A long long time ago...way back in the day...many moons ago there was a time that I wrote sweet little silly letters to my sweety. We spent a summer apart in college and I must have been out of my mind (in love) and I think I wrote him everyday....and I actually got a few that he wrote back. We are not a "romantic" couple by any means so these letters are quite a testement of "young love" ha ha!!! After we got married I wanted to do something fun with the letters so I thought of making this. I took all my letters and photocopied them, let them sit in a little tea for a couple hours to tint them just the right old agey colour, dried them out and then wripped them up!! I bought a big foam board and then just started modpodging away. I decided really early on not to look for perfection...because from the start it wasn't looking as I had hoped....there were lots of wrinkles but it sort of added to the effect of it all in in the end. Pictures do not do it justice. If I were to do it over again..I would have bought a HUGE canvas for this project as it would have been a little sturdier. Besides our letters, I added some pages from our wedding vows and some other silly little poems and stuff. I keep it in our bedroom, hidden away from any snoopy friends who want to try to read some of those cheesy letters we wrote each other...afterall...we have a reputation to uphold!! ha ha!! Anyways...my fav creation of all time for the sentimental value alone. There..I do have a heart!!!
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