Hi there…my name is Nora Griffin and I have a little crafty blog called Just Make Stuff. It is wonderfully surreal to be here on Eighteen25 today. Last year my son, McIntosh, and I were devouring Spooktacular September in preparation for a pumpkin carving party he wanted to host for his friends…to get to take part in it this year is super-duper exciting.
Okay, let’s get down to crafty business. So Mac is a super cool teenager now and there probably aren’t too many costumed and trick-or-treating Halloween’s left for our little family. With that in mind, I thought it’d be a good time to make a little Halloween memory board to remember all the costumes from over the years.
I purchased a large frame (I used a 16”x20” frame), a sheet of galvanized metal, and obsessed over the perfect orange colored paint. My husband Sean cut the metal to fit into the frame and suggests wearing leather gloves because it is easy to get cut when working with the rough edges, draw your lines with a sharpie marker and cut about a ¼” outside of the line to leave yourself a little room to make mistakes. Then you can easily go back and trim any unevenness. A couple of rough coats of orange paint and the memory board was ready to go.
I also gathered some craft supplies to make a little Halloween banner and magnets. The one inch circle magnets came together in just a few steps, painting the wooden discs, adhering a small punched circle of patterned paper and using magnets that came ready to stick-on really helped.
To make the little Halloween banner one inch strips of gingham paper were cut down to 2.75” rectangles with a little flap folded in the back. A careful snip of the scissors made the rectangles into little flags that I stamped with each letter…except the two “L”s in Halloween ended up on the same flag since they were so skinny.
To hang the banner I adhered bakers twine between each flag’s little flap and twisted the twine around two magnets.
Finally I tried not to cry as I gathered favorite Halloween photos from over the years.
The best part of this memory board is that a new little banner for Thanksgiving and some different magnets could turn this into a place to share all the little things we are thankful for this year.
Thanks so much to Jamie, Jodie and Jen for including my project in this year’s Spooktacular. Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!
Heather says
so cute!! love it!
Holly Child says
I love this! Don't know why, but my favorite part is that you stamped the two L's on one little flag! SO darling! :o)
Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says
Oh so cute!!
Hi! I'm LiLi! says
nice. 🙂
xoxo LiLi
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Mommy This and That says
Love this and I love that it can be made so easily for Halloween or even for everyday!
Grammy Goodwill says
That turned out so cute. I keep thinking about finding holiday pics and displaying them, but I'm not that organized yet.
dawn says
This is so cute and fun. Love all the fall/Halloween ideas your sharing with us. Keep them coming.
bdaiss says
I just pinned this. LOVE. Might opt for a more "neutral" frame color though – then I can use it for more holidays. (Christmas…Easter…First Day of School…etc, etc.)
Thanks again for a genius idea!
Kristen Duke Photography says
I LOVE displayed past halloween memories around with my spooky decor…otherwise, we never really see it! Fun frame;)
Lynette says
So cute. Love the banner!! I'm making this for sure!
Shan says
Perfect memory board! Is there any way Nora could share this awesome idea on my Family Memory Board Link Party? This would be a great addition to the other Memory Boards, especially since Halloween will be here soon. Great way to enjoy Halloweens gone by! I'm a new follower and enjoy the blog tremendously. Have a good day! 😀