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Hallway Decoration

I wanted a place to display some of Noami's artwork since she is now making some! I scoured Pinterest and found a couple ideas, but I thought picture frames would be the best for our little hallway. I took some picture frames and crosses I already had laying around the house and tried to get a good layout and then decided on colors. I like using post-it notes to help with the colors:




Then I started hanging the frames on the wall. As you can see, I changed the layout a little bit because I changed my mind while hanging...go figure!


For three of the frames I took out the glass piece and laid laminated burlap
 against the back part. I then hot glued little clothes pins to hold Naomi's work:






All in all I really like how it turned out!

I was also finally able to hang some more family pictures on our family tree:




It's starting to look more complete! I am so excited that it is summer track-out so I'll have more time for crafting!!

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  1. Thompson BoysJune 20, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    Great ideas. You honor each other and family. The family tree display is such a wonderful way to help Naomi know and appreciate how she is grounded in family. We have read that children who understand this and who make treasured memories with family can make better choices when making important character decisions. Naomi can think, "We are the Hesters, We don't do that!"

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