Sunday, May 17, 2015

Vintage Family History at UnstampaBelles

The UnstampaBelles May challenge is Family History + Vintage. Make a vintage-style project about a family member who is in the past. You can link up your projects until the end of the month, but remember: NO STAMPS (digi or otherwise).

I made a wall hanging featuring a photo of my mother & grandmother:


I believe this photo was taken when my grandfather was stationed in Khartoum, Sudan in the 1960s. It was digitized from a slide. My grandmother has been gone for many years now, but the stories of her adventures live on through my mom and me.


I started with a glossy-coated wooden hoop ornament. I sanded it, inked it with Vintage Photo distress ink, and painted it with Crackle Paint. I used Glossy Accents to add a braided trim to the inside & outside of the hoop. I glued the lace trim onto the back of the hoop, trimming between each shape to make it fan out.

I used a gold ribbon to hang a working bell and a gold bird from the frame. The bird is actually a vintage-style plastic bird (a pink one, no less) that I heat-embossing with gold powder. I used my Dremel to drill a hole in it and attached a hanger with Glossy Accents.

Inspiration/Challenges:
A Creative Need: Favorite moments with Mom (or mother figure)
Altered Eclectics: Altered Art/Mix Media only
Frilly and Funkie: Snap, Crackle, Crackle + Vintage (Crackle Paint on wood hoop)
House That Stamps Built: Anything But A Card


Be sure to check out the fabulous projects by my teamies and hope you'll join us this month at UnstampaBelles!


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4 comments:

  1. Kathy SMay 17, 2015

    What a great project for you to work on. Pictures are so personal and to make a great frame is just perfect as a gift to yourself or to family. Thanks for joining us at The House That Stamps Built for our Anything But A Care entry. Good Luck.

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  2. Deena PerreaultMay 19, 2015

    Such a special keepsake! Thank you for sharing with us at A Creative Need, it is so lovely!

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  3. CheriMay 19, 2015

    This is an awesome project and way to keep a memory alive! I love this creative idea. Thanks so much for playing along with the ABC challenge at The House That Stamps Built.

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  4. Nicole Wright DesignsMay 23, 2015

    I'm going to trust there's some crackle on there. Sometimes it's hard to take a photo ;) Great project!!! Thanks for sharing with us at Frilly and Funkie.

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