Make A Memory - Collage
Photo Collage Around My Mirror -
A refection of good times, special people and all the memories that make me happy.
This miniature history of my family and dear friends reminds
me of the stories, birthday parties, BBQ’s and happiness
families can bring. These important observers of my simple
daily rituals brighten my day and bring meaning to my
mornings and evenings. Favorite images are affixed around
the perimeter of my vanity mirror. I feel like I begin my day
surrounded by generations of wonderful memories.
This project is quite simple, I purposely printed these photos
in the same black and white tone so they all feel neutral to
age, time, and generations. It helps me see family
resemblances and remember stories and events. Here on
display are two sets of great grandparents, family milestones,
to my youngest granddaughter, each holding a significant
place in my heart.
I often pray for my benign spectators, and flash a smile before leaving each day. I point out to my husband special likenesses of the grandkids, or traits we all have in common. Meaningful pictures show a favorite date with my husband, specially curated photos of each of my seven grandkids, and antique ancestral marriage photos are all shown willy-nilly around the mirror.
Memories make me happy. The lovely cream pitcher that holds my makeup tubes and pencils is from a friend in Germany. The small Eiffel Tower was purchased in France while visiting with my daughter Jenna. The antique tray, and silver bottles and gold perfume atomizers all hold the every day supplies I need of moisturizer, toner, face wash and powder.
I love to use old bottles for the everyday transferring my favorite rose toner into a glass spray atomizer that gets exactly three puffs morning and night. The Coco Channel was my mothers, though the perfume may have "gone off" the bottle holds new meaning now that she is gone.
To make your own family photo memory collage around your mirror locate all the photos that you love and have wonderful memories of. Then scan them taking out most of the color so they are more neutral. The oldest photos are browner, the newer ones more black and white but they all looked okay this way to me. Then print them. I printed 100 and used 1/2 of them here. I ordered them online at Walmart Photo (it was very reasonably priced.)
Next use archival safe double sided Henzo photo strips on the back and affix them to the mirror. I don’t keep families together, or a time line, there is no rhyme or reason to how they are arranged. Rather I just put them up and welcome each one to join me at the mirror daily.
What do you do to keep your family memories alive? How do you store your photos? I love family history, and sharing family photos so you can bet there will be more posts on the subject to come. This small project took one evening picking photos, scanning them and placing an order at Walmart Photo Center online (Because of COVID-19 I did not take my thumb drive to kinko’s and print it as I have done in the past.) It took another evening to place the photos on the mirror. I used scissors to make some smaller, or trim off too much background. None of these are originals. I hope this post will inspire you to share your photos with others.
Until next time, Jonelle’
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