Growing up, I was a huge fan of pretty much any book written by Chris Van Allsburg but my absolute favorite was The Polar Express. What kid wouldn’t love the idea of a magical train picking you up to go to the North Pole to meet Santa? This Polar Express Bell Sign celebrates all of those wonderful childhood memories but is still super easy to make with my free cutting file!
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Polar Express Bell Sign
Materials:
- Large Wood Tag
- Matte Spray Sealer
- Large Red Bell
- Red Glitter Vinyl
- Paper Transfer Tape
- Red/White Rope
- Other Embellishments
- “Polar Express Bell Sign” Free Silhouette File
Step 1. Apply a couple light coats of the Matte Finish to the front of the wood tag. While that’s drying, use the “Polar Express Bell Sign” Free Silhouette File to cut the words from the red glitter vinyl. I had to adjust the blade setting to be slightly higher than standard vinyl (2) to cut perfectly through the glitter vinyl.
Step 2. Use paper transfer tape to get the words on the wood sign. You shouldn’t have a problem with them sticking thanks to the matte sealer.
Step 3. Add a new ribbon and bell to the top of the tag. I actually glued my bell in place so that it wouldn’t cover any of the wording but the choice is yours.
Step 4. Hang on any door knob so that when ever the door is opened, everyone knows you still believe!
Totally easy, right? We’ll be loving this Polar Express Bell Sign for many years to come! Don’t forget to enter to win $50 from Expressions Vinyl below!
Thank you for visiting Tried & True! I love making these tutorials and free printables and truly hope you enjoy them. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions! 
Roberta Barbara says
2 December 2016 at 8:40 amHi I love all you cute ideas and hope to be able to start working with my silhouette machine. Loved that book Polar Express also and hope I can find it to read to my grandkids and great grandkids. Could you tell me where you get the wood tags? Thanks so much for all your freebies, with living on ss this helps this grammy make some neat gifts.
Melanie - Bellenza says
2 December 2016 at 11:28 amThis would be great as a homemade gift for teachers!
Evelyn Brunelle says
7 December 2016 at 5:17 pmThank you for the cut file, mine did not have a flag design around the words The Polar Express and I did not notice it until I had already cut it and placed it. Also there was a random c on the cut file I downloaded a second time to see if it was there and it was. I just erased it off. I just posted on my blog how I did mine and I put your link on my blog. Thank you again.
Evelyn Brunelle says
7 December 2016 at 5:22 pmThank you for the cut file, mine did not come with a flag around the bottom words. Plus, there was a random c on the end of the word believe, I downloaded it twice and it was still there. I took it off and it was fine.I could not find the shape of wood but, I did find a pack of chipboard that worked perfectly.
I just posted on my blog and I put your link on there. Please go and check out how I did mine. Again thank you for sharing the file.
Gail says
9 December 2016 at 1:43 pmI had the same issue as Evelyn with the cut file. There was no banner around the words at the bottom and there was a random c on the end of the word believe. I ordered the tags and bells and this project is next on my list!
Gail says
10 December 2016 at 7:50 amI had the same issue as Evelyn–the cut file doesn’t have the banner at the bottom and there is a random c on the end of the word believe. I bought the tags and bells and this will be my next project. Thanks!
Theresa says
12 December 2016 at 1:37 pmFun DIY! Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party! Pinned & shared.
Jen Goode says
12 December 2016 at 10:23 pmThis door tag is darling! I’ve included you in this week’s Monday Funday features, http://www.100directions.com/cute-christmas-printables/ . Thank you so much for sharing!
Heidi says
13 December 2016 at 6:45 pmPolar Express is one of our faves–love this door tag with bell! Thanks for linking up with Funtastic Friday (this is one of my host picks for this week ) 😉
Debra says
14 December 2016 at 4:24 pmLove it! Thanks for sharing it with us!