I saw this post on Pinterest about framing old, handwritten recipes. I knew that my Nannie (mom's mom) and my mom both loved/love to cook and to find new recipes. My Nannie was notorious for writing recipes on random pieces of paper (i.e. a Guideposts envelope) and using short hand that no one could decipher except for her. My mom brought down a whole pile of old recipes that were yellow, torn and worn and I loved them all. It was hard to pick a few to display, but the ones I chose had a ton of character. After deciding on frame placement and sizes, we ventured down to Hobby Lobby to look for some frames. Being the indecisive shopper that I am, this proved to be a difficult task. I ended up buying two 8x10 frames and holding off on the others until they make their way to the sale circuit. I framed 2 recipes as soon as I got home and couldn't be happier with the result. They make our breakfast nook much more cozy!
Our second project of the weekend was one that had been hanging out on my DIY Pinterest board for several months. I kept hearing about these "engineer prints" that you could get printed at Staples that were HUGE and super cheap! I knew that we needed a big statement piece on the left side of our fireplace since the ceilings are so tall. My mom had already purchased four 24x24 pieces of wood for a nursery project that we never completed, so I thought this would be perfect for this new photo project! I uploaded some images to a jump drive and we made our way down to Staples. When I told the people at the photo/copy desk what my intentions were, they looked at me like I was crazy. One of the employees told me that engineer prints were on very thin paper and my images would be pixilated (is that a word?) because of the lower resolution. I simply informed him that I had seen this done on Pinterest and I wanted them printed anyway. They were able to print 24x24 images for $2.20 each. Even if the whole project was a disaster at least I didn't have a lot of money tied up in it! Alas, I got my engineer prints and headed home (with some spray adhesive). The employee even told me he didn't think they would turn out as good as they did! When we got home, we set up shop in the driveway (the blogs I read about this project said to make sure not to use the spray adhesive in the house, ha!). Once we sprayed the board, we rolled the print onto it, smoothing it out as we went. I will say that I wish we had been a little more diligent in smoothing it because the first print we did dried with air bubbles :( But, I love the way they turned out!
I really think it will be easy to change out the pictures as Hud grows! Our house is finally looking more like a home :)
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