April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers are picked for June weddings. That’s right, the peak of wedding season is just around the corner, and now’s the perfect time to get to work on handmade gifts for the happy couples in your life. The DecoArt web site is chockfull of great (and best of all free) painting project ideas for weddings. For guests, there are gift ideas for the couple and for the bride there are table favor ideas, bridesmaids and groomsmen gift ideas and cute “his-and-her” projects.

My favorite is this Monogrammed Newlywed Plaque. The black and metallic silver paint combined with paisley scrapbooking paper give the plaque an elegant feel. You could personalize this project even more by painting the plaque with the wedding colors and selecting a scrapbooking paper that is similar in style or feel to the wedding invitation.

Happy painting!

Jackie