A while ago I painted a little table for a client in the style of
Mackenzie-Childs. Loving that playful, colorful style, she saw some hand painted wall plaques from another similar company called
Sticks that she loved but they were over $200 dollars a piece. Since she wanted 12, that was out of the question. So she bought the calendar they had in print and asked me to use the pictures to decoupage the plaques for her. Decoupage? Isn't that something you learn to do at summer camp? I never went to summer camp! I wasn't making any promises.
I did some research and practiced with an old calendar I had. After a few attempts with Modge Podge, I was ready. Using pressed board cut into 12" by 12" squares, I sanded and primed them, then I painted the edges to match the picture giving each plaque the appearance of being hand painted. She was very happy with the final product!
Check out the hand painted plaques on the
Sticks site. You really can't tell the difference.