Making a Memory Wreath

This time of year can be an emotional one. Many of our children have graduated from high school and are heading off to college. This transition leaves us parents with bittersweet emotions. While we are so incredibly proud of and thankful that our children are ready to spread their wings, we will miss seeing our children everyday.

So, how did I deal with these emotions? I made a memory wreath. This keepsake was proudly displayed during his graduation party, but will be something that he will have forever.

I first elicited help from family members and we began by going through pictures that we have organized by year on a separate external hard drive. Oh, how fun it was to travel down memory lane. We laughed and smiled, realizing all of the wonderful memories we were blessed to make throughout the years.

After selecting a variety of pictures, I sent them to a local store to be printed.

In the meantime, I painted the wreath form. I chose navy blue because my son’s high school colors are blue and white.

After two coats of paint, the wreath form was ready.

Next, I just trimmed the pictures and mounted them to solid and patterned scrapbook paper, or a combination of both.

After a bit of tweaking, I was happy with my plan and began to glue.

Lastly, I added ribbon to make it easy to hang.

This would also be a great project to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, Grandparent's Day, Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Have you ever made a memory wreath? Have you created any projects to celebrate life’s milestones?

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