Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Miniature Home Gift

I have two dear friends that are moving away very shortly.  Last week we had dinner party for them to send them on their way.  My friends and I wanted to give them something that they'd remember their houses and the time they've lived in this city so here's what I came up with:





I took pictures that I had of the front of their houses and recreated them with some layered paper.  One of them I didn't have a picture of, but no fear, Google Street view came to the rescue and I was able to get enough information from that to complete the house.

We matted them in a frame and then when the guests arrived at the party, we had them all write a little message on the mat of the frame.  They loved them!  This might just be my standard moving away gift from now on!

6 comments:

Sarahrae said...

I love this idea! I've been looking for something handmade for my folks and they're quite nostalgic about the places they've lived in the past.

Jenny @ DIY Newlyweds said...

This is such a lovely gift! Such a creative idea and you did an awesome job creating the houses.

erin said...

Thanks so much for the kind comments!

Laura Ferry said...

OMG - you are in McKinney? I am in Plano but work in McKinney!!! Why did I always think you were in Canada? I obviously follow way too many blogs! :)

Angela N said...

I just found your blog via another blog. I noticed that the houses are in Mckinney. We just moved from Mckinney to FL a few months ago. Wish I would have found you sooner!! Great site btw.

Jessica @ Decor Adventures said...

Wow, I really love this. I might make one of our own house. How cool!