final graduation display pictures (plus a few of us)

I shared pictures of my graduation photo displays earlier this month.  This past week I also created a little "Did you know...?" board about the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and their Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) department.

I used one of the cardboard boxes I got for packing that didn't have a lid so I wouldn't have used it anyway.  This is a pretty crude backing, but it worked well.  And you can't see any of it from the front.  The matte frames for the different word boxes matched the photo displays so it all went together nicely.

Here are a couple pictures of our set up at the party with Jake's diploma, research award, and some other graduation related items.  We got a lot of positive feedback about it.

And here are a few pictures of us with our family after the graduation ceremony.

Friday feature: graduation

Jake (my husband) is graduating from med school today so I thought this would be a fitting theme for this week.  Enjoy!

Class of 2011 Graduation Sterling Hand Stamped Necklace by betsyfarmerdesigns

class of 2011 graduate glasses...pick your school color and theme...Handpainted Monogram Glasses by dillydAllie

Class of 2011 birch bark covered glass vase by NHWoodscreations

Congrats Class of 2011 by CreamCityGifts

Year 2011 - Black-White Typewriter Key Set - Digital Collage Set by PixelBerryPieDesigns

Class of 2011 unisex black t-shirt by nenemott

Wooden Custom Graduation Photo Frame by 15tangerines

DIY party invitations and photo display

It's hard to believe, but Jake and I are hosting his med school graduation party in less than a month!  Even though we had Match Day and have listed our condo for sale, it still hasn't sunk in that we're really moving in a couple months.  So I've been a little slow on this party stuff.  We don't want to spend a lot of money on it so I've been making a couple things myself.

I designed, printed, and cut my own postcard invitations.  I posted a short tutorial hub about it over here: DIY: Postcard Party Invitations with Microsoft Publisher.  If you want any more information about that, let me know.

I've also been working on a photo display.  I've been dragging my feet on this.  I really have no idea why because I love photos and doing pretty much anything involving photos.  I think it's just part of my general burnout.  But I finally printed and matted the photos over the weekend.

I used colored card stock, a glue stick, and a scrapbook paper cutter for the mattes.  Colored card stock is readily available at most craft stores like Michael's.  If you watch for their sales or coupons, you can get a very good deal on it.

I'm going to glue them to a tri-fold poster board display.  I need to make a title for it, too.  I will do my best to remember to post a picture of it when it's all finished.