Kelli hosts a show and tell Friday. Do you have a something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, an antique find. Your show and tell can be old or new. Use your imagination and dig through those old boxes in your closet if you have to! Feel free to share pictures and if there's a story behind your special something, that's even better!
Michael's family had a tradition. There was a piece of woodwork in their kitchen that everyone was measured on. It contained measurements of height for Michael and his siblings and then the grandchildren got added. When they remodeled their kitchen, they removed that piece of wood and still use it for measuring the grandchildren on it. Michael's sister, Suzy, asked me if I would make a measuring board for her family. Instead of being attached to the wall, it would be something that they could take with them if they ever moved. Below is the board that I made for them. The first picture is the entire board and the other pictures are what I painted on it.
how cute I want one. I love the critters.
ReplyDeleteSarah
How cute is that??? What a great idea. Your painting is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteLinda
Very cute Marci.....I remember seeing that before. Very unique and absolutely adorable idea.
ReplyDeleteOh Marci, this is fantastic! A great idea, indeed - and a wonderful& useful gift to any young family! Your painting are so cute, too! Thanks for sharing!
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Anita
You gotta get that blue gingham in there, doncha? heehee It's loverly, darling.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea! I love this and you draw/paint beautfully!!!
ReplyDeleteThat sure would be cute in our nursery :-)
Have a great weekend!
The Critters are delightful. How fun it will be to keep track of the children's growth with this fun growth board! Blessings.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea and what a great job you did. I think it's so neat they took the board out of the house!!!!
ReplyDeleteSusan
How neat. You do wonderful work! That will be something they will always treasure!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great show and tell. That's a pretty cute item.
ReplyDeleteHow cute!!! I love this! We also share this same tradition but it's actually written on the wall...but I LOVE your idea so much better.
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What a great idea, Marci! We have measurements written on our laundry room wall but I should get them moved to a stick. I love the cute pictures you painted on, especially the pig!
ReplyDeleteKelli
I have been asked to make them to sell, but never really thought about it. It would have to be to order, as I don't know where I would take them to sell them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute board and a great idea. I'm going to have to rip out a door molding whenever I leave here :-(
ReplyDeleteI love this ~ what a wonderful idea! Haved a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat is so adorable--I want one of those--I measure my children right on the wall..OOPS...LOL.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend
Julieann
Wow, you are so talented!! That is just adorable and so neat that they can take it with them everywhere.
ReplyDeleteHow cute, and what a great tradition! :)
ReplyDeleteYou did an awesome job! That is really cute!
ReplyDeleteI love it when families have traditions like that throughout the generations:-) You certainly did a fantastic job making a measuring board...the aninals are just so super cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous artist you are, what a treasure you've made for them!
ReplyDeleteI want one!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! And what cute critters you created.
ReplyDeleteVery practical and creative idea! I believe you have a hit!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet preservation of memories! You did a great job.
ReplyDelete~ Christina
What a darling measure. I treasure our old one. It was made of a heavy paper. I have it safely tucked away now.
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