Since I have finally given this gift I can share with you what I made!
I was actually really excited about this because I wanted to give them something super useful but I wanted to emphasize how they're a family now. (baby makes 3!)
So I decided on a personalized welcome mat, and of course had the most difficult time finding one that adhered to my specifications that wasn't GINORMOUS. Seriously, who has a welcome mat 3 times the width of their door? NO ONE! So why do they sell them (I'm looking at you Lowes).
As you can see its a pretty bold color palette, so my choice for color was limited to black. But I'm hoping some use will fade it and make it a little less garish.
I was actually really excited about this because I wanted to give them something super useful but I wanted to emphasize how they're a family now. (baby makes 3!)
So I decided on a personalized welcome mat, and of course had the most difficult time finding one that adhered to my specifications that wasn't GINORMOUS. Seriously, who has a welcome mat 3 times the width of their door? NO ONE! So why do they sell them (I'm looking at you Lowes).
Before |
As you can see its a pretty bold color palette, so my choice for color was limited to black. But I'm hoping some use will fade it and make it a little less garish.
Then of course I was going to be all clever and stencil it so that it wasn't OBVIOUSLY made by me (I think my handwriting is pretty distinctive and not always in a good way). But the stencil didn't agree...
So I free-handed the rest with a sharpie.
Mutilated Stencil |
So I free-handed the rest with a sharpie.
Free-handed lettering |
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