I like that this month our blog projects are based around a ‘friendship’ theme.  I think friends are a really important aspect of our lives, especially women’s lives.  We always have our tried and true friends but every day there are opportunities to meet new friends.  Sometimes though, you have to reach out.  Just a little bit and sometimes a whole lot…it’s worth it though as you never know what type of potential friend is just waiting for you to make the first move.

Something that comes to mind for me is ‘new neighbors’….I tend to always be the new neighbor.  We are a military family and have graced more new neighborhoods then I have friends. :)  I have had neighborhoods where NOT a soul welcomed me.  No acknowledgement or greeting.  I have also had neighborhoods where neighbors have come out of their homes and welcomed us with open arms.  Some with brownies or lists of good places to go around the area.  Some of my best friends have been neighbors.

We’ve had many a beer tasting parties, chili cook offs, 4th of July, Cinco De Maya BBQs  etc have been had in those neighborhoods.  I miss those good days.

Well, we are about to be new to another neighborhood.  I’m nervous and hoping that this is a friendly neighborhood.  So here’s to lots of cookouts and mad games of Spades.

So, the thought of how to welcome a neighbor to the neighborhood became my focus for this blog post.  Not just the offering of help and time but a little crafty gift.  My first idea was to make a little “welcome to the neighborhood” sign, but then realized…”how long can they keep that up?” and instead decided to do something that could be used as a home decor piece for as long as they wanted to or worst case scenario, could be easily re-gifted.  I’m practical like that.

I used mostly the May kit on this project, I pulled in a couple of extras into it for added effect.  I made a little wall hanging, using the chubby little bird stamp that came in the May kit (exclusive to Kenner Road btw).  I added a quick note on the back to the recipient.

I used a leftover chipboard page from a mini album for my base and a wood cut out banner for the top.  I used a crackle glaze for the top of the sticker letters to add a little shine and personality. I also used lots of pop dots to add some depth to the piece.

Thanks for checking out my blog post!

Have a great week!

~Katie Watson

Tags: kit, project, scrapbook, tutorial, vintage

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