https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/diy-wall-plates • Posted by Ruthie T.
I have two small spaces on either side of my china cabinet. I was thinking about ways to decorate it and I decided I wanted to create a wall of decorative plates. I started researching about purchasing plates and of course, as always, I wanted to find a more affordable option. I wanted to decorate some of my own plates as well as purchase a few. I was at Hobby Lobby (my favorite store ever!) and found these adorable black, white and gold plates which inspired me to only use/decorate the wall with those colors. I’ve always been obsessed with black and white but I am now loving adding touches of gold.
I have two small spaces on either side of my china cabinet. I was thinking about ways to decorate it and I decided I wanted to create a wall of decorative plates. I started researching about purchasing plates and of course, as always, I wanted to find a more affordable option. I wanted to decorate some of my own plates as well as purchase a few. I was at Hobby Lobby (my favorite store ever!) and found these adorable black, white and gold plates which inspired me to only use/decorate the wall with those colors. I’ve always been obsessed with black and white but I am now loving adding touches of gold.
Since I wanted to make some of my own plates, I went to Dollar Tree and purchased 6 white plates in different shapes and sizes. I then found these great paint pens at Target to use on the plain white plates. They are oil based paint pens.
I decorated them all in black and gold and created many different designs on the plates. I didn’t really have a theme, I just decorated as I found an idea online or thought of an idea myself.
I free handed a lot of the designs. I found pictures online and tried to recreate them.
To make a plate hanger I used gorilla glue and a paper clip! Don't put too much gorilla glue on because it grows! :)
Once they were all dry it was time to hang them and decide where I wanted to hang each plate! For more info on this project please head on over to my blog! :)