Monday 17 September 2012

My First Handmade Monday Post! Owl Name Plaques

As one of many many websites around that sells personalised name plaques for kids, we've always tried to create something different to the norm. We generally avoid using traditional rectangular plaques and instead use either a wooden letter (the initial of the child) or wooden shape for the plaque base (shown below). 

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So I'm sure you can imagine my delight when I stumbled across these gorgeous little wooden owls.  I obviously had to have them and without any real thought as to how I would design them, I knew I wanted to add them to our range of name plaques.

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So after a few visits to craft shops and lots of time in the studio (not to mention the whirlwind of destruction that was left in the wake of my 'creativity') this is the finished result. Both are hand painted and I found some perfect fabric for the middle of the large owl. 
 
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Personalisd Name Plaques - Standing Wooden Owls
 

Because the colours on the fabric were too bold for the small owl I used some beautiful patterned paper instead. I finished both with a few sparkling gems, for a little bit of extra detail. I was really pleased with the outcome and have already listed them on the website.  Even 'big rabbit' seemed to take a shining to the owl.
 
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It's not just the owls I have been working on, I had also fallen slightly in love with a pair of wooden birds and elephants too.  Here's the before and after photos of these two:
 
Wooden name plaques personalised free standing birds door wall kids
Personalisd Name Plaques - Standing Wooden Birds
 
Wooden name plaques personalised free standing elephants door wall kids
Personalisd Name Plaques - Standing Wooden Elephants


So that's what's been happening behind the scenes, I'm off now to see what everyone else has been up to on Handmade Monday.

FKS x 


11 comments:

  1. Welcome to Handmade Monday (how funny - I've just been writing a reply to your question on CF).

    I love your owls, but then I love the birds and elephants too. I can't decide which are my favourite!

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    1. Thanks Wendy it's a great idea, I'll be there every Monday. Lovely to see what others have been working on. And thanks for the tips too!!!

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  2. Welcome to your 1st HM. I love your shaped plaques, the owls are so special and on trend.

    Thank you for visiting and commenting on my blog

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    1. Thank you, there's something about owls hey. You're welcome I enjoyed it :-)

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  3. I cannot help but giggle as I type this, but I love Lucy! You may need to be older to get the joke! I really know what you mean about needing to have something... I might post up my fat quarter picnic basket pic... I stopped counting at 160 squares... I think the shapes are great :)

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  4. Welcome to Handmade Monday. I really like the way that you add paper, material and stickers to your plaques. It gives each one a real little character of it's own Lovely :)

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  5. Great Letters, I'm another one that loves personalised items, I think the Nellyfants have to be my fav's.

    Jan :)

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  6. Aww those little owls are really sweet. I like the extra 'bling' you have added to them to create something unique.
    Welcome to handmade monday by the way!

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  7. Welcome to HM. Love the owls...oo, and the birds, oo , and the elephants

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  8. These are gorgeous.I love them all!

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