Wood Plaques

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Record your baby's first year on a handpainted wood plaque.
Materials:

unfinished wood plaque
primer
stencil
acrylic paint
sponge brush
paint pens
ruler
decoupage glue
items for decoupage onto plaque

Steps:

  1. Prime the unfinished wood plaque.
  2. Trace scalloped edge onto plaque with a pencil. Use sponge brush to paint the edge with acrylic paint.
  3. Write "How Big Am I?" at the top and use ruler and paint pens to create straight lines underneath to record age, date and size. Optional: Decoupage letters to spell "Baby" at the top.