-Wood plaques in size, shape, quantity you need for each letter of word/name
-Wood letters small enough to fit inside face of plaques
-Paint or Spraypaint
-Cardstock or patterned paper
-Glue
-Ribbon (or consider rope or twine?) long enough for a few inches above/below the plaques with 1/2" gaps inbetween the plaques
-D ring
-Something to hang it on
-Stapler
I followed the directions almost exactly as posted, so you should too and get the same results! The only variance I came across was finding a darn "D" ring. I couldn't find it. Nope. So what does a girl do when she's tired of making laps around a craft store finding something that isn't there? She improvises! I grabbed 2 of my metal hoop bracelets and folded the ribbon over them, then stapled the ribbon together. I hung the banner on a picture frame hook that I had also painted black to hide the 'metal' appearance. Here's my end results:
I used leftover ribbon from the giftwrap I saved from wedding presents, something to give it a sentimental tie-in from the wedding. To hide the appearance of the staples from the ribbon, I placed a stick-on gem that I had leftover from a DIY bridesmaid gift project.
So while I was doing this project, I decided to create another one that would go with the colors of our living room.
For this one, I spray painted the plaques a metal brown color and chose different, yet complimenting, cardstock. I bought white letters and retouched the scratches with white paint. I also glued leftover lace I had from my DIY lace wedding shoes on top of the ribbon for a more feminine look. A bow made of more lace on the top hook perfects the look! As you can see, I like to recycle all my leftover materials into new projects.
Needless to say, my husband came home to both on the walls and loved them!
