Tuesday was a bad mood day for no good reason that I could think of. (You don't want to be around me when I'm like that.) Fortunately, because crafting always helps my mood improve, I needed a birthday present for Wednesday afternoon. The result:
I love The Graphics Fairy and finally had a reason to use some of her goodies (the endpaper background and the vintage birds' eggs print). I used Picasa3 to turn the endpaper from the original soft green to sepia. Then I had fun combing Dafont to find the perfect "J" initial and permitted myself to download the Jane Austen font. I don't currently have a use for it, but I love it so much that I'll invent a need if necessary. The perfect wooden (unfinished) frame was just sitting in my stash and I just happened to have a whole entire gallon (don't ask) of black eggshell-finish paint on hand. The end result was even better than I'd hoped.
Cost for materials: $0. Cost for a much-improved mood and a happy recipient: priceless. Works for me!
You are simply amazing how you can take random things and make something so beautiful. I bet the recipient was thrilled. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous birthday gift! And I agree, sometimes you just have to craft to feel better.
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