My awesome friend Kristyn of ‘Lil Luna posted some neat Temple Blocks awhile back. As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be perfect for my niece that was turning 7.

I had a bit of a last minute rush to get it done in time, so I didn’t have time to get a wood block from Home Depot. Instead, I found this Oval plaque at one of my trips to Dollar Tree. It came with the ribbon to hang it, so that was nice. Unfortunately because it was an oval shape I couldn’t use one of Kristyn’s awesome pictures. 🙁 Her photos are really awesome, and she has tons of Temples to choose from. You should check them out!
My Dad and I messed around in Photoshop and gave it a bit of an antique look. I did happen to find the same font though. Yay! (It’s Scriptina from dafont.com)
I spray painted the wood with Krylon’s Oil Rubbed Bronze, took some sand paper to rough it up a bit and then mod podged on my picture.

Thanks for the great inspiration Kristyn! My niece loved it.

Let me throw in a little plug for my Dad here too. The picture I used for this is one of my Dad’s pictures. He is Kim Bennett of Kim Bennett Photography. If you are in Arizona, he is a great photographer. He also sells some amazing prints of Temples, lighthouses, nature, scenic, etc.
You should really go and take a look at his galleries so you can ooh and ah over his pictures.
His website is KimBennettPhotography.com