Nameplate for Kids Room
Hi All,
In this Instructables, I will share how made this nameplate for my niece.
Supplies
- Small pebble (3d printed mine)
- Acrylic paint (metallic or pearl)
- Quick dry clay(mould-it)
- Paintbrush
- Plywood sheet (scrap)
- Super glue
Bird
- I have 3d printed my pebble, you could just find a suitable pebble for the same
- If you wish to print, please go to https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/stones-for-craft
- Resize based on your need
- Apply a thin coat of white cement and PVA glue
- Let it dry
- If you are using a stone/ pebble. then paint it white and let it dry for 1 hour
- Draw the bird outline design
- Using acrylic paints, paint the bird as shown
- I have used
- Red pearl paint
- White pearl paint
- Plain Yellow
- and outline using black acrylic paint
- Remember, the acrylic paint should not be dry and do not use water to thin the paint too much
3d Printing Name
- I used MS PowerPoint to create and export the name as a png file
- Then use online tools to convert PNG to SVG
- I used https://convertio.co/png-svg/
- Now import the SVG file to tinkercad
- Adjust the height, width, and length as required and export as a STL file
- Using the STL file 3d print the name
- If you do not have a 3d printer, you can use clay as well
Plywood Sheet
- While the 3d printer is printing or you have kept the clay to dry
- Paint the plywood sheet sky blue
- You may have to apply 3 coats
- Let it dry for 2 hours
Clay Modelling
- I am using a 2 part of resin clay called mould-it
- One has to mix equal parts of resin + hardener
- It takes 45 minutes to fully cure, so work fast
- Using your hands and some modeling tools, make a tree branch, leaves, and flower petals as shown
- Let it dry for 1 hour and then paint them
- Remember to dry the clay on a different paper sheet, not on the nameplate. It will stick on the nameplate and is very difficult to remove.
Final Assembly
- Before we super glue, place all the components on the nameplate
- Adjust the alignment, etc
- I sometimes leave it, without gluing to see issues with clutter, misalignment, etc
- Once I have made all the adjustments, I superglue each item
- Let the super glue dry for 30 minutes
- Then apply a coat of varnish
- Using double side tape stick the nameplate on the desired kid's room
- See them smiling and enjoy their joy
I hope you liked this instructable and please share your feedback, comment, and how I can improve this further