Mothers day is long past, but I just realized I never posted the gift I made for my momma. There are 24 birthdays in my family, starting with my parents and moving down to the kiddos. That's right- twenty four birthdays. My momma and poppa, six kids, six spouses, and ten kiddos (so far). On a good day I can remember what month everyone was born in so I knew this was the perfect gift to give... And a good way to make sure no birthdays are forgotten- especially mine :)
Let me introduce you to the birthday board. It's simple really. I used a board that I already had, some paint that I already had, bought some wood circles, bought some eye hooks and then bought some circle hooks. Really, it was that easy.
Paint the board. Let it dry. Space the eye hooks along the bottom- obviously you will need 12. I made my own stencil off of a free font I found online. Seriously, just google free fonts to download and you will find millions. They are everywhere and it is one of my new favorite things, plus they make it really easy to make your own stencils.
But back to the board. I had to get kind of creative with writing the names and dates onto a circle. The circles are small- like really small- and I couldn't find a paint pen with a fine enough tip. So I did what any crafty person would do and went with trial and error... Mostly error. Here is how I did it:
--- I took a mechanical pencil and dipped the lead into the paint. Slowly and carefully I wrote each persons name and the date which they were born onto a circle.
Make sure when doing this to put the date they were born on and not their age, otherwise you'll have to change it every year and that is just too much work.
But there you have it, all 24 birthdays displayed proudly. We only have one free month in our family. Crazy huh? I guess the rest of us planning on having kids have to plan them for August.
Happy crafting!
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