Ballard Designs Weathered Wood Plaque |

And I wasn't wrong about that!
I got the largest embroidery hoop I could find (Jo-Ann Fabric, 23") for the outer rim. A smaller 15 inch version. Hand saw, tape measure and clamps. E6000 glue and Martha Stewart gray paint.
I removed (cut evenly) the wooden fastener from one of the hoops . . .
and cut the hoop after measuring where the center of the "whole" hoop would be, gluing the two pieces, back to back together. *See picture below
After cutting the fastener off the smaller hoop,
I measured the hoop evenly at the position pictured . . .
I glued and clamped the ends for both pieces . . . slightly closer than the Ballard Designs pattern.
This is how the plaque looked after the glue dried.
And painted gray . . . and hung.
I wanted to create a little "me area" in the corner of my bedroom . . .
My own COPY-CAT version
Perhaps a little reading area . . .
What are your thoughts on the wall plaque? Would you pay $169.00 for one from Ballard Designs or would you say, "Oh, I Can Make That" and just Copy-Cat that!
Enjoy!
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Duuude- no way! That's uh-mazing!!
ReplyDeleteI love your creativity, and I certainly love your style. That little reading nook has my name written all over it!
Seriously, I'm way excited, the coolest thing I've seen for quite a while. Did you just go and save yourself more than $150???
Looks so like the Ballard Design ... would be hard to tell the difference unless side by side. Great job. Looks so good in your special corner.
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Audrey Z. http://audreyzumwalt.blogspot.com/
Timeless Treasures
That looks so fabulous! You did an amazing job!
ReplyDeleteI'm thorougly impressed! Your embroidery hoop idea was brilliant! I wouldn't have ever thought of it! You are a true crafter- you used readily available resources and make a hard looking idea simple (well maybe not simple) but certainly awesome!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with your copycat!! Love it!
You are a genius! I can't believe how great that turned out. Ya, I'd definitely copy cat instead of paying that hefty price tag. Well at least now that you've shown how it can be done!! Great work!
ReplyDeleteLynn
Fantastic...how very clever of you.
ReplyDeleteThat's very clever, Gail. I'm imagining how that design would look with different textured paints.
ReplyDeleteI think you are one clever lady! looks awesome. Thanks for sharing at the copy cat.
ReplyDelete*Wolf Whistles* That is one spot on hot knock off!
ReplyDeleteWowser I'm loving this!!
ReplyDeleteNice job. I look through my catalogs all the time trying to find something I can make myself. Some things in those catalogs are way overpriced.
ReplyDeleteSuch an amazing idea! It looks fantastic. Megan
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