Over the weekend we drove out to visit our friends Mike and Heather. We joined them along with their other friends and family to celebrate their milestone 10 year wedding anniversary.
Heather’s Instagram post showing all of us at their wedding in 2006 and then all of us celebrating their anniversary now in 2016
My husband and I decided to make them a gift. I got to thinking of various ideas and then it hit me.. our recent Philly trip with them!! Then I thought how perfect it would be to make one of our wood wall hangings of the Philly Love statue. Not only because it says Love on it but also because we shared a pretty funny adventure trying to see the real thing (due to road construction and a man dressed like Jesus preaching and praying with people around it). Needless to say we did a lot of drive by photo taking of the statue and never actually got to see it up close.
So Frank and I got to work. He got the wood, I drew it out, he used the saw to cut it out, he sanded it and then I painted it. We decided to use a gloss top coat to seal it because the real statue is actually very reflective and shiny.
They loved the gift. Heather opened it and immediately started to crack up. She totally “got it”. She even started planning out where she wants to hang it in the house.
It was a great time with great friends. So happy to have them in our lives. Here is to many more years of friendship as we all grow old together.
See more of our wooden wall hangings in the Remains section of my portfolio website!
Stay Spooky!
LDG Nicole
Living Dead Girl Nicole 