Thrifty Idea: From Tacky Plaque to Vintage Bird Art

I’m sure everyone has seen the old plaques
that look like wood slices and that have a photo
of Jesus or a famous painting decoupaged on them…..

And many have possibly have seen this idea in Country Living magazine….

Well, I needed some inexpensive art for our newly renovated
master bathroom at the lake, so I had the idea to transform
those tacky plaques into something pretty!

I originally did an exact copy of the Country Living idea,
but it didn’t really go with anything else in my decor…

I have a bird theme going in this bathroom and knew I wanted to use
bird photos or silhouettes for this project. I searched the internet
for bird silhouettes to paint on them,
but I didn’t find any that really appealed to me.

I also thought I needed a little more color on the walls.

I painted over the flat surface of each plaque with
a cream color that we used on the master bedroom walls.

I downloaded some great vintage bird graphics from the Graphics Fairy

and after cutting them out, decoupaged them onto the plaques…

Then I used some burnt umber glaze to age them…

And although the photos don’t really show it well,
they definitely warm up the potty room wall…

For more info on our master bath renovation,
please visit the lake!

Linking this post to:

The Shabby Nest's Frugal Friday

Tatertots and Jello's Weekend Wrap Up Party

Brag Monday at The Graphic's Fairy