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!