How to Design Your Own Welcome Plaque
How to Design Your Own Welcome Plaque
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Design your own welcome plaque from clay.
A welcome plaque is an outdoor home accessory that warmly greets each visitor who comes to your door. These signs, usually hung near the front door, can carry a variety of messages, including the family’s name or a kind sentiment like “Joy.” While you can buy a generic plaque from the store, creating your own at home allows you to depict the personal message you want to showcase. Before making this welcome plaque, create a design to determine the perfect size, message and materials needed.
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Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You’ll Need
Measuring tape
Pencil
Paper
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Pick out a place in front of your home where you want to place the welcome plaque. This spot should be easily seen by approaching guests. Measure the desired location to know how big your plaque should be.
2
Select a material from which to build the base of your plaque. Think about what tools and skills you already possess. For example, beginning artists should choose a precut plaque design. Many craft stores offer precut square pieces, in either wood or ceramic, that will serve as an easy canvas to decorate. More advanced crafters can carve their own welcome plaque shape using wood and a table saw, or sculpt one with clay. Whatever material you choose, ensure that you can securely display it from the wall or post, either by screwing it or hanging it in place.
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Sketch an outline of the plaque base you’ve selected on a piece of paper. In this space, draw or write what you want the welcome plaque to say. Some homes’ welcome plaques simply display the word “Welcome.” Others are more detailed and include the family’s name or the words “Welcome to our Home.” Place any greeting you choose on your welcome plaque and make sure it fits in the sketched plaque space.
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Pick out the materials you will use to create the design on the plaque. If you are using craft paints to cover your plaque, color in your sketched design with similar hues to understand where the colors will go. Wood plaques, which can be decorated with a wood-burning tool, can be colored with a wood stain, so think about which color will best match your home.
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