Merry Christmas Hanging Sign SVG

About this design

A little hanging sign, like the ones on cabin doors and Christmas markets. A rounded rectangular board hangs from two ropes that meet at a nail above it. The board has a thick cream border with a thinner line inside, and Merry Christmas fills the middle on two lines in a decorative script with swashes on the capitals. A holly sprig with three leaves and red berries sits over the top left corner, as if it had been tucked in.

The ropes stop just short of the board, so the space between them stays open and the sign reads clearly as hanging.

Color layers

• Backing in wood brown: the solid board
• Design in cream: the borders, ropes, nail and lettering
• Accents in green for the holly leaves
• Details in red for the berries

Pieces and cutting

The solid file has only 11 pieces and 6 cut-outs. It passes our cut checks from about 5 inches wide: setting the script on two lines lets the letters stay large enough for their small openings to cut cleanly.

Projects

• Real wood signs: paint the board brown and add only the cream and holly layers.
• Door hangers for a guest room or a child’s room.
• Shirts with a rustic Christmas look.
• Christmas market stall signs.
• Kitchen cabinet decals.

Step by step: a cabin door sign

1. Cut or buy a 16 by 8 inch board and stain or paint it brown.
2. Set the design to 16 inches wide and download the color file.
3. Skip the backing layer, since the board is the backing. Cut the cream design, green leaves and red berries from outdoor vinyl.
4. Apply the cream layer, aligning the border with the board’s edges, then add the holly.
5. Hang the board from real rope or jute on a nail, following the ropes in the design.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Cream, green and red on brown, as shown
• White on gray-washed wood for a Nordic look
• Gold on dark green for a market stall sign

About the lettering

The swash script is a free, open-licensed font converted to shapes. The sign, ropes and holly were drawn for this design.

Pairs well with

The Holly and Pine Cone adds more rustic greenery, and the Merry Christmas Chalkboard Label is another sign-style design.