DIY Unique Homemade Name Plate From MDF base

You've probably seen a wide variety of fancy and interesting name plates. Have you ever considered using scrap materials to make a unique MDF name plate design? Yes, of course, you can customize any base with home based waste materials.

If you are looking for the trending DIY hand painted nameplates, then this article is for you. Here, we will discuss how to recreate the MDF art boards with different unique materials.

How to cutsomize the DIY Custom nameplate for home?

Materials you’ll need:

• MDF name plate base with your personalized letters

• Acrylic colors

• Gesso

• Straight ice-cream stick or craft wooden stick

• Green grass mat/ green chart paper

• Glue 

• Cardboard sheet (as per the size of the nameplate)

• 2 Mini jar with few small artificial flowers

• Painting brush

• Varnish for the nameplate

Steps to proceed:

Here, we are dividing our procedure into two sections:

1. Name plate base

2. Additional craft for name plate

Let us start with our first step:

Customize the Name Plate base: 

1. Purchase the MDF name plate base from an online store, and make sure to include the personalized letters.

2. Now, use Gesso to cover the entire base, including the name cutouts, and let it dry.

3. Paint the acrylic colors on the rectangular MDF name plate plank and monogram letters. Make sure the name cutouts hold the bright colors to make it visible easily to others.

4. Once the entire base dries completely, fix the monogram letters with glue to the MDF nameplate plank.

5. Now, varnish the base with decor vanish to create a simple, elegant nameplate wall hanging.

If you are pleased with the outcome, you can stop here. Let us proceed further with us to make it look more interesting.

Now, we are moving with the creative base of craftiness!

Additional craft for name plate:

1. Take the rectangular cardboard with the exact size and shape of your nameplate base.

2. Paint the cardboard with black acrylic color.

3. Now, using glue, adhere the green grass mat to the cardboard sheet, and your base is complete.

4. Take an ice cream stick and paint it white.

5. Start making the garden fencing for the edges of the cardboard sheet. Fix them with glue.

6. Now for the decor vase, paint the mini jar with brown acrylic colors and make the dotted design with the help of thin paint brush, you can also use a toothpick or earbud for it.

7. Varnish the bottle and fix them on two corners of the grass base. Add the artificial flowers in it.

Now let us combine both the steps:

Make a jute string long enough to hang the garden base with the nameplate. When you combine both elements, you will get a stunning result for your front door decor. 

Final Note:

Hope you enjoy the crafty tutorial! The complete custom nameplate design here is comprised of a rectangular MDF base and individual monogram letters. You can take the ready to make hand painted name plates and then add the hanging values of your choice. Are looking for something instant and quick ideas? Then get the colorful beads and mini sparrows or bells for the nameplate hanging decor.

The best part of creativity is that it gives you the vast platform to explore your vision. Check out the Hobby India website for more better collection. Your choice is our priority!