Hanging Name Plates for Children's Wall

I got the idea for this craft at Michaels. I was wandering through the aisles looking for yet another misplaced item, and I saw wooden plaques with names on them. Yes! Finally something cute I can do myself to fill up the wall space in my kiddos room! Probably the hardest part was traveling to a few different Michaels looking for all the letters I needed. Here is the finished products!

You will need:

2 wooden plaques, Michales has quite a few shapes to chose from
Ribbon in any color
Wooden letters of the names you are spelling
Acrylic paint
Hot glue gun
Optional- glitter glue, wooden decorations (same aisle as the wooden items) 

1. First, paint the plaque and letters with acrylic paint. For a good visual, try contrasting colors on the color wheel. I used pink/green and blue/yellow.

2. Next, when these are dry, hot glue the letters down so they spell your child's name. I am not a fan of anything straight, so I put my letters are various angles.

3. Next hot glue your extras, such as wooden lady bugs or palm trees, and add your glitter glue. Michaels has a good assortment in the same aisle as the letters.

4. When all of this is dry, cut off about 15 inches of ribbon. This will be used to hang your plaques on the wall. Find how long you want them and cut it to size. Take the ends and hot glue them to the back of the plaque. Let dry completely.

5. Hang on your child's wall and enjoy!