It was our 7th wedding anniversary in August. WOW! I cannot believe it has been 7 years since we said “I DO!”…
I love to keep to the tradition and see what each year means.. 7th Wedding Anniversary present is traditionally copper or wool. I love making things so I didn’t even consider buying something but instead decided to make a very special anniversary present for my hubby.
I was thinking for a while what I could make and in the end decided to make a lovely wooden sign and paint the lettering in copper acrylic paint.. Well that was the original plan…
I gathered planks and cut out the shape from plywood. I used glue to attach the planks to the plywood, the glue dried within seconds and I could carry on.
I printed out the text and details that I wanted to go on the sign to the size and traced it onto the wood using some carbon paper. I really wanted the wood grain to shine through, so instead of painting the lettering I decided to use my dremel and carve the text and symbols.
Once it was done, I used stain over the whole sign.. here I was a little miffed as I didn’t really like it and the copper was nowhere to be seen, the paint didn’t look as nice as I had anticipated… Plan B – find copper!!!
I ended up going to the DIY store and bought these copper olives as I thought they looked like lovely wedding rings..
I cut them open on one side, gathered them together and glued them on so they looked like two wedding bands joined together! PERFECT! The sign now looked complete..
In case you are wondering about the numbers at the bottom… It is the co-ordinates of the church, where we got married! For the eagle-eyed readers…. After writing the post and taking the pictures I noticed I had missed out “ from the co-ordinates (me being EAGER and not double checking the correct co-ordinates!) just before the W.. I was so gutted.. so always remember to check and double-check everything before you carve!! I will amend this I promise, even if the ” is tiny little mark! 🙂
Happy Anniversary Shaun!
Your wedding present is just awesome!! I really love it! The carved detail in the wood, the rings, everything! Pinned, I’ll ask Santa for a dremel this Christmas.
Hugs,
Pili
Thank you Pili! Yes definitely get a dremel, it is such a fun tool to have and there are so many things you can do with it. 🙂
Soooo stinkin’ cool!!!! I may do something simpler for my daughter and her hubby. But it will be inspired by this. 🙂
Popping by from Heartsie Girl!
Thank you Mary, glad this has inspired you! Would love to see what you come up with, please share when you have made it! 🙂 x
This is such a great idea, you did an awesome job and so unique!!! I love your wedding photos, they are great so spontaneous!!!
Thanks for Co-Hosting again with me this month, I appreciate your help!!
Hope you have a great week!
Karren
Thank you so much Karren and thank you for being such a fantastic host! 🙂 xx
Wow! You’re talented. Lucky husband. 🙂
Thank you Kammy 🙂
What a thoughtful, beautiful Anniversary present. Thanks for sharing this great project at Merry Monday!
Thank you x
What a beautiful gift and special keepsake! Thanks for sharing it at the Vintage Inspiration Party!
Happy Anniversary, Evija! Your keepsake sign is amazingly lovely and so very creative! It’s always fun co-hosting #OMHGWW! Have a beautiful weekend! =)
This looks so amazing! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for stopping by and partying with us! I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we can pin and tweet your masterpieces! Lou Lou Girls
That is such an amazing gift and remembrance! You are blessed with such creativity:). #OMHGWW
Thank you Donna x
Wow, what a great gift. Obviously you put a lot of time and love into this project. You really did a beautiful job. I saw your link at the Vintage Inspiration Party.
Thank you Ann Marie 🙂
Thank you so much Ann Marie x
Happy Anniversary Evija!! This is a great wedding gift idea! I enjoy co-hosting Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday with you!
Shellie
http://www.thefabjourney.com
Thank you Shellie! My pleasure co-hosting with you every week x
Love it and I pinned it!
This is so cute! Pinned.
Thank you Billy! 🙂
This is real lovely!
Hate to point it out, but you forgot the ‘seconds’ notation (“) on West longitude. I used to write a newsletter for a club I belonged to and would proof-read it backwards and forwards and have my wife proof it before taking it to the printer. As soon as I’d pick them up from the printer within seconds a blatant error would slap me in the face. People should also know there are multiple formats to write the same longitude/lattitude.
Thank you but if you read the post to the end you will see I did notice and noted it on the post .. thankfully no one ever queations it when they see it on the wall.. 🙂 next time – check check and double check !
Your right, check check check and still someone “queations” something. LOL I do a faux stain glass of friends new houses when they buy one with the expression “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like…” followed by their new coordinates over a map and stain glass pic of the new house.
No problem at all, I don’t always do everything right and I think it’s important to show that mistakes happen especially if you DIY things ! Stained glass you make sounds wonderful !
sent you a pic of most recent one on facebook.
Raymond that sounds amazing. I’d love to see a picture.
Evija, was that the only Dremel bit you used on the name letters? It looks great.
Jim, I know it was pretty much the wrong one but yes that was the only one.. 🙂
Love it. Made one and turned out great. Thank you for sharing
Thank you so much and well done!!!
Hello. I was wondering what ur you used in your dremel. I wood carve with a dremel and it’s always rough. Love the sign. I will attempt this for my nieces wedding
Thank you Tina, I know it was the wrong one in the photo !! i got a selection of various bits and tried them out .. if you use diamond tip it’s nice and smooth
Thanks for the tip (pun intended). Making a wooden storage chest and was thinking on how to accomplish this. I was already looking into use a milling machine, but it would never give the same handcrafted result.
Thanks for this inspiration, as now it will be an amazing handcrafted wedding gift!
Thank you Steven!! Please share when you are finished I would love to see!