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For the holidays this past year I had a difficult time giving people ideas for things that I “wanted”. I am 35. I have two kids. I have a nice home. I have a job. I am happily married. I have more stuff in my house than you can shake a stick at. The last thing I “need” or “want” is more STUFF. So I really brainstormed about what would be perfect. Updates to the house, decorations that grow with the family…. That is what led me here.
I know its a long way off, but (A) really started school this past year. He was officially in pre-kindergarten. He had a school picture taken and everything. I decided that one thing I would love to do is chronicle the school pictures from pre-kindergarten through senior year of high school.
So I began searching for a frame that fit my description. Most of them don’t include pre-k I found so my search sent me back to ETSY where I found 2DogsWoodWorking. They make beautiful stuff. Although they didn’t stock what I was looking for they made it, and two of them (one for each kiddo, so that they coordinate). They also made them in record time, because the holidays were quickly approaching. We let (A) choose the colors for himself and for (E).
A screenshot of their ETSY home page.
They are amazing. Great quality, not too heavy for the wall, and beautiful. We have a nice long hallway so that is where I planned to have them go. I was in search of a meaningful quote to put with them and found this one by www.scribblinsisters.com.
Knowing that the frames won’t be full for quite some time (18 years which I know will fly by too fast). (A) and I cut some scrapbooking paper to fill the spaces where there are no pictures as of yet.
This was a fun activity for (A) to help with (I did the cutting).
Here is the finished product, I adore it. I am very excited to have a place to display the school photos as the kids grow. It adds a little something to the hallway which is otherwise long and narrow. I look forward to adding to it year after year, I cannot believe there will be a time when all of the spaces are filled. <3
A close up of (A)’s frame with his pre-k photo in it.
(E)’s frame with scrapbook paper holding all of the places.
The whole project (at an angle because the hallway is narrow).
