Plate Mural

I finally can cross my plate mural off my "To Do List"! I am so in love with how this turned out, I really can't express in this entry the adequate amount of love that it deserves!

Here is how it turned out!! Get excited mmmk!
{Awesome huh.....and now you want to make one too right???}

Here is what you need for this project:

1. Wax Paper
2. Scissors
3. 18 Gauge Wire

{ I found mine at Home Depot for around $3.00 and still have some left over for future projects!}

4. Sharpie
5. Wire Cutters
6. Variety Of Plates

{I purchased mine from the DI (A local Utah Thrift Store) for $0.50-$1.00, the color scheme I used is blue and white since our bedroom's color scheme is blue, white, with pops of red. So use whatever will go with the decor in your home.}

Directions:

1. Unroll your wax paper so you are able to trace an outline of each plate onto it. This will come in super handy when you are hanging the plates up.

2. Cut out the tracing you just previously made.
3. Lay the previously cut out tracing on the bottom of the plate so you are able to trace the grooves underneath onto the tracing.
4. Eyeball measure with the wire on the opposite side of the plate. Make sure you have enough overlapping to grip over the lip of the plate. Make two one for each side of the plate to secure.
5. Interlace the two previously cut wires like pictured below.

Pull tightly creating a loop where you will later use to hang on a nail on the wall.
Fold over the excess on the front of the plate to secure.

6. Trim off the excess off the face of the plate using your wire cutters after previously folding them over onto the face.
7. Measure the distance from the lip of the plate to the nail hole created in previous steps.
8. Now put the measurement found on the previous step and put the same measurement onto the previous made tracing, to make it easier to hang in the desired pattern on the wall.
9. Lay out your plates in the pattern of your desire.
10. Lay out the pattern onto the wall using your tracings therefore trying to eliminate or lower the amount of holes that will be placed into the wall.{ I laid mine out as I went to make sure the measurements in between each plate was what I wanted.}

11. Hammer in the nail through the dot you made indicating where the hole is on the opposite side of the plate to hang the plate on.

12. Once you get plates hung up to your liking then remove the tracing from behind the plate.
13. Admire you awesome work!!

This project was so fun, easy, and affordable. This really makes a statement on our wall, since we can't paint because we live in an apartment....someday we will be able to or so help me! I have to tell you though I was hanging these up a couple weeks ago and got in major trouble with our land lady...apparently the people that live next to us were sleeping (mind you I was hammering in the afternoon it was probably almost 2!).....ummm ok well when am I suppose to do my hammering then....? Could you send me a memo on your sleeping schedule so I don't inconvenience you ;)!

So what do you guys think??? If you have any questions about how to do this please let me know, I am always happy to help! Hope you all are having a great day!! Love, love.

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