DIY Farmhouse Watermelon Sign

Create this cute DIY Farmhouse watermelon sign using items from the Dollar Tree. Download this Free One In A Mellon SVG cut file to use with your Cricut or Silhouette craft cutting machine and create cute projects for your Summer home decor or wearable crafts.

Summer is officially happening and in full swing in my household. I just love Summer because it allows for a slow down from the hustle of everyday life. The kids are out from school and while that means they are home with me during the day, it also means that the “afterschool” life is for the most part over as well. There’s no running around to Soccer, Dance, Awana nights. Sure there are Summer Camps here and there and some special events but nothing like what happens during the typical school year.

Sweet Summer Time

I am so thankful I get to be home with them and enjoy the lazy days with them. Being a crafty mom, I’m sure you are willing to bet that I decorate our home for Summer. All three of my kiddos have Summer birthdays, which makes the decor for the weeks of their birthdays fun, but for the most part, June is completely a full Summer theme with July being mostly patriotic.

Every year, I add a pillow or two to the couch pillows that Summer theme and I create and display Summer related decorations.

I saw some beautiful watercolor watermelon fabric and fell in love! And as it came time to decorate my annual table at my church’s Moms Group Fundraiser Tea, I just knew I had to have the fabric to use as my main theme.

I was asked to decorate two tables this year so this meant either two separate themes or double of everything. I was so in love with the watermelon fabric, that I just had to do double of everything.

Here’s a look at my decorated tea tables for the fundraiser tea I participated in this year.

To outfit the table centerpieces I decided to go with a tiered look displaying signs and farmhouse decor. One thing I came up with is this cute “One In A Melon” Watermelon sign. I made two of this one for each table.

You can also see the watercolor fabric above that I fell in love with that set the theme for my tables.

I really loved the idea because I knew after the event I’d display the sign on my coffee bar to add to my Summer decor collection. The second one I gave away.

Follow this easy tutorial to learn how to create this Farmhouse Watermelon Sign. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it is at no additional cost to you)! Read my full disclosure here.

How To Make A Farmhouse Watermelon Sign

If you would like to create this sign for your own decor or home it is really simple and easy to do. You can also download the FREE SVG cut file that says “One in a Melon” to use on the sign from my Resource Library.

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Supplies Needed:

In order to make the sign, you will need to gather up some supplies.

Cricut Maker Or the Silhouette Cameo to cut the “One in a Melon” decal. (optional)
Farmhouse Scrapbook paper (1 12 X12 sheet) and Green glitter/red scrap paper to make watermelon fruit with all from my favorite craft store
Square or similar canvas sign from the Dollar Tree)
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks and scissors from the dollar store or craft shop.
My SVG/PDF Cut File – get the free file here

Making the Watermelon Sign

Once you have all the supplies you will need to set up an area to create your sign. The dining room table or your craft table is a great place. I like to use the table from my Scrapbox Workbox craft storage cabinet. I love this cabinet very much!

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Spread out all of your supplies and start by removing any additional embellishments on your sign from the top surface. You will want it flat and smooth. You can also sand away any glitter your sign may have.

Next, you will want to add your sheet of scrapbook paper to the canvas to cover it. I chose to use a shiplap farmhouse board looking piece of scrapbook paper. I laid it down on face down on the paper to cover it. Using my hot glue gun to secure the paper, I folded over the paper to the back side. I creased the paper and folded it similar to folding or wrapping a present.

Create this DIY Farmhouse "One in a Melon" watermelon Summer decor sign to display in your home for the Summer Season this year.

After the paper is secured in place over and around the canvas sign you can now add the decal you downloaded from the Resource library and cut using your Silhouette or Cricut Cutting Machine.

Make sure you use adhesive vinyl for this project. You will layer it using adhesive vinyl transfer tape.

Then using your scrapbook papers you will need to make the watermelon. I had some lime green chunky glitter paper leftover from an old project and found in the clearance section at Hobby Lobby this reddish pink and black dot paper. It totally reminded me of a watermelon slice and thought it would be perfect for this.

Of course, if you do not have the same papers I do, you can easily use any green glitter scrapbook paper or even adhesive vinyl. Then using plain red paper you can add black dots or specs to your paper to create the watermelon seeds.

To create the slice, I cut the papers together into a curved triangle shape and folded over the edges around the green glitter paper to make the rhine of the melon.

Here is a complete and short video start to finish showing how I created the entire sign including the watermelon slice.

And here’s another look at the finish sign! What do you think? I really love how this DIY turned out!!!

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