I made 3 of these as gifts and one for me to keep. I got the wooden plaque, the wooden letter, the plate stand and the scrapbook paper @ Hobby Lobby (they have the BEST selection of paper IMO) for under $10. With monogrammed stuff being so popular right now, this makes a perfect custom gift.
I painted the plaques and the letters black and then distressed them. Next, I decoupaged the base paper onto the plaque (if you don't know how to do this, see my tutorial for the Spring Door Plaque). After that dried, I decoupaged the second sheet of paper on top. While the Mod-Podge was still wet, I placed the letter on that and then sat something heavy on top for about an hour. This helps in the case that the letter is slightly warped (it probably is, a little). Then I went over the whole piece with two coats of polyurethane with a satin finish.And that's it!
Linking to:
DIY Day @ A Soft Place to LandGet Your Craft On @ Today's Creative Blog
Toot Your Horn Tuesday @ A Silly Little Sparrow
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Just Something I Whipped Up @ The Girl Creative
Power of Paint Party @ Domestically Speaking
Whatever Goes Wednesday @ Someday Crafts
A Little Craft Therapy @ Life in the Pitts
Make it Yours Day @ My Backyard Eden
Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Transformation Thursday @ The Shabby Chic Cottage
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous
what a great gift idea! And so easy too! I'm going to HobLob Asap!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome gift idea!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Love the personal touch of this gift. Oh, how I wish we had a hobby lobby!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. You should link up on Mondays over at my blog. I'd love to have you. I really like this idea for a wedding gift.
ReplyDeleteVisiting you from Life in the Pitts. Such a pretty project. :)
ReplyDeleteThey look great! I love the choice of patterns you used. So classy, yet crafty!!
ReplyDeletevery creative! this looks like something you would buy at pottery barn or anthro for way more than $10. i'm adding these to my wedding gift idea list. what better gift for a newlywed than their new initial?!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Love the J but then I'm a bit biased!
ReplyDeleteJeanine
Oooo I love this! I need to get myself on over to Hobby Lobby STAT!
ReplyDeleteI love this as well...
ReplyDeleteErin
thenormanfive.blogspot.com
Ooh, these are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy, with Life in the Pitts.
love the patterns you chose! just lovely!
ReplyDelete~ Emily N. from "too Blessed to Stress"
Love it! Great idea adding a second paper ~ it makes it look so much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! You used some of my fav papers from Hob Lob!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love those! Great choice of papers too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to Make it Yours Day!