While Stacy is away on vacation, I think I will use her blogging days (you knew we had a schedule didnt you? Of course we do! We love schedules!) to share some of the amazing gifts she has given me in the past. I do this not only to brag on Stacys amazing creative ability, but I know that I am always looking for meaningful gifts for others. Since imitation is the finest form of flattery I am sure Stacy will not mind if you would like to copy her and give these same gifts to those you love. If you have questions about the details of how to do these things I am sure that help is there for the asking!
So here is one of my favorites. Stacy gave me this last year for my birthday. It is a canvas that she bought already stretched around a square frame. She painted it a burnt orange (because this is my favorite color) and made a sort of scrapbook page of three of my most favorite people, my boys. She added words that describe my little men and decoupage over the top of it all. I look at this often as it is hanging in my kitchen and I will love it forever!
So here it is scanned in and close up:
And here it is as it hangs on my wall:
As an aside I will add that I have given scrapbook pages as gifts a few times and it has been met with pleasure. While I do not have the skill that Stacy does people love the pictures and the sentiment and message declared by the way they are put together. I gave a page of my boys and their daddy to Mike as a fathers day gift one year. It just went right into our family scrapbook, but it was the time and effort (and end product) that meant something to Mike (plus they dont need another tie). As a mothers day gift for Mikes mom one year I framed a scrapbook page of her and Mike and the boys. It ended up looking pretty good and she liked it a lot. Anyway, the point is that after you put all that work into scrap-booking you might want to think outside the book as far as what to do with the end product. And Stacys gift is an excellent example.
~Amy | 