treasures of the heart

Another little project I made back in 2009 for Valentine's Day. If you want to make one for yourself, find similar mini tins {perfect to tuck business cards inside, too} in the shop.

I made one for Nana {Gordon's Mom}, one for Oma {my Mom} and one for Mommy {me} to carry in our purses. You know how it is when you see someone you've not seen for a while and their first question is, "Do you have pictures of the kids?" Well, you and I, we have our cell phones with at least a few pics on there, right? Our Moms have cell phones, too, but photos of the kids on there? No. At least not ours. And if they did, they wouldn't know how to access them. So, I thought this was a cute spin on a brag album.

I feel pretty safe saying all this because no one in my family reads my blog. And if you do, hey, leave a comment so I know you're out there, okay?

I recycled a Christmas gift card tin, thinking that the colors fit so well with my patterned papers and that the snowflakes didn't look too snowflake-y, even for February. Each kiddo has their own mini-album page and three characteristics unique to them at the time. I included their ages, too, because I'm often at a loss for exactly when a photo was taken. I decorated the insides of the gift tin with more of the coordinating patterned paper, but you wouldn't have to do that. The mini is held together with a simple ball chain, which is a nice contrast to the "cuteness" of the album.

And the last photo? All the items I make for family, I sign off with "The Wright Stuff" and the year. Yeah, I'm kind of goofy like that.