Tuesday, October 27, 2015

FRAMED MEMORIES.

Hope you guys had a good weekend. And with all the festivities going on, must have been a busy one. We have been having super busy weekends for quiet sometime now. With the birthdays, house-warming parties and invitation to celebrate festivals with friends. And I am enjoying every bit of it.

What you see framed here is hand embroidery on a cotton net fabric by my mother-in-law some 45 years ago.

Nine years ago, we lost Sanjeev's mother to cancer. So when I found this piece of beautifully embroidered fabric I brought it back with me.

I washed it very carefully since there were couple of tears in it. And kept it very safely. When we moved in this house, I decided to frame it.

This IKEA frame was the right size.
At first I used double-sided tape to stick the fabric to a white board paper.
Then made a border around the fabric with a green ribbon.
Since I had just started the family room with the blue and white color, I hung the frame on the wall to the family room entrance.
It stayed like this for few months.
Then one day I wanted to tweak it a little. I bought this orange board paper.
Cut to the measurement of the frames backing sheet.
Then cut to the paper to make a mat out of it. It did look nice for few months before this happened.
I was planning to have it framed professionally. Then one day I found this frame which was big enough for the fabric.
I painted the mat a navy blue color with a regular craft paint.
The orange border work got covered but I liked it this way.



I never shared the pictures of the family room after the flooring.
Instead of keeping my mother-in-law's memory tucked away safely, I have it framed where we can all see it everyday.

How about you? How have you saved your memories? I would like to hear from you.

Have a wonderful week ahead.
Reshma



6 comments:

  1. What a lovely keepsake which can be passed down in the future.

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    1. Yes. I have very few items from Mother-in-law. And I treasure them.

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  2. You have a lovely blog and lovelier home. Home is where the heart is. Lovely home

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    1. Thank you for visiting Aishwarya. Glad you enjoyed the blog.

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  3. That looks wonderful and you have really brought a classy look to the embroidery master piece. Great story too.

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    1. Thank you Sangheetha. It is a nice feeling that I am able preserve this piece.

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