DIY Artwork, 1-Year Anniversary Gift

Jon and I had a great time in Kansas City this past weekend! I'll post more on that tomorrow, but today I want to share the gift I made to celebrate our anniversary.
As you may have gathered from my post last week, I've been really inspired by artwork coming from the pages of books. And since I always say that this past year is just one of the chapters in our life together, it seemed fitting to create something symbolizing that.
So with that idea in mind (and the tradition of a paper gift for the 1-year anniversary), I decided to make some book page art. And not just any book page, but one that was personal and reflected our life together. I decided to take a portion of our wedding ceremony and vows and type them up to look just like a page in a novel. I used 24, the day we got married, as the page number and titled the book The Vows.
I wanted the page to look as authentic as possible. So after formatting the page, I went to find a real book page to print it on. Lucky for me, one my thrift store books had several blank pages in it. I tore one out and used it as my paper.
Here's what my design looked like after it was printed on the book page.

I love the authentic look of the yellowed page.

Next, it was time to frame it.

And here's the finished project!

I think this is a really personal gift that can be created for all types of occasions, not just weddings or anniversaries. It is a simple way to create artwork with true meaning. And the best part is, you don't have to be an terrific artist to make it!

It makes me smile to know that our vows will now be displayed on a wall instead of tucked away in a scrapbook. It will be a constant reminder of the promises we made to each other and the day we said "I do." post signature

Comments

Our Living Room Mood Board

Our living room is slowly but surely coming together. The biggest To Do's are ordering a new media console, painting the room (which is unfortunately open to the dining room, kitchen, office and breakfast area which means lots of painting to be done!), order a few lamps and a console for the long wall behind the couch. I realize I haven't shared any pictures of our "new" house (we moved in at the end of last October) with you guys. So here's a glimpse of the living room before we moved in. This is what you see when you walk in the front door. The dining room is on the left, the living room is straight ahead and the office on the right. A closer look at the living room. Florida loves their plant ledges...I do not. You win some. You lose some. I also want to replace the tile around the fireplace. A view from the back of the living room looking toward the front corner of the house. The room behind the half green wall is the o...

Guest Room Before and After-Healing Aloe

Here is a shot of the room in all of its coral glory. Great for a teenager, not for a soothing guest room. And here is the Healing Aloe after. Healing Aloe is a color by Benjamin Moore. It was hard to get a good shot of the true color, but it is more of a seafoam than gray. Aside from painting the walls and buying a new white quilt for the bed, everything else in the space we already had--most of which are hand-me-downs (bed and dresser) or thrift store finds (lamp and side table). It will all be sufficient for now, and hopefully a space that our guests will love. I'm very happy with the outcome and the progress of one more room in the house coming closer to completion. One down, three to go (at least in the painting department!)

Up Up And Away- Take Two (And Three)

We took our second family flight this past June. We took the earliest flight out so we had to wake up at 4:00am to get everything ready. I had all of the girls' stuff ready and laid out so we only woke them five minutes before we left at 5:00 am. Rollins is our late sleeper so I thought she would for sure fall back asleep in the car on the way to the airport. Nope. Auden, who is typically my early riser (with the sunrise), fell asleep instead. I guess Rollins knew something was up and was too excited to miss anything. She didn't fall asleep until we were 10 minutes from our friends' house in Dallas. Meanwhile, Auden fell asleep again on the plane. Proof that you can never predict what toddlers will do during travel days. Auden loved getting to use her new suitcase and travel backpack (that daddy so graciously attached to his luggage for her). We got quite a few comments from those ...

House of Hydrangeas

Search This Blog