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Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign


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Laundry Room Sock Matching SignDon't you hate it when your socks get separated, then when you finally find one, you could have sworn you've seen its counterpart somewhere around the house, but you're not sure where?

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Fear no more! This sign will help your lost socks find their "sole mates" by holding them in place until you find their other halves. This cost me nothing as I used a plank of wood I've had in the garage for years, along with some items from my craft room. Otherwise, it's a super cheap and fun DIY!

If you have a larger household, you might want to use a larger plank of wood. I'm the only one here with colourful designed socks, so my sign is small with two rows. :)

Total Time: 75 minutes

Yield: 1 sign

Supplies:

Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - supplies
 

Steps:

  1. Paint your plank of wood. I went with a weathered look.
  2. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - paint wood plank
     
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  3. When the paint is dry, outline your lettering in pencil to make sure your words are centered.
  4. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - once the paint is dry outline the letters with a pencil to center them
     
  5. Hammer a nail into the center of the plank.
  6. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - hammer a nail into the center of the plank
     
  7. Add two more on either side, evenly spaced.
  8. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - add two more evenly spaced on either side
     
  9. Add another line of nails beneath it.
  10. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - three more nails in place below the first line
     
  11. Tightly wrap the end of a piece of wire on the first nail on the top row several times.
  12. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - tightly wrap wire several times around the first nail in the top row
     
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  13. Make your way across the row, wrapping wire around each nail once, until you make it to the other end. Wrap the wire around the last nail several times, then cut the wire. Do the same with the row below so you have two lines of wire going across the nails.
  14. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - continue to next nail and wrap once, continue to last one in the row and wrap several time, cut and repeat on second row
     
  15. Paint over the pencil outlined lettering.
  16. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - paint over the pencil outline letters
     
  17. Add details, if you like. I drew hearts for these hopeful sole mates!
  18. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - add details if desired
     
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  19. Add clothespins to the wire, then clip on the lost socks.
  20. Laundry Room Sock Matching Sign - clip clothespins to the wire and add socks
     

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July 10, 20180 found this helpful

Totally cute! I swear the dryer eats my socks cause I'm always left with mix match pairs. :P

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July 11, 20180 found this helpful

Me too! I had started a bag of "possible rag socks" to clean with until I decided to make this sign. Now they are finding their mates and my feet are covered! ;)

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July 12, 20180 found this helpful

Toosa, this is so cute.
I think it would make an adorable gift, especially if socks were included. No one would mind receiving socks as a gift if they came like this.

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Love it!!

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July 12, 20180 found this helpful

OOo BETTY I love that idea for the gift with socks! I remember I used to hate getting socks as gifts from my elders... this way would have been awesome :)

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July 13, 20180 found this helpful

That really is cute!

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July 13, 20180 found this helpful

Thanks, Suz! I'm so pleased with its outcome :)

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July 13, 20180 found this helpful

It is adorable!!! Would make a great gift with new socks penned on, especially holiday socks!!!

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July 13, 20180 found this helpful

Oooo little elves and candy canes. I couldn't agree more! Thank you!

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July 22, 20180 found this helpful

This is too cute!

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July 23, 20180 found this helpful

Thanks, Bennetta!!!

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