How To Paint Buffalo Plaid on Wood Hearts
In this tutorial I will teach you how to paint a buffalo plaid checkered design on wood hearts using a stencil and two different colors of paint.
![How To Paint Buffalo Plaid on Wood Hearts](https://gatheredinthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/How-To-Paint-Buffalo-Plaid-on-Wood-with-a-Stencil-Gathered-in-The-Kitchen-1.jpg)
If you happened to catch my pink plaid Valentine’s Day porch decor post, you saw the cute buffalo plaid hearts that I painted and adhered to a wreath I made for my front door. As promised, I said I would teach you how to paint buffalo plaid yourself!
The process is actually super easy, especially when you have a stencil. The hardest part is choosing which two colors you will use!
p.s. I also painted wooden porch signs using the same stencil, check it out! How To Paint Buffalo Check on Wood Porch Signs
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Supplies Needed:
Why Choose Dixie Belle Chalk Paint
How to paint buffalo plaid step by step!
Step 1: Paint the entire wood heart in one color
![Step 1: Paint the entire wood heart in one color](https://gatheredinthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/How-To-Paint-Buffalo-Plaid-on-Wood-with-a-Stencil-Gathered-in-The-Kitchen-2.jpg)
Step 2: place the Dixie Belle buffalo plaid stencil on top of the wood heart
![Step 2: place the Dixie Belle buffalo plaid stencil on top of the wood heart](https://gatheredinthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/How-To-Paint-Buffalo-Plaid-on-Wood-with-a-Stencil-Gathered-in-The-Kitchen-3.jpg)
Step 3: Carefully paint color number two over the stencil
![Step 3: carefully paint color number two over the stencil](https://gatheredinthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/How-To-Paint-Buffalo-Plaid-on-Wood-with-a-Stencil-Gathered-In-The-Kitchen-5.jpg)
Step 4: Carefully lift the stencil off of the wood heart
![Step 4: Carefully lift the stencil off of the wood heart](https://gatheredinthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/How-To-Paint-Buffalo-Plaid-on-Wood-with-a-Stencil-Gathered-In-The-Kitchen-6.jpg)
Step 5: Allow the paint to fully dry
![Step 5: Allow the paint to fully dry](https://gatheredinthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/How-To-Paint-Buffalo-Plaid-Gathered-In-The-Kitchen-5-800x1067.png)
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