SUPPLIES:

• Unfinished 4.75″ x 7″ Wood Plaque
• Scrap Piece Of Wood
• Paint or Wood Stain
• Paint Brushes
• Drill or Driver Drill
• Pretty Ribbon
• Sand Paper
• Ruler
• Stickers, Chalk Pen or the like!

Drill The Ribbon Holes

The placement of your two ribbon holes will depend on your design. Will your plaque run horizontal or vertical? Will you embellish the top or bottom? Etc. Measure before you drill to make sure the holes are centered. Keep your plaque on top of a scrap piece of wood as you drill so that when the drill bit goes through your plaque – it goes into the scrap piece of wood and not your desk! Sand the plaque to prepare it for painting.

Paint Your Plaque

Ombré: By using 4 colors of paint; Wedding Cake White, Sea Lavender, Blue Sky, and Slate Gray I created the ombré. Starting with the lightest shade frist I painted a small amount on the top, then worked my way through each color – blending in between.

White + Gold: For this design I first stained the unfinished wood with MSC Wedding Cake White Wood Stain, then pained the decorative ring with Metallic Gold Paint.

Dark Wood: For this design I simply stained the unfinished wood with MSC Chestnut Wood Stain.

Add Embellishment

Ombré: Using a Chalk Ink marker in Grover Blue, I wrote “with this ring”. The Chalk Ink won’t fully wipe off the wood, but I LOVE these markers and how they write. One swipe with decoupage glue and it will stay forever.

White + Gold: I used the most darling gold stickers. That’s it! Linked below.

Dark Wood: Using a fine tip paint pen, I wrote the names.

Add Your Ribbon

Using a paper clip pulled apart, a paper piercer or even a bbq skewer – use something to help you guide your ribbon through the holes. The last step is just tying on the rings!

Which Style Is Your Favorite?