Every so often you stumble on something that sends the mind reeling with project possibilities. And so it was with these wooden plaques. They're light, inexpensive, ready to stain and paint, and styled in different bevels and sizes. I found them at Michaels and Jo-Ann Fabric. Here are three wooden plaque projects—Victorian-style silhouette paintings, a wall-mounted air plant holder, and an industrial-rustic tube vase. Industrial, rustic, and vintage, they display your plant collection in a style that would be at home in a sunny sitting room, or a woodland lodge.
WHAT YOU NEED:
Wooden plaque(s)
Wood stain (I used Jacobean and Special Walnut)
Polyurethane semi-gloss
Paintbrushes—one for stain and polyurethane, and several small brushes for the silhouettes
Acrylic paint
Masking tape
Transfer paper
Stylus (for tracing silhouette; I used a clay-sculpting pen)
Eraser
Metal name plates & screws (I searched everywhere and finally found them at Collage. They are in Portland, Oregon, but they can ship to you.)
Paper & pen (for insert cards)
Sawtooth picture hangers
Power drill
U-bolts
Spray paint (optional)
Air plant
