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JOY Christmas Plaque with Festive Plaid Flair
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JOY Christmas Plaque

Make a small wood Christmas sign with JOY letters, a sparkly gold frame, and festive plaid paper. This is an easy DIY to add to your Christmas decor
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time1 hour 45 minutes
Dry Time1 hour
Total Time2 hours 50 minutes
Yield: 1 plaque
Cost: $10

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

  • Measure the top of the wood plaque and cut the plaid paper to fit using the ruler and craft knife. Set aside.
    Cutting plaid paper with a craft knife, ruler, and mat
  • Paint the wooden plaque with white craft paint and let dry.
    unfinished wood plaque
  • While the paint is drying on the plaque, spray paint the wood frame with gold. Make sure to get the crevices. Let dry completely.
    Spraying a wood lasercut frame with gold spray paint
  • Add a medium layer of Mod Podge to the top of the wood plaque.
    Painting the wood plaque with Mod Podge
  • Smooth the paper down with your hands or a brayer and wipe away any Mod Podge that comes out the sides with a brush. Let dry for 20 minutes.
    Brayer sitting on top of plaid paper
  • Paint a medium layer of Mod Podge over the top of the plaid paper. Let dry.
    Painting Mod Podge on top of plaid paper with a paintbrush
  • Glue the gold frame down to the plaid paper. Place dots of glue around the frame then press down.
    Adding dots of glue to the gold frame
  • Attach the wood letters in the center of the gold frame with craft glue.
    Adding dots of craft glue to the wood letters

Notes

Costs will vary greatly for this project depending on what you have on hand. I already had paper, paint, etc. and used dollar store supplies to make it cheaper.