Tuesday, August 21, 2012

You Can Quote Me

With H going back to school, we wanted a way to capture some of her favorite things so we could see how her tastes evolve as she gets older.

I bought these cool mdf quote boards and painted them in chalkboard paint
Then, I used painters tape to section off where I wanted to draw lines.
I used my chalk ink markers to trace lines against the painters tape.  Then, I wrote in my "categories" based on what H wanted to talk about.
From there, I just got H to give me the answers to the questions and I filled it in.  Then, we headed outside for a photo shoot. 
Wow, MDF must be a lot heavier once you add chalkboard paint.
We'll do another photo session on the actual first day of school.  Who knows...her answers might change by then.  She is 5 after all.
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shannah
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32 comments:

  1. This Hokie (Class of 75) loves your little Hokie cheerleader.

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  2. Love the chalkboard speech bubble! What a fun prop for 1st day pictures.
    Sarah

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  3. This is sooo cute. Congrats and good luck to your little one with school. I am a new follower from the hop. I'm going to follow on facebook.

    Irish

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  4. So adorable! What a great find and loved how you added all their favorites which are sure to change by next year! These would be perfect for any other kinds of photo opps too! Thanks for linking up to Gettin' Krafty With It!

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  5. Great idea to have fun facts along with the regular name & grade info. I need to remember this when my daughter starts school. Luckily, that's not for a few years :)

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  6. What a great idea! I've seen posts with poses for back to school pictures and others with back to school interview ideas...this is a fun way to combine the two!

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  7. So cute! I love it! I'd love for you to come share this at our Pinteresting Party!

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  8. I love this idea so much. Seriously, so cute! Thanks for linking to the party. I tweeted about it!

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  9. LOVE this....where do you find chalk ink markers?

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  10. Lots of email questions on where I get the Chalk Ink Markers so I thought I would add a comment in to help :)
    The Chalk Ink Markers come from www.chalkink.com. To save on shipping, I usually buy them from Amazon.com though.
    *contains an affiliate link

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  11. That's a fantastic idea!!! So cute.
    Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina

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  12. Shannah-

    I'll be featuring both of your back-to-school projects at my site next week!

    Thanks for linking at Creative Juice...

    :)
    Nicolette

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  13. Super fun idea and it warms my heart that Star Wars is her fav movie:)

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  14. Love this! Such a great idea! I would love to make some for my baby's 1st birthday. I saw your comment about the Chalk Markers, where can I find the MDF quote shaped boards?
    Thanks soooooo much for this adorable idea!

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  15. awesome idea for the first day of school!! Your "model" makes it cuter too :)

    I featured this on my blog today:
    http://christinasadventures.com/2012/08/sunday-features-87.html

    And I pinned it too:
    http://pinterest.com/christinasadven/20-below-features/

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  16. Alengirl - I hope you come back to find this answer. You are registered as a no-reply blogger so I couldn't email you back.

    I got the mdf quote boards from Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/WoodCraftCutouts?ref=seller_info). They come in a set of 3.

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  17. This is adorable! Thanks for sharing on Sumo's Sweet Stuff!

    LB
    www.accordingtol.com

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  18. This is too stinkin' cute! I'm obsessed with chalkboard anything these days. So, I'm pinning this right now!

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  19. What a great idea, and what a cute girl!
    May have to copy this!

    Crystelle
    http://www.crystelleboutique.com/

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  20. This is so darn cute!!!! haha Let us know if her answers change :)

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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  21. Oh my gosh. I love this...so cute! What a great tradition.

    Thanks for sharing on Show & Tell at SNAP!

    xoxo, Tauni

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  22. How cute is that! Hope she's having fun in school. Thank you for sharing this at Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

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  23. SUCH a cute idea! And how adorable is she?! Love this; I'm so glad you shared at Shine on Fridays. In fact, so much so that I'm featuring you in the Top 10 Thursday tomorrow at One Artsy Mama!

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  24. such a lovely idea. It will be so good for you to see how her answers change the older she gets and you'll have a lovely collection of keepsafe photos.

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  25. You're a STAR at I Gotta Create! Featuring you: http://igottacreate.blogspot.com/2012/08/week-15-wildly-original-party-features.html

    Thanks so much for linking up!
    <3 Christina

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  26. This is such a sweet idea. My oldest starts Kindergarten on Wednesday, and I'd love to do something like this for him.
    I would love to have you add this to a collective link party I co-host, Eat Make Grow: http://www.hideousdreadfulstinky.com/2012/08/eat-make-grow-thursday-5.html
    I host along with two other bloggers, so one link shows up on all three blogs, and we feature a couple of bloggers each week. We're always looking for great content like this! Hope to see you over there.

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  27. I love this idea! So cute!! We'd love for you to link up to our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/09/riverton-housewives-round-up-31.html

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  28. Oh my goodness I LOVE this! I'm featuring you tomorrow!!! Thanks for sharing at It's Overflowing!

    XO, Aimee
    http://www.itsoverflowing.com

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