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This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home

Love: It’s a beautiful thing. It supports. It protects. It nourishes. It grows. It heals. It creates.

Somewhere in the midst of planning my parents’ 40th anniversary celebration, we honed in this last one and, as has become customary in my family, we came up with a list: “40 Things Your Love Has Created.” Treasured memories of family vacations. An appreciation for the “little things” in life. A wonderful example of teamwork in a marriage and a family.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

It took a while, but by the time we had finished, we had a wonderfully complete list of memories from childhood to today. It was an exercise, not just in remembering, but in being grateful for the love and the lessons passed on to us.

Framed Keepsake Art – A beautiful treasure

I wanted to come up with a creative way to display the “40 Things” and I knew I wanted it to be handmade. My good friend Lisa recently made a photo display using an empty frame and wire, and I absolutely loved it! So, using that as a starting point, I came up with this beautiful keepsake variation.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

I started with a glassless, backless frame (sold at Michael’s!) This one had a 16×20 inch opening. I (okay…Jorden) measured and drilled 8 knobs into it (4 on each vertical side). Then I stretched wire across the width of the frame by wrapping the wire around each knob on one side, pulling it tight, and wrapping it around the knob on the other side. Any extra wire can easily be snipped.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

For the tags, I used Recollections Creative Tags. For the hearts, I used Fiskars’ My Funny Valentine Large Scalloped Heart Squeeze Punch and coordinating scrapbook paper.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

 I wrote by hand on the back of each tag.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

Then, for a more finished look, I brushed matte Mod Podge over the front of each tag using a paintbrush.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

I let them dry on newspaper. (I would actually suggest using something like wax paper to prevent sticking.)

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

Once they were dry, I used tiny wooden clothespins (from Michael’s) to attach each tag to the wire.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

I was really happy with the finished product, and so were my parents!

This Framed Keepsake Art is a simple and easy way to share your love, goals and moments for your family. A beautiful treasure to have in your home.

Love: It really IS a beautiful thing.

If you love my Keepsake Art, then try my Thankfulness Mantel.

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By Cathy Trochelman | November 22, 2012

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  1. Betty Daniels says

    November 25, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    We love it!

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  2. Danielle @ 2 Little Superheroes says

    November 25, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    This is so sweet and I love the hearts that you added.

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    • Cathy says

      November 29, 2012 at 2:44 pm

      Thank you Danielle! The heart punch came in super handy 🙂

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    November 26, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    Hi Cathy! Finally got a chance to check out your blog over the holiday, it’s wonderful! Love the piece you made for your parents anniversary. Kelly

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    • Cathy says

      November 29, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      Thanks Kelly!!

      Reply
  4. Katie Drane says

    November 27, 2012 at 9:55 am

    What a wonderful idea and so heartfelt. I love it:)

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    • Cathy says

      November 29, 2012 at 2:46 pm

      Thank you Katie! It was fun to make; a great keepsake for a special anniversary 🙂

      Reply

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