Yes, I’m about to share ANOTHER amazing daughter-in-law craft! We were so excited to get this beautiful star with photos of our dear little ones for Christmas. Jen was kind enough to send me a tutorial this week . . . and she must have known I’d ask, because she’d even taken a photo of her materials! Thank you, Jen! ♥
(1) Get a wooden or metal star from a craft store, some scrapbook paper, Mod Podge, a paint brush, scissors, and photos. Tip: Photos that are further away from the subject work better than close-ups.
(2) Use a piece of plain paper to cut templates for each side of the star points. Then look at the pictures and decide which ones to put on the star and where they will go based on their sizes and vertical/horizontal positions.
(3) Use your template to cut out the pictures, making sure they are facing the same way as their position will be on the star.
(4) Paint the backs of the photos with Mod Podge and stick them to the star.
(5) Cut scrapbook paper to fit any extra space on each point of the star and Mod Podge it on.
(6) Paint the whole star with Mod Podge and let it dry overnight.
(7) TA-DAH!!!
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Wow I love that!!! What a great gift idea!! You have such wonderful crafts!!!!
I have talented daughters-in-law, that’s for sure!!! 🙂
That’s delightful! I shall have to see if I can find a star but what is Mod Podge? Some kind of glue? 🙂
It’s a special glue for decoupage. We have all different sizes of bottles of it in craft stores here, but I’ve seen recipes for homemade versions on Pinterest and blogs, too . . . a mix of glue and water??? I hope you can find or make some! 🙂
Wow! That is one of the Best things I’ve ever seen…and easy to do to. Some people are just very creative…When it comes to things like that I’m definitely not…
It IS so clever, isn’t it? Yay for Jen! 🙂
Double Yay for Jen!!!!
cute!
I do love it! 🙂
There is absolutely no end to peoples’ creativity…..love it!!!
I agree!!! 🙂 And I’m so lucky that LOTS of these creative people are in my family! 🙂
We have good family friends who love our grandkids like they were their own. This would be a great gift for them. Thanks for sharing.
What a LOVELY idea!!! 🙂
Love it! My daughter is a scrapbooker and very crafty. I’m sending the link to this blog post to her!
Yay!!! 🙂
This is great, and would make a very nice KEEPSAKE. You always share great creative Ideas. Thank you, Mtetar
You’re very welcome, Mtetar! 🙂
another gift idea for sure…love it…
I’ll definitely keep it forever!!! 🙂
What a great idea!! I think our kids are more advanced this us. We gave our parents calendars/mugs with pictures of our kids on them. That was about as crafty as we got!!
I agree! And it’s so much fun seeing the move toward homemade items moving through all the generations of the family! 🙂
I know…I cherish homemade gifts. I don’t even have grandkids yet; I can only imagine the joy!
Very creative and original, I love it!! 🙂
It was SUCH a lovely gift!!! 🙂
Such a cute idea! 🙂
It IS!!! I LOVE that Katy picture! 🙂 xo
This would be wonderful to give grandparents. It really steps up the metal star for decorating. Love this idea. Thank-you for sharing this with us.
You’re very welcome! And yes . . . grandparents LOVE it! 🙂
I would love that as a gift, how lucky you are to have such talented daughters-in-law. I think I will do this for my son next year, it would look lovely in their new home. Thanks for sharing the instructions.
You’re very welcome, Lois! 🙂
superb! i may have to try this with a little antique sheet music for a background!!
Ooohhh . . . that would be LOVELY! 🙂
This is adorable, I know I have a few around, this is a must do !! Thank your daughter-in-law 🙂
I will! And I can’t wait to see yours, Liz! 🙂
Beautiful craft , perfect for a gift. Love Mod Podge 🙂
I do, too! I used it years ago to make a few decoupage projects and now I’m at it again! 🙂
Great idea, Ill store that away for next year!!!!
Yay! You’ll have some great photos of your little ones to use! 🙂
Great idea! Love it!
I’ll bet your kiddos would love helping with a craft like this! 🙂
I do like this star! I was wondering – did she use proper quality photos, i.e. printed at a store, or are these photos that she’d printed herself to size? I’m guessing they’d need to be professional quality photos to avoid going bleary from the glue?
I don’t know! But I’ll find out for you! Stay tuned! 🙂
Jen said she used regularly processed 4 x 6 photos. 🙂
Thanks so much for asking her! That’s brilliant – one for the ‘projects to do’ list definitely! 🙂
What a good idea! Your dil is quite amazing!
She is! And, lucky me, I have SEVEN amazing dils! 🙂
wow!! that is a LOT! lucky mom in law 🙂 does that mean you have 7 sons?? this is quite the hockey team!
Yes . . . a blended family . . . but ALL boys! They’re the greatest! 🙂
I really love this idea, it is so rustic looking (which I’m loving right now). It’s so creative! Great job choosing pics too that fit.
I’ll pass your compliments on to Jen! She’s great with photo crafts! 🙂
Beautiful idea! I love it 🙂
I LOVE photo gifts! 🙂
that is an amazing idea, simply lovely. x
You’d have fun putting your cute little ones on a star! 🙂
yes I am gonna give it a go. x
Ah, I know a Grandmother who would adore this. (My son’s)
Yay! I hope you get to try it! It IS perfect for grandmothers! 🙂
don’t know why when I click the like button my like does not show….
A bit of WordPress glitch, I suppose . . . but thank you! 🙂
This is such a fun idea! Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome! 🙂
Wow! This is SO cool! I’m gonna have to pin to my pinterest board & make one myself in the future! Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Hilary
Yay! I’ll tell Jen . . . she’ll be so excited! 🙂
That looks SO cute! And they could be made into a set! Thanks for the post!
You’re very welcome! 🙂
Best wishes for health, happiness, peace, and prosperity to you and yours for 2013 and beyond.
Thank you!
Love it!!! Great idea.
She definitely came up with a hit! 🙂
That is a wonderful gift idea! 🙂
We sure do love ours!!! 🙂
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