Place Cards DIY: Pottery Barn Inspired Spring Place Card Easels

I’ve mentioned in other posts that I love projects that have more than one use. These easel place cards are pretty and practical! They can be used not only as a place card, but also as a food label or just as a pretty photo frame.

I was inspired by these Easter place cards at Pottery Barn. Once you have all the supplies assembled, you could easily make several of these in no time!

Supplies needed to make your own easel place cards:

Step one: Trim the photo insert to make a mask. Use tape or stencil adhesive to center it on the front of the frame.

Step two: Paint the frame white. Remove the mask.

Step three: Use the Mod Melt and Mold to make the bird. To do so, first heat the stick in a glue gun. Squeeze the melted product into the mold to fill it. After it has cooled, simply pop it out of the mold! If you have strings or extra bits, just trim them off with scissors. You can also paint the dried, finished product. I painted mine white so it would match the frame better.

Step four: Use E-6000 to glue the bird to the top of the frame. I added the nest to the bottom, just because I liked it!

Step five: Insert cream colored paper in the frame. Use a dry erase marker to write on the front of the easel.

I had so much fun working with the molds that I made several other little figures to put on my second place card. You can see that I filled the border of the easel with lots of pretty flowers and spring time figures like birds and butterflies.

I went with white to replicate the Pottery Barn product, but these would look beautiful in other colors, pastels, especially! Once you’re done using them as place cards they could make beautiful frames, since you can still slip a photo into the easel.

I think this would make great reception pieces that could double as favors, don’t you?

Morena

Morena Hockley is the crafty mind behind the tutorials at morenascorner.com. Morena is a stay at home mom to four young children, and crafting is what helps her maintain her sanity. It’s a wonderful outlet and it’s how she gets her “me” time. In a past life, Morena was an elementary school teacher and an assistant principal. She misses teaching, so her blog is in a sense a virtual classroom. Swing by and check out Morena’s Corner!

Comments

Cathie Filian says

April 7, 2014 at 6:04 pm

So cute!!!!!! Thanks for such fun designs. 🙂

- Morena says
  
  July 8, 2014 at 11:35 pm
  
  Thanks so much!
  
Amy Renea says

April 3, 2014 at 1:49 pm

I SOOOO want to try the Mod Melts! I really love your ‘mother’ frame with LOADS of them on there — really pretty Morena!

- Morena says
  
  July 8, 2014 at 11:36 pm
  
  Thank you!!
  
Elic says

April 1, 2014 at 2:10 pm

I think yours is better than the Pottery Barn ones! I’m going to have to investigate that Mod Melt and Mold, haven’t seen that before!

- Morena says
  
  April 1, 2014 at 4:19 pm
  
  I like mine better, too…hahahahaha! 🙂
  
  Do try the Mod Melts. They are so much fun! My 4 year old loves to make and paint them with me.
  
Tammy says

April 1, 2014 at 11:13 am

Love this idea for place cards! so cute!

- Morena says
  
  April 1, 2014 at 4:18 pm
  
  Thank you!

Pottery Barn Inspired Easel Place Cards for Easter

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