I saw these cute shadow box framed keys at an antique mall in Burnet:
I thought, well, I have some old keys I could use for a craft. They were on various keyrings of Mark's so they have sentimental value to me. Who knows? They may have been to our first apartment, first house, the Galveston home he grew up in - I have no idea exactly what each one went to, only that they were important enough for him to hold onto.
I didn't have a small frame, but I do have several embroidery hoops. I laid out the keys I wanted to use: two big keys for parents, four smaller ones for kids. Six in all, to represent our family. I stretched some burlap into a hoop, and trimmed off the excess on back. Then I added a dab of hot glue on the back of each key and set them on the burlap. Done.
I kind of love the meaning here: each person "key" to the family that we built. This was a very sentimental craft.
Symbolism was always big to Mark, as well. Two peas in a pod we were.
Gina
12 comments:
Love this!!
Made me tear up a little. How precious!!!
That is a really great idea. I love things that have personal meaning behind them.
I love that! I saved a bunch of keys my dad had that we couldn't figure out what they were from. Love this idea to showcase them.
That is such a wonderful idea!
It looks very cute. Nicely done Gina.
I do like that!!!
What a wonderful idea
And if you have more keys that belonged to Mark , potentially a gift idea for your children ?
Mary
So cute and sentimental!
Looks super sweet there with that Willow Tree!
That is great! And I loved that we were both playing with keys on the same day...I inherited SO many keys from my mother's house clean out. Wouldn't you know that the ONE key I NEED is still missing.
That is the sweetest! There's nothing better than a sentimental craft and one that looks that good, too!!
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