Framing My Grandmother's Old Jewelry into "Art"

My Grandma Ida passed away about 13 years ago. She had given me a lot of her costume jewelry. It isn’t worth much but it was special to me. I have kept the jewelry in a bag for years. I have always wondered what to do with it as it is not typical jewelry I would wear. I decided to display it so I could have memories of her to look at each day.


I bought an inexpensive frame that came with the precut Mat. I then used scrapbooking paper I thought would go with the jewelry style. It was an antique looking pad of scrapbook paper I bought for $5.

I then put paper behind each frame in the mat board. I laid the jewelry out on the paper. Once I got the layout I liked, I put a piece of foam tape on the back of the jewelry to secure it. I chose this instead of hot glue so the jewelry wouldn’t get ruined.

Once the jewelry was put on the board, I framed it. I am planning to hang it in my room. I figured the entire project cost me about $45 (This included the frame).

Below are pictures showing the finished frame and what products I used for this project:

20x30 Frame
20x30 Matboard
Scrapbook Paper (Material or Wallpaper could also be used)
Tape
Scissors
Foam Adhesive Tape

FINISHED PICTURE

PAPER USED

JEWELRY AFTER I LAID IT OUT

CLOSE UP OF HOW I MATCHED THE PAPER TO THE JEWELRY

CLOSE UP OF THE PAPER AND JEWELRY

FOAM TAPE I USED



FOAM TAPE ON BACK OF EARRINGS



FOAM TAPE ON BROOCH



FOAM TAPE ON BRACELET





CLOSEUP OF JEWELRY ONCE I FOAM TAPED IT TO THE PAPER



FINISHED PICTURE IN FRAME

Link:

http://www.abc4.com/content/about_4/gtu/featured_on/story/Jewelry-Display/nmHqyVQ_IkutPBaukbg4RA.cspx

We finally saw Santa this year..........

For the last 4 years, I have tried to wait in line at the mall for my kids to see Santa. I always get about 20 minutes into it and say...."I have an idea, Lets go by a Toy and call it a day". The kids never want to leave but when I look at the 3 hour line.....I just can't do it.

My kids are now 5 and 6 so I thought....this year I am going to do it. If it doesn't happen now, it never will.

This was the strategy I had to use:

Make sure they each have a DS nintendo
Make sure they are both charged
Make sure the games are in and ready to go
Make sure we did a bathroom stop right before we hit the line
Make sure we stop by McDonald's on the way
Make sure to not let them eat until they are in the line (had to use eating to kill time)
Make sure to bring a coloring book in case they get bored with the DS
Make sure to pack a drink so they have water while waiting in line

Once I did all that, we were finally able to make it through the 2.5 hour line. Granted it cost me about $100 to get everything ready so we could handle the line. But, I am pleased to say I can now check the "Take a picture with Santa at the Mall" off my list of good motherly duties.

Below is the picture.....(A tired Santa, hyper kids, and a $30 picture).