Vintage Inspired Balsa Wood Number Tags {Monthly DIY Challenge}

Hey, hey....welcome back to another Monthly DIY Challenge! 

On the second Wednesday of every month a group of some of my favorite blogger friends and I get together and challenge each other to create a project based on a particular theme or material.  This month's theme was craft wood and if you've been around this blog for awhile then you know I LOVE Balsa wood.  It's such a great craft/DIY product that is inexpensive and can easily be cut with the swipe of a razor blade.

I've completed a few balsa wood projects in the past (faux specimen cabinet, organized cork board and file magazine holders) and lucky for me I had plenty scrap pieces laying around that I was determined to use.  I was also determined to make something that was A. useful and B. would make a great addition to our current décor.  I had no desire to make something that would get thrown in my craft closet to collect dust.


I wondered around my house (which I tend to do when I'm bored and looking for a project) and decided that a few wire baskets could use some new tags.  A few years ago I updated the original metal numbers with a little gold leaf Rub 'n Buff, but I was ready for a change.

Do you all remember the vintage inspired signs I created back in July?  They were so easy and fun to create that I decided to use the same concept to create number tags for this months craft wood theme.

Here's What You'll Need:

• Balsa wood
• Elmer's letters
• CeCe Caldwell wax and aging dust (You can use any brand, this is just what I had on hand)
• Wax Brush (you don't have to use a wax brush, but it is worth the cost if you plan on waxing furniture)
• Mod Podge
• Elmer's Glue
• Razer blade
• Scrapbook paper
• Double sided tape

The steps are super easy and you can have these tags done in no time.

1. Cut the wood and scrapbook paper to the desired size you want your tags.

2. Glue the scrapbook paper to the wood.

3.  Glue the number to the tags.

4. Apply wax over the front of each tag.

5. Immediately brush on aging dust to give the tags a distressed look.  (Apply generously around the edges)

I ended up using double sided tape to attach my tags, but you could always drill a hole in the top of each tag, add jute and hang them from a basket. 

I love how they stand out a bit more than the previous number tags!

Now, don't forget to stop by and check out all the other creative craft wood projects!

Craft Wood Photo Mats Super Market Sign Plywood Poster Frame Rustic Painted Arrows Vintage Inspired Number Tags Balsa Wood Canvas Frame DIY Alphabet Blocks Balsa Wood Napkin Holder

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