I am such a sentimental person. There are several "memory boxes" around our house that are full of notes, menus, ticket stubs, maps, cards... you name it and it's probably in there. I love the memories that are brought back to mind when looking through everything. Since I rarely see all these special items, I decided to frame a few things so I can look at them everyday. I'm in the process of revamping our computer room and the sentimental artwork adds the perfect touch.
Here are the two pieces I chose for the project. A coffee sleeve from The Coffee Shop in Gilbert, AZ. We loved relaxing on their beautiful patio and munching on their amazing pastries when we lived in Arizona. Definitely a happy memory. The other piece is a business card from a cute little cafe we visited in Hawaii.
I used some inexpensive frames that I spray painted black.
I thought about using scrapbook paper for the background but decided it was too busy looking. I just wanted a nice white background. I looked around and found a leftover box from Christmas. The base made the perfect background - nice and sturdy.
I taped the items on the white cardboard then placed them under the glass.
I set The Coffee Shop art next to a photo collage I made of the cafe.
What an easy project that's filled with wonderful memories!
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Linked to: Boring to Better @ Savvy Southern Style, Creative Share Wednesday @ The Trendy Treehouse,
Somewhat Simple, House of Hepworths, Inspiration Friday @ Southern In My Heart, My Romantic Home, Between Naps on the Porch
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30 comments:
Very cool. I love sentimental anything.
I love this! One of my biggest decorating challenges is I want stuff to look good AND be meaningful. I'm definitely going to start collecting things like this...
I love this idea Emily. I am the same way, I still have the first card my husband ever gave me. I still even have my pregnancy tests in a baggie LOL! Those look so cute framed and displayed, great idea!
OH
P.S. not sure if you know about Monday January 24th... or not, the pet party...I really want to meet Stan the man.
I LOVE this! I also like to frame meaningful things. In addition to being sentimental, I think your artwork is more interesting than something store-bought as well.
Julie @ The Family CEO
What a really great idea! Love how they look. I find neat business cards, etc sometimes and they would make great art.
These are so great Emily!! I love the way they turned out - the white backing and black frames really set them off. Super cute!
Great idea! I love how your little art work turned out.
be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
What a great way to display your memories - I bet it's heartwarming to be reminded every time you see them. They look wonderful!
Well, Emily this may make me rethink throwing stuff away. I don't keep anything. Those turned out so cute. Thanks for sharing at the party.
Ingenious. I want to head out to our local coffee hub first thing tomorrow morning so I can make one of our own.
Pam @ BeColorful
Great projects. Cool business card.
oh that is so cute!!!
love it!
~Tana
Love it, great idea!
I'm visiting from Kim's Boring to Better party!
Rondell
super cute idea Emily!! I love the look of the coffee sleeve thingy =)
Such a great idea! I love how they turned out. I've got boxes and boxes too but I'm not sure if any of it is cute enough to frame.
Very cute!
Now where is this coffee shop? I must go there and sit and sip for you. Or come over, we'll meet for coffee.
I am sentimental too and I like the idea of framing little mementos like you did here.
Great idea!
Oh, I have a box full of those little sentimental items...actually I have several boxes! :-) This was such a great idea and I thought it was especially clever of you to use the gift box as your background. Thanks for sharing this at the party!
Vanessa
Such a cute idea!
Genius!
This is darling! What a great idea to display some sweet little treasures! Stopping by from Kims party today :)
How cool is that! Thanks for sharing!
This is a great idea!! I have a BOX of keepsakes like this. Your display looks beautiful.~Lori
great idea, ill try it with my kids memorabilia...thanks!
Great idea!! I'm making a "coffee station" in my kitchen and something like this would look great in it!!
I'm a sentimental person myself and I love your idea.
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Very cute idea! Talk about using what you've got, a gift box!?! It's great!!
Joe's! Oh, we love Joe's. That is such a great little coffee shop ... the flowers, the food, the coffee, the people. It's all so fabulous. This is a really fun and beautiful project. I love it!
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