Anniversary Plaque to Honor 50 Years of Family Memories

My parents recently had the joy of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. While we wanted to honor the event with some traditional gifts, I also wanted to make something that celebrated the family legacy their marriage created. My son's girlfriend Lisa came up with the idea of adapting the 'birthday boards' she had seen on pinterest. I liked this idea because in addition to displaying important dates, it would visually represent the legacy their union created as the family continues to grow.

If you would like to create one of these plaques for someone special to you or to hang in your own home, you will need the following supplies:

~1 wooden plaque
~1 wooden circle for each birthday you want to commemorate
~ 1 wooden heart for each anniversary you want to commemorate
~S hooks
~12 screw eye hooks
~acrylic paint
~sharpie markers or paint pens        

The wooden circles and hearts that I purchased were not pre drilled with holes in them, so my son drilled the holes in ours. We then painted the plaque gray and the hearts and circles were painted white.

The eye hooks were then screwed into the bottom of the plaque and a month was written above each hook. We wrote the family name on the plaque and Lisa had painted a Fleur Di Les in the center. We also chose to write the year my parents were married and their family was established, but you can add any additional decorations that you wish. On each circle we wrote a family member's name and the date of their birthday. On each heart we wrote the initials of a couple and the date they were married. The hearts and circles then got hung under the appropriate corresponding month.

My mom got a bit teary eyed when they opened the gift. It turned out to be a great way to display how their love for each other has grown from the marriage of two young people to a family unit  that 50 years later includes children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. We were sure to purchase extra hearts and circles so that we can add to the gift as the family continues to grow.

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