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my grandmothers 79th birthday is comming up and she passed away 2 years ago. I wanted to make something for my mother in memory of her, with maybe her name, a pic, and something with humming birds. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas!
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Michaels the Arts and Crafts store. They have a huge supply of scrapbook items, lettering, and they have ready made shadow boxes to put treasures in.
does she have a place to hang a hummingbird feeder? How about a glass painted hummingbird feeder http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_home_accessories/article/0,1789,HGTV_3255_2731138,00.html
she will remember her mom when the birds visit.
(offer to fill/refill for her?) http://www.wildbirdshop.com/Birding/humfeed.html
you can also download (search google images) beautiful hummingbird graphics & art to print, & paper mache’ a cheap wooden frame into something very custom & pretty
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/papermache/a/051500pm.htm and put in a pic of gramma
lastly, find a really cool h’bird picture http://whatbird.wbu.com/img/4/3338/image.aspx
print on t-shirt iron-on transfer and make a shirt, pillow, canvas carry-all something she will use daily
http://www.ehow.com/how_2006809_iron-on-inkjet.html
you can get a canvas painting of your grand mother,if you are from south India you can get a sari silk painted of your grandma portrait and specially designed for your mom
Oh, your mom must be hurting. I’m sorry.
How about a photo handbag? I make them myself, check out http://www.CottonCandyBoutique.com.
Or take your grandmothers favorite article of clothing, blanket or pillow and re-purpose it into a lovely handbag. Your mom will carry it in memory of your grandmother.
Lastly, have a quilt made of your grandmother’s clothing. A memory quilt of sorts!
I can help you with the first two suggestions. For the quilt, go to http://www.Etsy.com and search “custom quilt”. There are some very talented craftsman on Etsy!
Best of luck!
Sandy