Creating a special personalized memento table with your photographs
By Admin on Jan 9, 2009 | In Crafts, Photo Gifts, Scrapbooking | 2 Comments
I saw this idea once at a scrapbook store and thought it was the coolest idea. Basically they took a table and scrapbooked on the top of the table. This included lots of photographs, embellishments, words, etc. The table top was then coated with a clear liquid resin material a few inches thick. Ever since seeing this table, I have always thought about making one. It would make a perfect gift, table for children, craft table….well there are probably millions of uses for a table like this.
I think one of the best reasons to create a table like this would be for a child. You could include all kinds of family photographs. This would serve the child in learning about their family, near and especially those who are far and not often seen. I am thinking about creating one for my nieces, as they love being with their cousins so much but we don’t get to visit as often as we would like.
So recently, I went searching around online and found some instructions are creating a similar table. I found a great article on Suite101.com. This article, How to create a memory table, takes the crafter through actually creating a table out of wood and then continues to discuss the fun part, scrapbooking and covering the table top.
I think that when I get to this project, I will go looking in a thrift shop for a cheap table, or get one froma garage sale. Then all I will need to do is sand the table down and paint it in the color that I choose. Then scrapbook the table top.
Have you created a table like this? If so I would love to hear about your experience with this project. Anyone want to try to create one, let us see your finished result.
