Weathered Wood Plaque

Where would we be without re-creating something that we love and want (in most cases)   .   .   .  something that we don't want to pay that outrageous price attached to it?  Or better yet,  looking at the item and saying, oh, I can make that! 

Ballard Designs Weathered Wood Plaque

 I saw this plaque in the Ballard Designs Catalog that I recently received.  I am always looking for wall decor to help fill up some of the blank wall space that I have.  I thought it looked interesting and I thought I could  easily copycat that  .   .   .






















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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