From Evija with Love
By From Evija with Love

DIY Copper Wedding Anniversary Present From Wooden Planks

Making special presents is something I love to do. As it was our wedding anniversary coming up I decided to make something nice for my husband instead of buying a present in the shop. I always try and go with the tradition and this year it was 7 years - copper & wool traditionally. I decided to make a wooden sign with carved personal details and some copper detailing.
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I used plywood for the backing and glued wooden planks on top.
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I then traced and carved the details I wanted on.
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I then stained the wood using some woodstain (and actually used the gloved this time, which I learnt from my gold spray paint project!)
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I added some copper olives that I bought from the DIY store and cut them open to have the illusion of two rings together
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and this is the sign I made.
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