Sunday, January 31, 2010

Altering Again

I've been having so much fun, going around the house, finding things to alter. This window is a project I've been wanting to do ever since it was given to me about a year & a half ago, but just never knew what I wanted to do with it.....that is, until now. I found a very old vinyl quote that I had purchased years ago & it worked perfectly.....using one word in each window pane.

I decided to make mini scrapbook layouts using family pictures. The first one is of my Mom, her parents & her house. I did it in black & cream colors papers using lots of Primas, bling, quotes & ribbons, all things that have been in my stash for months.....heck, years!


The top middle pane is of Shawn & his daughter then the one next to that is of Karen & Jimmy. You can see the glitter Welcome sign I have hanging on the edge of the window frame.

Then I used some old family photos, the first one was the 5 of us girls with our Dad on a bridge in Niagara Falls. I think I was 2 or 3 years old in that picture. Then a more grown-up picture, again of the 5 of us with our Dad. The pane in this part of the window is cracked, but I think it just makes it look even more loved.

The bottom middle one is of Jim & I & the last one is of my Mom & I.....I LOVE this picture of her & I together. It was taken Thanksgiving of 2004, 3 months after Karen & Jimmy were killed. I actually had to tickle my Mom to get her to smile for the picture.

The very bottom of the window is unpainted & I'm not sure what I want to do to it yet.....just let it go, paint it, add some embellishments to it.....hmmm. I have the window hanging in my scrapbook room in between the 2 windows & above one of my Expedit bookcases so I can look at it everyday. I'm so pleased with the way it turned out. Thanks so much for all the compliments on my flower jars & drawers....I've been really using my Primas a whole lot more since separating them that way.

I've also altered a lot of my B's that I have in my scraproom......I'll post pictures of them in my next blog post. Until then, thanks for stopping by.

Benita

8 comments:

Cindi said...

It's beautiful Benita! Well done!

Jennifer Stewart said...

Hi, Benita :)

This is a beautiful project! Love how you used the vinyl quote to fit perfectly into the window panes. And you were able to fit so many good photos in it, too. Love it.

Jennifer

Tracy said...

Oh I love this, its beautiful.

Tracy

Denise said...

Hi! I love the window. It is so unique and heartwarming! I do wish we lived close, I think we could have lot's of fun together.

XXDenise

Deborah said...

Wow, I LOVE it!!!

Janet said...

Wow, Benita, what a beautiful project! You've created a real treasure!

judyny said...

This was a great idea! ....and so beautifully and tastefully done. I love it!
JUDY

judyny said...

this was so tastefully done. I love it!
JUDY