Another Wall Art Idea - And it's cheaper too!

Ok, so I had a lot of responses to my post about creating your own wall art (the post is titled: "It's Super Easy". So I decided I would show you another twist on it. Instead of using canvases, use wood as your canvas. The plaques I have pictured (which hang right by my front door in my entryway) were made on mdf that I cut out and routered myself, but you can buy them pre-made at the craft store. They are about 1/2 an inch thick. They come in different shapes too...round, square, oval, I've even seen novelty shapes like a key, etc. These are less expensive than the canvases. You would follow the same instructions as before on the "It's Super Easy" post. The twist is that I embellished the paper this time with words, clip-art, and pictures that I altered in photoshop. I will show you the examples of what the paper originally looked like and then what the final product was.
The paper started off 12 x 12. I cut it down to 8.5 x 11 so that I could run it through my printer. Then I cut it to size to fit the wooden plaque. You will have to add your own picture hanger to the back. Or you could even display your plaque on an easel.







The Fleur de Lis I just printed on paper that had a crackled effect look to it. The fleur de lis was a black and white clip art. I typed the words up top and added the embellishment to the bottom. Then I used acrylic paints to distress the look of the paper and to fill in the fleur de lis. This one hangs in my guest bathroom.



Don't be intimated by the fact that I used photoshop. You could use Word. Just insert the clip art and type the words. It's still super easy! Give it a try!
By the way...If you tried the wall art please send me pics so I can post them for others to see! My sister-in-law Michele tried it. To send me pics, just leave me a comment with your email and I'll email you back.