Memory Tray

Whenever I look at the date of my last post, I just cringe! Over a month has gone by since I last posted, and in that post I commented how I'm not doing so well at the whole blog thing! It isn't that I don't have things to say...I think I talk to myself in blog format (I know this is a bit weird! So no laughing please!) I just haven't had time or made the time to do it!
Anyway, my favorite part of discovering the blog world is all of the creative ideas I get. I have no creativity of my own, but I'm very good at stealing ideas! My little sister is getting married in August and her shower was at the end of May. I could not figure out what to give her. I wanted something a little more special than off the registry, but she is super creative! That's a problem since I have no creativity and could never compete with Melissa! However, when one of my favorite blogs, The Whimsical Princess,showed this adorable Memory Tray, I knew I had found it! So I used her idea to create one for my sister.
She used an old cabinet door as the frame; I was able to find the frame of an old mirror of my grandfather's. It was an off white color, so I sanded it and painted it black, spray painted Mardi Gra beads and glued them around the frame.




Then I scrapbooked a collage of their engagement pictures, using the sepia ones to make an old look. Kristin Partin, an amazing photographer, was awesome! She took great pictures and even let me heve them to use for the project.



Finally, my amazing husband and grandfather cut plywood and plexiglass to fit the frame. This was no small feat, as we were not cutting a rectangle, but an oval! This is extremely difficult, and they did an awesome job! Finally we glued super cute handles, and WALLA! we have a cute memory tray! I want one for myself now! And it was so much fun to get in touch with creative side!
The finished project:




Shannon