Sunday, July 17, 2011

store-bought vs. hand-made

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hi there lovelies!  not too long ago, we were at a local craft store when we saw this j to include in pip's room somewhere. 


but after 2 weeks, it still didn't have a home.  that's when i decided that a great place for it would be in her area of our gallery wall that i showed you in tHiS pOSt.  the large horizontal frame is for pip's art and the large vertical one is for little man's. 


the only thing?  it meant i had to make one for little man too.  yay! cRaFT tiME!!  so i got one of those lightweight chipboard G's and went to town!  it was so much fun!!

here's the finished product...


so what do you think??  do you prefer j's store-bought or g's home-made??


11 comments:

  1. Luv them both but your handmade letter is just fab! It looks storebought...hummm, maybe you should go into the letter decor business Andie!
    Kim

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  2. hi! I had to chuckle - I just posted my very first craft on the Amaze Me Monday link up and it was an embellished letter as well! Wow! You are very creative! I love how you embellished the letter using the different colors and materials.. I love the homemade one :)

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  3. so creative and love the wall of art look! so fun and it adds personal touches :)

    following you from homemaker on a dime blog hop party

    Susan

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  4. They're both really cute. I think the bonus to home made is that you can make it exactly the way you want. I'm your newest follower.

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  5. I like the handmade one better. It's more personal. Plus, I'm a sucker for green and polka dots!

    Cheers,
    Tracy Screaming Sardine

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  6. I love how you can make handmade so unique and personal to you. Most people are usually thrilled to get a handmade item too. A few years ago, I started making my own fabric gift bags just to save money and to use up scraps of fabric. I'd buy a gift to put in the bag, yet what do people gush about?

    They like the free bag that took 5 minutes to make and was free to me. Go figure!

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  7. Homemade is always better.
    I am a new follower.

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  8. I love the vibrant color of the homemade one, though I'm sure the softer pallette fits well for a girl's room. They both look terrific! Thanks for sharing.

    I'm hosting my monthly Before Blogging Throwback Thursdays party, and would love for you to link up anything you made/did/bought Before Blogging. Can't wait to see what you bring to the party.

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  9. I'm so grateful that you linked up in this week's Creative Bloggers' Party & Hop :) This awesome post totally rocked the party!

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  10. Thank you for linking up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week!
    I hope to see more of your creativity this weekend! :)
    xoxo,
    Vanessa

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