My family is huge and my husband's family is not so big. My sister-in-law sent me a picture with this saying about two months before the wedding. I loved it!! So, instead of having an awkward looking setup of chairs for the ceremony I made this!!
You need: 1 large easel, 1 large bulletin board (or chalk board if you want to spend a little extra$), white chalk and black acrylic paint and paint brush.
I bought the black framed bulletin board, black acrylic paint, paint brush and chalk from Walmart for less than $20, and I found the wrought iron easel on Craigslist for $40 (most like this brand new are much more expensive and I was on a budget), and this easel matches our home decor, so I can put it to use after the wedding.
1. I placed the bulletin board on the easel and wrote the quote in marker on the brown cork to make sure I could fit it all, and to help measure letters when I wrote it in chalk. 2. I painted the entire area of cork black. I did 2 coats of paint. 3. Once the paint dried I wrote the quote. Unfortunately it's not a chalk board, so if I made a mistake, it didn't erase well... however, I did have extra paint so I had "black-out" and once it dried I re-wrote it. 4. To make the sign a bit more personal I tacked on a picture of my husband and I.
It worked out great!! Family sat where ever they wanted. Now I have this great easel that I plan on blowing up one of our wedding photos to display in our home.
No comments:
Post a Comment