
Due to their tendency to congregate together, larger populations pose an increasing risk to cause damage at the site of infestation.

Once indoors, they are often found in damp basements, utility rooms, crawl spaces, garages and occasionally attics. When it becomes hot and dry outside, camel crickets may move inside as they struggle to reproduce outside of their preferred dark and damp environments. Near homes, they can also be found in wells and drainage pipes, or under sheds and air conditioner units. Furthermore, tall grass, weeds, caves, and holes in the ground are also common locations where these pests reside. Typically residing outdoors, they can be found around buildings, typically in cool, moist environments such as beneath stones, mulch, railroad ties, woodpiles and debris. Here’s a video tutorial so you can follow along as I make my wood round welcome sign.Camel crickets are nocturnal, or active at night, and hide during the day. If you need a great bow tutorial, I like this one from Lily Ardor.įinally, attach the twine to the back of the sign using the staple gun to hang onto your front door. Make sure you lay it out first before gluing it down. I found it easiest to use a glue gun to adhere my decorations onto the wood round. Step 4: Add embellishments and hang on the doorĪrrange your greenery and bow as you like onto the wood round.

Place the iron-on design face down, liner side up, onto the base and heat at 300☏ for 45 seconds with firm pressure.Preheat the wood base for 5 seconds (preheating pulls moisture from the base to help the iron-on adhere properly).Press your design onto the wood according to the Cricut Heat Guide. For this specific project using Cricut Everyday Iron-On, a wood base, and my EasyPress 2 with mat, I will: Then, use a printed copy as a pattern to cut your vinyl by hand. This vector image will allow you to increase the size without losing resolution. *Be sure to scale the SVG design to the size of your project. Weed the design and preheat your EasyPress 2. Here is the SVG file you can use to recreate the project without a machine*: “Welcome to our home” image file or you can use this file with just the text.“TO OUR HOME” is a Cricut Access font called “Avenida Com”.Here is the Design Space community project: “Welcome to our home” wood round sign.Using your Cricut machine and vinyl material, cut the design with Design Space. If you are not a Cricut user and would like to cut this design by hand, use the SVG file to scale it to your project. Step 2: Cut out a design for the vinyl decoration Take care not to drip stain onto the wood because it will leave spots rather than giving it an even coat. Brush the wood with the stain sponge or T-shirt. Wearing gloves to protect your hands, use the stain sponge or T-shirt to dip into the stain. Remember a little stain goes a long way! Be sure to use something thick enough to keep the stain from bleeding through the material. Prep and protect your work area by covering it with paper or plastic. Faux greenery (optional for embellishment).


Table covering (to protect the surface).Follow along using just a few materials and household items to complete this simple DIY home project for your door, garden, kitchen, or any other space that might need a fun sign. Wood round welcome signs with customized iron-on vinyl decoration can help you spruce up your front door without too much work.
