Birthday Display Plaque

NO! I am not going to sing, talk about the movie 'Sixteen Candle' nor is it my birthday. I am going to talk about the birthday display plaques that I have seen on pinterest. They are the cutest and not to mention it makes keeping up with birthdays a lot easier. Especially for me. :o)

I am sure many of you have not seen the message center that I have in my kitchen. If you would like to read the how-to •HERE• The instructions aren't very clear, since it was installed before I started blogging but you will get the basics if you want to make one your self.

Now every month I fill out the above calendar with all the events, Dr. appt, comings and goings, etc of the household. Usually, I run out of room for any up coming birthdays and I or 'my precious' have to write them on the chalk board.

When I saw these I knew I needed to make one.

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here for more info...Cricut

I already had the wood and a few other supplies on hand. I asked DH to cut and router the plaque. The size: 23.5 in x 1in x 6in, you can make yours any size, this is what will fit within the chalk board area of the message/life center.

I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and purchased two packages of wood tags ($1.69 per package of 10)

plus three drawer knobs that were 50% off! I chose the clock face knobs, it just seemed to fit.

I sanded any rough edges on the plaque, painted a base coat of brown paint, over that I painted it white, then distressed it.

I added "Birthday" across the top, then applied poly.

I set to work on the tags next. I sanded, painted them white, added names and dates, add some water downed brown paint to distress them, then added twine to use as hangers.

I marked off and drilled the holes for the knobs. After attaching them I marked and drilled holes in order to hang the plaque, anchors were inserted and the plaque was hung. Since I was moving the chalk board, I painted the area below the plaque the same color of the surrounding wall.

I taped off an area on the magnet board and painted it with the chalk board paint.

I then added a piece of decorative molding to separate the two areas. The nice thing is I can still use the entire area as a magnetic board!

Enjoy your day,

♡ Tina ♡