Inexpensive Poster

This is a poem I found in a book published by Helen Steiner Rice. My daughter went off to college this year, and I thought this would be a cute inspirational poem to hang above her desk. I don't really know if she'll hang it up or not, so I didn't want to invest too much into this. You know, sometimes kids don't appreciate the same things we do. First, I want to apologize for the poor quality pictures. The lighting in the craft room was not cooperating. Anyway......

This is how I turned this poem into a poster.

First, I cut a piece of thin cardboard to 8 1/2" x 11".

I painted Gesso on both sides. Gesso is a sealer so the acrylic paint won't be absorbed by the cardboard.

While the gesso is drying, I glued the poem onto a pretty piece of scrapbooking paper and used a pair of decorative scissors for the edge.

After the gesso has dried, I painted both sides of the cardboard with acrylic paint to match the scrapbooking paper.

Glue the poem onto the painted cardboard. Tip: if the cardboard has curled, flatten overnight by putting a stack of books on it. That'll do the trick.

Punch a couple holes in the corners.

I braided a few rafia pieces together for a hanger or you could use a piece of yarn, etc. 

Whala!

If my daughter likes it and hangs it up, great!

If she doesn't, no hard feelings.

The poem reads:

Again, I apologize for the poor quality pictures. It just wasn't happening for me today.

Chau!