Attitude of Gratitude Frame

I think this Attitude of Gratitude frame is my favorite Thanksgiving project to date and has a little more meaning.  It all started when I was searching for ideas on Pinterest for a Thanksgiving craft to do for our monthly craft club as November was my month to host.  It's hard to find something that 12+ people will like and isn't covered in turkeys.  Then I stumbled upon this beauty from Catherina's Creative Corner.  It is the perfect project to get you in an attitude of gratitude.

Supplies Needed:

-photo frame
-piece of paper
-pencil
-ruler
-{Grateful} vinyl, mine was about 8.5 inches wide by 2.75 inches tall
-contact paper

Michael's is having an amazing sale on frames right now!

Step 1:  Cut your paper down to the size you need it.  Then draw light pencil lines on you paper as a writing guide.

Step 2:  Using a pen, write down the things you are grateful for.  My handwriting is atrocious but I think it adds a little bit of charm when its in your own script.  Of course you can always print off what you are grateful for and slide the paper in your frame.  This step was actually a lot of fun.  I had to sit down and really think about the things I'm thankful for and got past the typical answers; family,  food, shelter, etc.  Of course I added all of those but that only took up a small portion of my paper so I had to get a little creative and go through my life and evaluate.  Now pardon me for a minute and for being a girl but I am thankful for tampons.  This is one of those things I think about all the time but rather than write "tampons" on a piece of art to be displayed in my home I opted for hygiene products which include things like soaps, shampoos, razors, etc.  After having my house hit by a tornado... I'm thankful for sunny, clear days.  I'm thankful for airplanes that let me see my family more often.  Pedicures, I'm thankful for pedicures.  You get the idea.

Step 3:  Place your paper in your frame.  Cut out a piece of contact paper, remove the backing, and place it over your vinyl letters.  *All the negative space vinyl should already be removed.*  The contact paper is to help you transfer the letters to the glass in your frame and keep them straight and evenly placed.  Once your contact paper is on top of your letters, remove the backing from your vinyl.

Step 4:  Find the center of  your glass and place your letters on top of the glass.  Press down firmly.  Carefully remove the contact paper, making sure your vinyl letters stay on the glass.  I did this step with the paper and glass already in the frame.      

That's all there is too it.  You can erase the pencil lines if you want but I thought it gave mine a little more character. 

Like I mentioned before, we did this project for our monthly craft club where someone suggested that you could even keep this up all year round as our hearts should always be full of gratitude. 

I think in a couple of years.  I'll take the paper out and re-write the things I'm grateful for just so I can sit down again and really ponder on all of my blessings and again dive into an attitude of gratitude. 

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