Easy D.I.Y. Heart Plaque Tutorial

Today I'm going to show you how to make a very simple plaque decoration that you can hang on your wall- perfect for adding to a photo collage, to mix things up! This one was very inexpensive and easy to make!

When I was planning this wall collage for the girls' bedroom makeover, I had a few items to work with (the mirror, the "Follow Your Dreams" canvas, and the K & T letters (which were white at the time). I knew that I wanted to include photos, and I needed something to fill the spaces that was a little different. I had seen a canvas with a heart on it and I really liked that idea, but I couldn't find a canvas the right size for my collage.

I headed over to my local craft store and found some simple, beveled wood plaques. They were like a dollar (maybe 2) and they had one just the right size! I sanded the edges a little and painted it white (I did 2 or 3 coats, to make sure it totally covered the wood).

Then, I cut out a heart shape with my Cricut and used the heart to figure out if it was the size I wanted:

When I was happy with the size, I cut the paper with the heart "hole" in it, to the size of my plaque and I taped it onto the plaque, around the edges, with painters tape.

That made my little stencil, but I knew I would have to be careful not to let my brush get paint under the heart guide. I made sure to always paint toward the inside of the heart, to avoid that problem. After I had completed the project, it occurred to me that this would have been easier if I had used adhesive vinyl instead of card stock.

I used some metallic gold paint and did several coats until I was happy with the coverage, and then I did a few coats of a sparkly gold finishing paint that just gave it a little bit of a glittery look.  I did the same thing with our K & T letters, to give them an update.

I was very happy with the way this little project turned out!  You can see the changes we made to the whole bedroom by visiting the room makeover post.

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