2-in-1 Thanksgiving Blessing Board Plus Christmas Photo Display
Behr sponsored this blog post. The opinions and text are all mine.
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I wanted to have a place for our family to display our blessings in an attractive fashion.
I've also been wanting (ever since last Christmas!) a place to display the photos we receive in Christmas cards. I want to be able to display them year-round, and I wanted something to remind us how blessed we are to have these precious family members and friends.
I knew I could combine both of those wishes into one easy project, and I also am making the “blessings” banner that I used available to you as a free printable!
First, I pulled this old frame out of the barn. It had been a mirror that got broken, so I saved the frame for when I got around to this project.
Then we got down to business sanding it with 150 grit sandpaper.
Yes…I said “we”. I can't do anything by myself around here. 🙂
Once the sanding was done, I just had to do a quick dusting of the frame and then I was ready to paint!
I chose BEHR MARQUEE® Paint & Primer in the color “Rumors” with an eggshell finish.
Starting at the corners and working outward, I painted the frame.
An extra paintbrush came in handy! It was very hard to keep curious kids occupied while I painted!
I let the first coat dry for about an hour and then did a second coat just for good measure (and to try and smooth over some of the spots that got knicked by curious kids!) I wish I'd had a bigger piece of cardboard, but we made do.
After it was all dry, I took it inside and measured twine and stapled it onto the back at equal intervals.
Then I hopped onto the computer and designed my “Blessings” banner, printed it out, and hung it with mini clothespins.
I also cut out tags for our family to write down our blessings each day and hang them on our board.
(You can print the pieces for the banner by clicking on the image below.)
Now we have a place to hang our blessings during the month of November, and when the Christmas cards start arriving next month we can switch over to remembering the blessing of friends and family!
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