Sunday 17 February 2013

How to make MDF Name Plate

Heya! It's Indira here. Today I am gonna show you how to make a MDF name plate.

This is a 'Beyond The Page MDF Floral Hanging Keepsake' from Kasier Craft. These are the contents of the pack. A rectangular plate and 3 floral danglers. 
I stuck beautiful PP with mod podge on the plate. Then I added a piece of white CS, with punched borders, on which I glued the alphabets to make it stand out against the background. This PP is again coated with mod podge for greater durability. It also lends a beautiful shine on the paper.
 I hand cut these alpabets out of glitter foam sheets to add to the name plate.
 Cover the floral danglers in the similar way as the rectangular base.
 Decorate the name plate as you like. I have added hand cut princess crown and a star.
On the floral danglers, I have printed and pasted the kid's photos.

20 comments:

  1. Adorable nameplate and that little princess too.Thanks for sharing and inspiring once again and please tell me where do you get these beautiful glitter foams?

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  2. This is so cute Indu.. Now I got to know the magic of mod podge.. Thanks for sharing.. n little kiddo is too cute.. :)

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  3. wow.. beautiful project Indira.. TFS.. :)

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  4. its awesome... thanks for the tutee!!!

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  5. Beautiful name plate Indira..I love the way you have embellished it..Thanks for the tip about Mod Podge..It really does give a beautiful shine..Totally agree with Priya..The lil girl looks so adorable! :)

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  6. Its gorgeous! Lovely colours and am amazed how neat the hand cut foam looks! Wow!! the little one is a doll :)

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  7. awesome indira :):) its really clean and colorful

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  8. Very cute and very appropriate for a little girl who is so cute!

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  9. very pretty Indira..thanks for sharing !!

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  10. project is lovely and baby is so cute so adorable ..

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  11. Lovely project, Indira...Have few queries about Modpodge...is that diff MP available for gloss and matte finish. How many hours, does it take to dry totally ?

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    1. Hi Sathya. Mod podge lends a nice shine to the project but it is not overpowering at the same time. I am not sure if you get matt versions of it, but this one is not too glossy either. It just gives a magic touch to the project and makes it even more durable.
      The one I use dries winthin 15 minutes.

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    2. Satya,
      Mod Podge has many variations for paper specifically, gloss finish, matte finish, for fabric etc etc. To start with pick one and use a foam brush or a flat brush making strokes in one direction only. 2 coatings work best with 15 minutes gaps between. Post that it makes the surface a dust free and a bit waterproof :)

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  12. nice tut indira and it is very easy too. thanks for sharing

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  13. Thanks Indira and Karuna for great explanations...Sure to try out this product...Hope it works best for shadow boxes too...

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  14. Really great work mam...The little angels are so pretty, some of the aluminium nameplate manufacturer produce these types of personalised nameplates in metal sheets... Keep update these types of attractive nameplates frequently.

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  15. such a amazing post please keep posting.

    read my post designer name plates

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  16. Amazing Blog! The way you explain is very easy to understand. Thank You
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