Welcome Home...

As I said yesterday, it was my great, childhood friend, Megan's, birthday last week. It just so happens that she lives in Chicago... so, Sammye Jo and I went up, shopped CHA, and stayed with her for the weekend. For her birthday gift, I had to make her something... she had just moved into a new apartment the weekend before, so I wanted to make her something "homey." And this is what I came up with... A framed, 8x10 collage of homemade goodness. Sorry about the awful glare.

This is the top of the collage. I cut out an airplane from the Studio Calico paper and also fussy cut some clouds. The birdie is a pin from K&Co.

Bottom: I personalized a die cut label "Louisville to Chicago and back again... welcome home Megan!" I added the fleur-de-lis charm to the handmade house found at Trinkets NH.

This is the left side: I used a die cut vintage key and attached it with a button and red twine. I love the "LIVE" tag- it just worked perfectly with this project!

And finally, the right side: a personalized mailbox. Probably my fave... Megan's last name starts with a "B" so I added a little monogram.

Megan lives alone, so I hope she looks at this and thinks of me! :) A little reminder that she is loved and missed in Louisville too!