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As you know a few weeks back we took a vacation to Nashville. One the places we went was the Nashville Farmers Market where they had a storefront called Batch offering a variety of different items that were made locally in Nashville. They actually have storefronts in a few other cities as well as an online storefront.
When I am on vacation I always go out of my way to find things that are specific to the area that I am visiting and that I cannot find anywhere else. As you can imagine, Batch was right up my alley. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to buy everything but we had a limited budget on this trip so I had to ignore my first inclination to play my own version of Supermarket Sweep.
One of the things well you are the things that caught my eye were a rack of charming vintage postcards. I started thinking about it more and more and I realized that they would be the perfect, cost efficient option to frame as art. So I grabbed a couple of my favorites I purchased them. They were a whopping dollar each so in total two dollars! When I returned home I went out and picked up the board to mat them as well as some frames and now I’d like to show you my process for creating this project. I’m really happy with how they turned out.
For this DIY Postcard Art you’ll need why post cards of choice, frames that you like, double sided tape and if you don’t have frames that already have mats included or have the glass for you to float the post card you’ll need matting board (available at your local craft store, or you could even use poster board).
For the first frame, I really liked the mat that was in there. So I used double sided tape to attach the postcard to the front of it.
The other frame was the kind that you don’t need to mat your images, they float between two pieces of glass. I secretly hate dealing with these types of frames because I’m a perfectionist and the finger prints drive me nuts. But I love how they look once the photo is securely in place and a small piece of double sided tape once again took care of securing the postcard in place.
Here are a few shots of the DIY Postcard Art in their new homes:
Another awesome thing about Batch is that they gave me a discount code for you to use on their site. When you place an online order you can use the code BATCHTASTIC for 10% off of seasonal Batch purchases or Gift Batches (please note this does not apply for the month-to-month subscription sign ups). While some of the items in the local storefronts are not available online (unfortunately, I couldn’t find the post cards)- they have a ton of cool items on their site and these would be the perfect mother’s day gifts!
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6 Comments
Laura
April 15, 2015 at 12:48 pm Wow what a deal! I've never been to Nashville but hope to go someday. I love the "Bless Your Heart" one....great colors and it looks wonderful sitting on your shelf. I'm going to keep this idea in mind the next time I come across some postcards I like.Jessy
April 16, 2015 at 10:06 am Thank you- it was super easy and cost efficient!Angela McKinney
April 20, 2015 at 4:11 pm Love this idea. We went to Nashville on the way to my mother in laws many years ago. We didn't get to see anything though. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersPartyJessy
April 20, 2015 at 5:20 pm Thank you- I hope you can get back there at some point. It's a really awesome city (the nicest people and excellent food!).Jann Olson
April 21, 2015 at 12:24 am I love bringing home little bits of art when we travel as well. I've never been to Nashville, but hope to someday. Love the bless your heart! It looks right at home on your book shelves! Thanks for sharing with SYC. hugs, JannJessy
April 21, 2015 at 9:47 am It's such a great city- I hope you're able to get there! Thank you- The Bless Your Heart was the first one that I went for.