmas Tree, and will most certainly add a burst of sparkle to a night sky! The scale is a little bolder than most of our other more discreet sky patterns.
While these two stencils are officially listed, I’ll be creating a real version of this tree shortly, so stay tuned! Along with more new Christmas stencils to soon follow!
Other vertical Christmas porch signs
The following vertical porch signs are themed around a Christmas tag, mix and match elements like ornaments replacing letters, and more! Scroll down below to see more!
Noel porch sign on a Christmas tag backdrop
Fun and festive, this neutral NOEL vertical porch sign infuses an argyle patterned ornament to replace the O in Noel! Super fun to customize in your own colours!
The ornament gets additional interest with a large ornament hanger plus real evergreen branches as trim.
And don’t forget to shape the board as a giant gift tag by angling the corners, then inserting a cotton rope through a drilled hole! It’s the perfect, unexpected finish.
Stencils used:
Under JOY SMALL the small ornament stencil is under: Small Full Accessories FJ46S
Video tutorial of Noel Christmas porch sign
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Visit above to watch a short video of the Noel Christmas porch sign!
Rustic JOY vertical sign with snowflake
Using chippy red wood from my parent’s farm, this warm, rustic JOY vertical porch sign has a giant snowflake replacing the O in Joy! It literally took minutes to make, while giving you a fabulous winter scenes vibe. Could you imagine blue chippy paint? So wintery!
This is a very customizable stencil set where you can purchase more O replacement options too!
Stencils used:
Visit Joy Large for: Joy Large – Vertical stencil and Large Snowflake stencil
Video tutorial of the rustic JOY Christmas sign
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Visit above to watch a short video of the JOY Christmas sign process!
Joy vertical sign with Buffalo Checked ornament
Vertical JOY Christmas sign with buffalo check ornament
Step up in formality with this colourful JOY vertical front porch sign, with the perfect size Buffalo Checked oversized ornaments replacing the O in Joy! Top the ornament with a buffalo checked ribbon to complete this look!
This is a very customizable stencil set where you can replace the O with more options too!
Stencils used:
Visit Joy – Large for Joy Large-Vertical and Large Ornament
Video tutorial of the JOY Buffalo Check ornament sign
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Visit above to watch a full 4 minute tutorial of the sign process!
Illuminated Christmas Trees sign
Christmas Trees illuminated tree sign
And while this sign is sitting on a mantel, it can most definitely be tweaked to work outdoors too! One stencil was used to create this entire image! With holes drilled through the board and mini lights slipped through, it offers a powerful illuminating punch!
Stencils used:
Video tutorial of the illuminated Christmas Trees sign
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Visit above to watch a short video tutorial of the christmas Trees sign process!
Other 3D elements to add to your Christmas porch signs
As you can see, not only do the signs display many 3D elements, the backgrounds and supplies surrounding the signs also help to enhance your front porch too! Here’s some additional supplies I reach for often when I make porch signs of my own:
Battery operated votive candles
Small rustic galvanized buckets for tree bases
Christmas porch decorations and signs are a blast to create! And offer such a nice custom greeting at your front door. How will you uniquely deck out your Christmas porch this holiday season?
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Visit ALL Christmas projects from one page HERE
I love them all! But, my favorite is the one where you added real branches.
My kind of Christmas decor. If our purr babies see baubles, tinsel or anything resembling a proper Christmas tree, they become furry balls of mass destruction. Now I just need to decide which one of these beauties to try out, but I think the illuminated tree sign is calling my name. That’s gorgeous.