{New Year Knock Off Plate}

Hey, y'all!  How are you?  It seems like forever since I last posted.  I've been enjoying my time off from school with my hubby and family.  I had a wonderful Christmas, and I'm looking forward to a new year!  Whenever a new year rolls around, there's one thing I always have: hope.  Hope that a new year will bring with it the fulfillment of dreams that I've held on to for a long time.  In honor of that, I'm sharing a super easy tutorial with you today.

This week I just happened to catch a snippet of a segment on Kathy Lee and Hoda where these plates were featured.

PPD Holiday Serveware from Bloomingdale's When I saw these on my T.V. screen, I immediately found them online and knew I could easily make my own.  I doubt they were too very expensive (they appear to be sold out on the website now), but I knew I could make one for less.  All I did was buy two metallic Elmer's paint markers and a dollar store white plate.  (I barely used any of the paint markers for this project, so I have them to use on another project.)

I thought this plate was perfect with the gold rim when I saw it at the dollar store!  Now, I must start off by telling you that these pen paints will not be permanent on your plate.  (You can get all the deets on the pens from Craft Test Dummies review {HERE}.)  This will be more of a decor piece, but if you want something permanent, they sell pens specially made for ceramic dishes at the craft store that, when heated in the oven, will be permanent.  Or you could always try the sharpie technique that A Beautiful Mess used on ceramic mugs {HERE}.  My Walmart didn't have gold sharpies, and I live 45 minutes from a craft store, so I just used the Elmer's markers.  I looked at the inspiration plate on my phone and used the gold marker to write on the plate first.

It's VERY obvious that I hardly ever write in cursive because the bottom of the p is backward.  (That was a head-slap moment.)  Because the pens aren't permanent, I just scraped the bottom of the letter off with my fingernail and did it over.  I used the silver marker to complete the design and that was it, ladies!

This was probably the easiest project I've ever done.  Seriously.  I love the combination of the silver and gold.  According to Home Stories A to Z's post on 2013's decor trends, metallics are in, so this plate is perfect for the new year!

And you know what?  We all could use a little more hope in our lives.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful end to 2012 and an even better 2013!