When her husband, Craig, was out of town for a ten-day retreat, Susanne and her then five-year-old son, Ben Miller, decided to pull a While You Were Out. To surprise Dad upon his return, the decorating duo created a wall "quilt" from postcards. "Ben took care of the bottom rows; I did the top ones," Susanne says. Now, whether eating dinner or hosting friends, the Barkan-Millers use the wall as entertainment--a bonus they didn't plan on when they created the quilt. "We play games like I spy and spot the categories." It provides hours of conversation, says Susanne.
Tips
Cost: About $2 per roll of tape; most of the cards came by
mail.
| Prep Time: Weekend Project | |
| What you need: | |
| Postcards
Tape | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: tape | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Before you begin, stack the postcards into categories, such
as landscapes, statues, people, animals, and bridges. That way,
you can create groupings if you like.
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| 2. | Affix the postcards to the wall with clear tape (try it flat or in loops, or try Scotch clear Mounting Squares) so cards can be changed easily |
| 3. | Work from the center out so the quilt grows equally in all directions |
| 4. | Have a step stool handy and do a little every day so you
can watch the quilt evolve.
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| 5. | Make it a bad-weather project--something to do on the
coldest/hottest/wettest days of the year.
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| 6. | Cover a door or smaller space if you don't have enough cards for a wall. |
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