I've had this pack of vintage flashcards for a while now...I've used a few in paintings, cut up a few for greeting cards. But my grand plan has been to make a larger piece out of just the cards to hang on a wall somewhere. So I built a structure and covered it with the cards- wrapped them around the sides and everything, and put it up in our kitchen: voila...revenge against the math drills of my childhood. (My 7-year-old, by the way loves math drills. Crazy kid- he gets that from dad, that's for sure!)
The shelf we found to put it on then had plenty of room for me to display this cross-stitch my mom made when I was 2. (Does that mean it's vintage too? shudder) It's the alphabet, with a food that correlates with each letter, and often a catchy little phrase to describe said food. I will forever chant to myself "vichyssoise, pronounce it if you can" whenever I come across any recipe for that particular soup. Nevermind pronouncing it- try spelling it! Better yet- stitching it, along with 25 other mini-compositions! Want to know what I was doing when my kids were 2? Just trying to stay sane...definitely not making giant, complicated projects! But I'm really glad she did, because it's as awesome in my kitchen now as it was in hers when I was 2.
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OK, it is NOT cool to make your mother weep at her desk while she is at work! From now on I check your blog from home. Sniff! But I love your memories - and remember when you were two, Todd was SEVEN = more free time! Much love - Mom
whoops- sorry mom- meant to make you smile, knowing it's been kind of a yucky day. ok, actually, i knew you'd cry...but a good cry. :)
How awesome!! LOVE the flashcards new life. My mother is so talented in that way as well. I cherish all the things she made for me.
brilliant with figuring out art from flashcards!!
That looks great! Way to go, Megan. (and of course I love your mum's embroidery piece!)
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