My sweet hubby bought me a new set of Pottery Barn everyday dinnerware for Christmas this year. Our dishes at the time were getting beat up and there was a few missing pieces. Well, they weren’t missing. They were thrown in the trash because they had been broken to pieces! Anyway, I really wanted some new ones.
I did still have all 12 of the dinner plates though. And I stacked them in the corner of the breakfast room hoping I could pass them down to someone. They have sat in that same corner from December 26 until today! Serious! Today I had an idea! I have this bare wall in my breakfast area {right above where these plates have been sitting} next to my my Ballard-inspired shelves. These plates were about to fill that empty space! I bought a large, vertical plate rack {I guess that’s what they are called} at Hobby Lobby and hung it on the wall.
I started by creating an image using Silhouette Studio and used the Silhouette to cut black vinyl. Once it was cut I used contact paper to remove the vinyl from the cutting mat.
Then I transferred it to the center of the plate and used my flat edge to smooth out the vinyl and contact paper. The vinyl stuck pretty easily to the plate. Sometimes getting the vinyl to stick to the surface rather than the contact paper is tricky.
Once the vinyl was stuck I slowly peeled away the contact paper.
And there is plate number 1!
I did the same thing with “est. 2004″ on a different plate. This would turn into plate number 3! What about plate number 2?
Well, this is the fun part where I get to use the remaining 10 plates! Plate number two will change for the holidays and seasons! I am creating an individual plate for each season/holiday. This way I can just switch it out when I need to!
I’m skipping St. Patty’s decor this year. By the time I get around to putting it all up it will be time for Spring/Easter. So I’m just going to go ahead and get out my bunnies and eggs!
Stay tuned. I’ll show you the different plates I design for the different holidays! P.S. Easter is not finished yet! I’m waiting on my bright spring vinyl to come in the mail! I’m also working on my Easter shelves which I’ll share soon!
I am love! This is an AWESOME idea!
Wow, that’s great. I love how everything ties together so well. I am kicking myself as I JUST passed up a plate hang like that at a thrift store. Lame. Should have gotten it. Very pretty…….I love everything about this space!
I love your idea! Now I’m sorry I didn’t pick up that set of plates from Good Willy that I saw – need to make another trip. Tell me about that awesome lamp shade on your buffet!?
This is a great idea! Someday I will have a Silhouette…just keep finding reasons that I need to spend that money on something even more practical – like fixing/replacing broken things/appliances, {sigh}. Your plates look great, too, they don’t look at all used!
So cute! I love your house and decorations. It is always fun to come over and see what you have done to the house lately:)
This is great! I love vinyl, I lack patience, though. I like the way you make it look so easy. Thanks for sharing!
love this Jen! such a cute idea!
You must love your new plates.
Love that scrolly font! We have the same last initial too! Fun.
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Oh…love this! how clever to use the middle for the seasons!! Bonnie
Love the lamp shade where did you get it?
What a cool idea! I can’t wait to see what other designs you come up with for plate #2. I think a shih tzu silhouette deserves consideration for the months without big holidays. August is Chelsea month!
Love your plates. I have some that I’m wanting to add vinyl to. I have done one already, and interestingly, I used the same bunny silhouette that you did. Great minds. (I used white contact paper as an experiment, and it worked well. But I’m a sucker for the colorful vinyl, too.)
Check out my post about how I decorated the most adorable Easter jars with vinyl. Would love to have you feature them.
http://attagirlsays.com/2012/03/05/decorated-easter-jars-tutorial/
Hello… Love what you have done…. Question can you tell me what program you used on the computer??? I have a pc… And I want to make a shirt for my son with Freezer paper… Thank you in advance