Vintage Plate Wall

I have been on the search for some vintage plates to do a fun DIY project. I wasn’t having any luck but my friend messaged me saying she was having a yard sale and had some dishes she thought I might like. I jumped in the car and headed right over! She had some beautiful ones and for $1.00 each I couldn’t resist!

I had a few ideas for updating them and giving them a modern twist. So, I headed into my she shed and started working on a couple of ideas. I used my Cricut machine to create some vinyl decals and grabbed a couple of things at the craft store, too.

I found this mini chair at Hobby Lobby and wanted to add my parents wedding photo to a plate so I grabbed a bag of clips, too.

I knew I wanted to make a plate that said “Please leave by 9.” All my friends joke around that they know it’s time to go at about 9pm at my house. I also wanted a fall themed plate so I cut the vinyl on my Cricut for that and added a little pumpkin.

I also cut vinyl that says “ I’ll save you a seat.” I thought it would be cute with the little chair. So, I painted the chair and attached it to the plate with hot glue. I love it so much!

Lastly, I attached ribbon to one plate that I thought was pretty without much more. Then I added a clasp and my parents wedding photo to the last plate!

Now that they were finished I had to decide where to hang them. I opted for a spot around the hall closet. Fortunately the plates also came with hangers so I just I had choose a layout!