Grateful Wood Plaque

Project Sheet: cd1430

Grateful Wood Plaque

Grateful Wood Plaque

Project Sheet: cd1430

Materials

• 12x12 wood Panel – DON/95
• Burlap Flower
• Frame - David Tutera
• Paper - Echo Park: Reflections: Fall
     -Harvest Plaid RF53006
     -Count your Blessings RF53007
• Grateful Vinyl- Decorating Your Life
• Jute
• Foam dots
• Glossy Accents
• Wood button
• 1” Circle punch (optional)

• Hot Glue Gun
• Maple Stain - Folk Art
• Foam Brush
• Paper Trimmer
• Self-adhesive Velcro

Directions

1. Remove label from panel and apply stain to entire wood panel using a wet foam brush, re-dip brush in water as you go. Less water will make stain darker, more will make it lighter. Let panel dry.
2. Using paper trimmer cut a 10.5”x10.5” square from the center of Harvest Plaid paper.
3. Trim down the Count Your Blessings Paper to fit into wood panel, approximately 11”x11.5”.
4. Adhere the piece of Count Your Blessings paper (yellow side facing up) into the wood panel, using Glossy Accents.
5. Adhere the outer piece of Harvest Plaid to back side of panel, using Glossy Accents.
6. Cut a strip measuring 2”x10.5” from the remaining Harvest Plaid paper.
7. Apply vinyl word to back side of plaid strip following instructions on package.
8. Using foam dots adhere the grateful strip into the wood panel flush with the left side of panel and 1.75” from bottom (gap will be on right).
9. From Harvest Plaid paper cut two strips measuring .25”x4.5” and two measuring .25”x6 1/8”.
10. Adhere these strips on to the front of the frame using Glossy Accents.
11. Insert photo in frame, apply three Velcro squares on backside corners of frame not placing one on easel.
12. Place the other of Velcro piece on top of the ones on frame, remove backing and adhere frame onto wood panel centering it above grateful.
13. Cut or punch out a 1” circle and adhere in the center of wood button. Poke holes through paper, thread jute through holes and hot glue to center of burlap flower.
14. Remove stem of flower and hot gun into wood panel to the right of grateful.