I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. After a long rainy week, it was beautiful here in Charlotte. We took full advantage of the weather to do some yard work, take a trip to my favorite farmer’s market, get rid of some furniture (thanks to Craigslist), and best of all try out the new hammock.
When the weather is nice, I also like to set up the easel outside for a little Picaso time for the kids. My plan is to create a kid’s art gallery wall with all of their colorful creations. While they painted, I took the opportunity to do a little arts and crafts project I’ve wanted to try.
I’ve thought the kids bedroom doors could use a little personalization and decided to make them their very own name plaques for their bedroom doors. After searching the web for some image inspiration, I gathered my supplies.
- Ribbon
- Staple Gun
- Various paint brushes
- Acrylic craft paint (from Michael’s)
- Wood plaque (also from Michael’s, but you can use scrap wood, canvas, etc)
Next, I lightly free handed the image onto the wood.
After my image was sketched came the fun part, the painting. I love mixing paint colors to come up with the exact shade I want. The key, when mixing colors, is to make sure you mix enough quantity the first time. Otherwise, unless you know the exact measurements of how you mixed the paint (like 2 drops of red in an ounce of white), you’ll never get the exact color again.
After the paint dried, I stapled the ribbon to the back of the plaque using a staple gun.
The kids loved the finished product and I love the cute, colorful personalization it adds to their doors.
*Note* To resolve any banging against the door I added a little adhesive strip to the back and adhered to the door.
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How adorable and easy! You’re great at freehanding! Thanks for sharing!
Super cute idea.
Love your keepsake Easter decorations too. Pulling our stash out of the attic is on my to-do list for the week.