{"id":26989,"date":"2013-09-25T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=26989"},"modified":"2015-01-08T15:17:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T20:17:20","slug":"name-plaque-homemade-christmas-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/name-plaque-homemade-christmas-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Name Plaque: Homemade Christmas Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/homemade-christmas-gifts-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26947\" title=\"Homemade Christmas Gifts | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Homemade-Christmas-Gifts.jpg\" alt=\"Homemade Christmas Gifts | The Happy Housewife\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The following homemade Christmas gift idea was submitted by\u00a0<strong>Duffy Teague<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professional framed name signs can run $60 on up. This cost me (with buying all of the supplies) about $5 a sign!\u00a0I have only made last name signs using this technique, but any word or words will work. Your imagination is your only limit!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone<\/strong> who received a sign from me said they loved their gifts. Now I just need to make myself one!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26991\" style=\"width: 557px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26991\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26991 \" title=\"Name Plaque (Thorp): Homemade Christmas Gifts | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Name-Plaque.jpg\" alt=\"Name Plaque (Thorp): Homemade Christmas Gifts | The Happy Housewife\" width=\"547\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Name-Plaque.jpg 547w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Name-Plaque-300x123.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thorp<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Name Plaque Homemade Christmas Gift<\/h2>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pictures (see #1 &amp; 2)<\/li>\n<li>Wood to fit the pictures<\/li>\n<li>Paint or stain for the wood<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Amazon affiliate link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=mod%20podge&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Amod%20podge&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\" target=\"_blank\">Mod Podge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Amazon affiliate link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=foam%20paint%20brushes&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afoam%20paint%20brushes&amp;sprefix=foam%20pain%2Caps%2C158&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Daps\" target=\"_blank\">Foam paint brush<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Embellishment for edges (see #7)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Amazon affiliate link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=hot%20glue%20gun&amp;sprefix=hot+gl%2Caps&amp;rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahot%20glue%20gun&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" target=\"_blank\">Hot glue gun<\/a> and glue<\/li>\n<li>Hanger (see #9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<p>1. Choose a theme for the letter pictures &#8211; some options: architectural details; beach; items in nature; wild west; cut letters out of maps, magazine, etc. (these were all themes that I have used \u2013 let your imagination run wild)! I have even taken my own pictures and used them.<\/p>\n<p>2. Print out the pictures on regular printer paper.<\/p>\n<p>3. Find a leftover piece of wood or purchase a scrap at Home Depot or Lowes for a couple of bucks! Size will depend on your pictures. I brought them with me and wound up making four from one long piece of wood.<\/p>\n<p>4. Treat the wood \u2013 white wash, paint, stain, etc. Think of your theme.<\/p>\n<p>5. Mod Podge the paper letters to the board with a foam paint brush. Leave a little space in between each letter. Let Dry.<\/p>\n<p>6. Repeat coats of Mod Podge. I proceeded with about 6 coats \u2013 it was my sealer too!<\/p>\n<p>7. Choose an embellishment to cover all the edges.<\/p>\n<p>On my first batch I primarily used <a title=\"Amazon affiliate link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00004Z1TP\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00004Z1TP&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" target=\"_blank\">rope<\/a> (again found at Home Depot or Lowes \u2013 make sure it is NOT treated). You can paint or stain rope to match the project.<\/p>\n<p>I have also used<a title=\"Amazon affiliate link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0018N93AQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0018N93AQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" target=\"_blank\"> upholstery tacks<\/a>, but depending on the wood you might have to drill small holes \u2013 our wood was very hard.<\/p>\n<p>8. With assistance from your better half or a friend, embellish the edges. With the rope, I hot glued it on, and my husband went behind me and tacked with little finishing nails.<\/p>\n<p>9. On the back, attach something to hang it with. I have used traditional picture hangers, extra rope, ribbon, etc. Use your imagination.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27035\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27035\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27035\" title=\"Name Plaque (Botsford): Homemade Christmas Gifts | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Botsford.jpg\" alt=\"Name Plaque (Botsford): Homemade Christmas Gifts | The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Botsford.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2013\/09\/Botsford-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Botsford<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Do you have a beautiful homemade Christmas gift idea? <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/homemade-christmas-gift-submission\/\">Submit blog links\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0If you are not a blogger and would like to share instructions for a homemade gift idea, please <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/homemade-christmas-gift-submission-2\/\">submit the information here<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/homemade-christmas-gifts-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to see all of the Homemade Christmas Gifts for 2013.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following homemade Christmas gift idea was submitted by\u00a0Duffy Teague. Professional framed name signs can run $60 on up. This cost me (with buying all of the supplies) about $5 a sign!\u00a0I have only made last name signs using this technique, but any word or words will work. Your imagination is your only limit! 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