This post is a collaboration with 3MDIY.com. To keep up-to-date on projects, products and sampling visit 3MDIY.com.

I just couldn’t seem to help myself. I enjoyed all of the reds and evergreens mixed with black and white inside my home, I had to bring it outside too.

A while back, I made this sign. It occurred to me that I had only painted the one side, so why not turn it over and make a sign for our Outdoor Christmas decorating.

More and more, I am becoming a fan of "doing it yourself" instead of buying it at the store and it is easier than you might think. I have partnered up with 3MDIY.com to bring you this project.

Here is how I did it:

Step 1:

Paint the whole surface with white craft paint. Decide where you want the top of the your tree to be and measure the center point.

Step 2:

Draw a straight line, using a ruler, where you want the bottom of your tree to be and then, using your ruler, connect all three corners. Then draw the shape for your trunk, using your ruler.

Step 3:

Then using ScotchBlue™ Painter's Tape, line the outline of your tree. Rub your thumb along the edge to make sure you have a tight seal and then paint it all out with red paint. Use a ruler and craft knife to cut any sharp edged lines.

Step 4:

I chose to add a coat of dark wax over the top of the red to tone down the brightness.

Step 5:

Remove the ScotchBlue™ Painter's Tape . Use a craft knife if necessary to lift up the edge up carefully.

Step 6:

I chose to add my words freehand. If you would prefer a more exact method, you can use this method. I kept allowing my words to get larger and spaced apart further as I moved down the tree. I used a piece of painter's tape as my guide and to draw my horizontal lines in pencil.