Two years ago, Q received these awesome baseball pins and patches for Christmas. The miniature bat dates back to Mr. Handsome's childhood. For two years, I have been relocating these pins and patches trying to figure out what to do with them. I wanted to frame them but holy cow, have you seen the price of framing? And, I figured I needed a shadowbox, which I instead used for my craft swap! Duh!
So, I decided to get on this project. Honestly, two years? I bought a frame at Wal-mart, which I hate to admit. And removed the glass. Using an old Atlas, because did I mention I hold on to EVERYTHING! I came up with a "mat" of sorts.
Okay, obviously Massachusetts because we are dealing with the Red Sox here. We are fans. This looks good just by itself. Why haven't I been using this Atlas that I have had since 1985!
Next I tied in the bat. Foam-core behind the mat makes this possible. Stuck in the pins and glued on the patches. It makes for a very nice art installment. Easy and if I had ordered it from Pottery Barn it would have cost $98.00.
Okay, so now you should ask, "Jen, how does it look hanging in Q's room?" And, I will answer, "I don't know, it is currently propped on the floor next to his bookshelf." Which is probably where it will be for the next 2 years. One step at a time.
That sounds like something I would do! I bought fabric for living room curtains and didn't make them for a year and a half. I'm a slow starter.
ReplyDeletelike it! One step at a time baby! One step at a time! :)
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS! this is remarkable! I love it!!!!
ReplyDeletemy boys have a baseball room, and we have a million and one baseball card from their dad.....
I may be able to make a similar idea??? you are genius!