I've been busy the last 2 weeks working on some ideas & displays. If you haven't stopped by yet, here'z a pix of the booth at The Front Porch of the South. It's over 130,000 sq. feet with more than 400 booth vendors!
We are located in the business section ~ Booth F09.
Today's crafty goodness is now going into the booth so those of you who live local can go see it in person!
We're going to be playing with something pretty basic ~ wooden blocks.
The first thing I did was to stain them. If you don't have any on hand, you can do what I did - water down some acrylic paint and use it as a colorwash.
Then I gathered up as many odds & ends photos as I could find. Ones I never scrapped. You know, the ones where everyone is way far away . Ones that I shot BEFORE I knew how to "fill the frame".
I cut these all into little squares the size of my blocks and glued them on. Some I completely covered with photos. Some I added rub~ons to spell names or words.
So , now I can hear you saying "Yeah - now what?" Well, here is my finished project...Something for the coffee table or an entry-way...maybe even the bathroom counter!
I added some spanish moss in the bottom of my beautious, covered, pedestal jar and tucked some between my photo blocks. Then I added a chipboard letter *F* with the word family on it. The monogram is covered in microbeads for added interest.
This would make a wonderful gift this Season for grandparents who "have everything" and can be completed in just one evening! It's a great way to use those photos you don't want to toss out but can't really use.
If you'd like to re-create this project, stop by the booth to get started ~ we have bags of blocks all ready to use (and cheaper than you'll find them at the chain stores!)
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