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