So today is an exciting day in our family. Not only is my grandma turning 76 but my cousin is in labor with her second child, which will be my grandmas tenth great grandchild.
Last week I started to think about what I was going get my grandma for a gift. I was on Pinterest one day and came across a photo of a family tree that could be purchased on Etsy. It was $60 for the photo & I knew that was out of my budget. I knew there had to be a cheaper way.
Last week I started to think about what I was going get my grandma for a gift. I was on Pinterest one day and came across a photo of a family tree that could be purchased on Etsy. It was $60 for the photo & I knew that was out of my budget. I knew there had to be a cheaper way.
I decided I would attempt to make one using Microsoft Publisher. After several attempts of not getting it I was starting to get discouraged. I decided I would give it one more try. I started to use wordart when typing out the names rather than the normal text box. After making some changes & playing around with the placement I had it just the way I liked. Only thing left to do was get it printed & purchase a frame. I designed the photo to be 11×14 but when I uploaded it to Walmart it cropped half the photo. I remembered that I had used Office Max to print some other projects. It uploaded perfectly! I then went to Target to find a frame. I found one brown frame in 11×14 & it was on clearance, even better. I'm so happy with the outcome and I hope she loves it much as I do when I give it to her later!
Breakdown of Cost:
Print at Office Max- $1.36
Frame at Target: $11.88
Frame at Target: $11.88
