Happy Monday! I am back from my fabulous, whirlwind, crazy, fun, exhausting weekend at SNAP!! It really was an amazing weekend and I was so happy to finally meet some of my blogging friends in person! I learned a ton, found some wonderful new blogs, and had a chance to connect with some of my favorite blogging idols. I am so sorry that I didn’t get a chance to get any posts up for you last week but I promise that I have lots of projects coming up….
Today, I thought I would start with these easy DIY Photo Boards that I shared over at Lil Luna a couple of weeks ago. They would make a wonderful gift for Mother’s Day but could easily be customized for other holidays or special occasions. Just change out the quote or add some baby stats for a sweet and personalized baby keepsake!
MATERIALS
- A piece of wood – mine is a 1×6 board and measures about 55 inches long
- metal clips
- photos
- Quick Grip glue or other glue that can be used to adhere metal
- paint
- vinyl or letter stickers
- scrapbook paper and embellishments
TO DO
- Paint your board. I used some left over chalk paint for mine but any kind of paint will do.
- Choose a quote or saying and cut out your vinyl. I used my Silhouette for this project but you could always use letter stickers if you do not have access to this.
- Add your pictures to the clips and lay them out on the board so you can space everything evenly and get a layout that you are happy with. I based my layout on using horizontal 4×6 photos {it also just fits vertical 3.5×5 photos}
- Once you are happy with the layout, add your letters to the board. I painted on the “YOU” using a reverse stencil {using the negative part of the vinyl} and just added the vinyl directly to the wood for the other words.
- The black vinyl was a little too black, so I added some chalk and then sanded it in to the vinyl with a sanding block.
- If you are going to do any distressing to your wood board {or will be waxing it} do that now.
- Using your metal glue, adhere the clips to the board. Press firmly and hold for approximately 30 seconds. {Make sure you let the glue completely set before trying to add the photos}
- After I had the photos up, the board was still looking a little plain so I added a few flowers made from scrapbook paper and buttons. They are just adhered with double sided tape {make sure you do not tape down the area that will overlap the photo} so I can easily remove them if I want to change things up.
And since I am always torn between white and black, I had to make a dark one too…
I painted all of the words on for this one and did a bit more distressing. The board hangs easily to the wall with Command strips but you could always add a hook to the back if you prefer. These guys really are my happy. 🙂
Looking for more photo ideas? Here are some other projects that you may enjoy…
I hope you all have a wonderful week!
I just love this!!!! I gotta make one for my bedroom!
I would really love if you could join my Bewitch Me & Titi Link Party It is Live now, I’m so excited about it!!!
Hope had a wonderful weekend and had lots of fun at Snap!
Hugs
Cami @ TitiCrafty by Camila
So cute ! Love this idea !
Hi Jenn,
I love your blog so much and get so much Insipiration from it.
Your Fan from Germany
Melanie
LOVE LOVE LOVE. Would love for you to link this up on Thursday over on my blog! XO, ellie
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Love this idea so much – pinning!
Angela @ A Typical English Home
Too cute! Pinning to my Photography Display Inspiration Board.
Love this project!!! I’m so glad we got to meet at SNAP!
This is such a fabulous project Jenn! I want someone to make one for ME 🙂
Welcome back! I’m glad you had a fab time! I love this photo display and think it would be perfect in my daughter’s bedroom! Thanks for sharing at Time To Sparkle!
Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh – I want one of these!! Adding to my “to do” list!! Thanks for sharing Jenn!!
What a super cute idea! These would make perfect Mother’s Day gifts!!!
This is a great idea. I love the ability to switch out the pictures. I am pinning this right now!
What a cool idea! Pinned so I can try this later! Have a wonderful weekend!
~Abby =)
LOVE this Jenn!! Such a fabulous idea! 😉 Bonnie