Father’s Day is next month! To help you get ready, I’ve come up with a fun DIY suggestions for dad’s day! As fathers get older they acquire a lot of “stuff”. I don’t think they need more ties or beer mugs. My suggestion is for a more personalized gift and it involves wrapping it up (my favorite craft). A thoughtful DIY photo display for Father’s Day!
You may remember that I had found an old barbecue grill in my basement a while back. I used parts of it to make a planter.
Well I had plenty more parts left over. This time around I used the round metal rack parts. There were two of them which I spray painted black.
Then my alter ego, “The Twine Lady” took over and wrapped each grill.
And then joined them together.
A little chalk board sign adds the finishing touch!
Here is the result. Of course it doesn’t look like much till I add…
…photographs. A photo display. This makes it personalized and has special meaning for dad!
“The Twine Lady” at age four.
The mini clothespins give it a rustic touch that compliments the twine while making it super easy to change out the photographs.
Dad can hang this beauty of a photo display on his wall and just stare at our lovely mugs all day long! Or if he’s mad at one of us, he can take the photo down. So much easier than frames!
Well, that is how I am wrapping it up for Father’s Day! As you can see it is an easy DIY with loads of charm and character because the Twine Lady made it. And it has your mugs to boot! What else could dad possibly ask for?
You can see all my Barbecue Grill Projects Below.
Roseann Hampton
Friday 14th of June 2019
Love this idea Mary! It will be one of my features tomorrow at the Snickerdoodle link party!
Mary
Thursday 27th of June 2019
Thank you so much Roseann!
Krista
Wednesday 1st of June 2016
A great idea. I laughed when you mentioned that if he is mad he can just take the photo down. I was thinking even better he can turn the photo over. Then everyone will be looking for dads forgiveness so they can get there pic turned back over. Silliness
Mary
Thursday 2nd of June 2016
Haha! You are even funnier than me. I can just imagine all of us standing on tip toes to get back into his good graces.
Debrashoppeno5
Wednesday 1st of June 2016
What a fabulous idea. I love it. Wrapping the twine took time but it is so worth it. I will have to add this on my must do list.
Mary
Thursday 2nd of June 2016
Debra I think for me twine wrapping is like when other women knit. It is my calming activity. I actually wrapped up a whole storage unit once. Back when I was a "new" blogger and feeling ambitious before reality set in.
Gail @Purple Hues and Me
Wednesday 1st of June 2016
What a clever and unique idea, Mary! This is truly a wonderful Father's Day gift to show off those cherished photos! And it's very masculine looking, too!
Mary
Thursday 2nd of June 2016
Thank you Gail. It means a lot coming from you my friend. And yes, I tried to keep it from being shabby chic.
Katrin
Wednesday 1st of June 2016
Love Love Love!!! It's so clever and unique! But I wouldn't expect anything else from you either Mary! A brilliant gift idea for any dad! I love the black & white photos!
Mary
Thursday 2nd of June 2016
Aww thanks my friend. I put all the relatives in there. lol