Salt Dough Footprint Project

 

 

 

Another pinterest project attempt....

 

 

Footprint project

 

 

 

This is the picture from pinterest and the original website I used for the project Salt Dough Footprint Project

 

This is the recipe from the website

Salt dough recipe:

1 cup salt

1 cup plain flour

Half a cup of warm water

 

This is what my mixture looked like once I mixed everything together

 

 

Then you are supposed to knead dough until it becomes smooth

 

Once you have the right consistency (not sticky and not falling apart) I rolled the dough out onto some aluminum foil that I sprayed lightly with cooking spray so that it wouldn't stick.]

 

 

I used a small bowl for making the shape.  The website suggest pushing the dough into a shallow bowl.  If I ever attempt this again I will do that next time.  It makes the dough "thicker" in the center for a deeper footprint.

 

 

To make a hole at the top for hanging I used a straw

 

 

I was by myself attempting this project so I have no picture of me stamping Collins' foot, but that was the easy part.  Once we did that I put it in the oven for 3 to 4 hours at 200 degrees.  I still haven't gotten around to painting it yet, but from certain angles the footprint is hard to make out because its too shallow.

 

 

Honestly I would probably pay to have it done if I decide to do it again... This was a messy messy project.

 

 

 



Wedding Picture Project

After almost 2 years I am finally hanging a wedding picture!!!


November 2010 Matthew and I were married at the Waters on Pike Rd.  We were lucky enough to have what I consider the BEST photographer ever!!!  Leslee Mitchell did an amazing job capturing our wedding day!  Knowing that we would be building a house in the somewhat near future we purchased all of the pictures on CD's so that we could make prints, etc. when we had the wall space.  Now that we are in the beginning stages of building our dream house I decided to start getting some stuff ready to hang on the walls!  While playing on pinterest I ran across a pin of a wedding picture stuck behind an old window pane and I knew I wanted to attempt that.  So I found some window panes with the help of my brother, measured it, and ordered a picture from MPIX.  The quality of the huge picture was fabulous!  And now I have our first wedding picture to hang!   Here are my easy step by step instructions!  THANKS PINTEREST!!  Follow me on pinterest!!

Measure window pane

Order the closet size picture from MPIX.  I ended up having to trim the edges but top to bottom fit perfectly.

Glue dots are from Hobby Lobby.  Make sure you get the super strength.  Place glue dots all over the back of window pane (the wooden parts) and place picture on top.  Trim edges and lay the window down so that the dots can adhere to the picture.  I left mine laying down for a day or so. 

End Result!!!

Thanks again Pinterest!!!