Vacation Word DIY

Finally 8 months later I completed a project I decided I'd do during my little jaunt in Europe last December.

Ever visit somewhere and consistently hear a specific word that you are not used to hearing in your everyday life?

In England and Scotland, I heard Cheers all the time. It was almost like saying thank you in the U.S. It seemed to end all conversations.

So I got an idea. Make block letters of Cheers and fill in those letters with pictures from the trip. Of course, it didn't turn out exactly as I imagined it, it turned out a bit more abstract, but after looking at it put together (without glue) for a couple weeks and deciding whether I wanted to start over with a new approach or glue it down for my gallery wall....I decided I liked it!

I love taking a photo or photos from trips to make something that mean something to me, but other people will probably look at it and have zero idea what it is. The pictures on this project are small and some of them are hard to make out, but I know what they are. Similar to the project Rubina & I did last November with some other photos. I just find it a great memory!

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