~a display of old keys~

This project I'm about to 

share is a stark contrast to the failed

project I shared with you last night.

Funny thing is....I made them 

both one after the other, all in about an hour. 

This was what I made first:

 We've had these old keys for about a year now.

They were my husband's Great Grandma's keys.

We absolutely love them and have been trying to

figure out how to display them ever since we got them.

I was watching The Nate Berkus show the other

day and saw a project similar to this and thought

to myself, "Hey-that's exactly what I want to do!"

So...I pulled out the glue gun, used a frame I had

and started gluing. I'm really pleased with the

way it turned out and I was able to use all 

the keys. My husband likes it too, which is

a good thing since technically, they're his keys.

Let me add-in real life that you can't see the mat behind

the glass like you can in these pics....the flash

makes it visible in the pics. Darnit.

 It was so simple.

I used 12 X 12 frame I had and took out the glass.

I covered the glass and backing with fabric and placed

it back into the frame. I then figured out where

I wanted to place the keys and glued them on.

It was that easy.

I really love how you can see each key and 

appreciate them for their individuality and beauty.

I love displaying things that symbolize family history

and have sentimental meaning. This is one 

of those pieces for me :)

My husband remembers his Great Grandma using 

these keys in her house when he was a little boy.

Now they hang in our house....I love that.

I figured as long as I had the glue gun out

I would keep the creative juices flowing.

As we saw with the St.Patrick's Day 

scrabble subway art last night-I should have put down the 

glue gun and stepped away from the table.

At least one of the projects was a success. 

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