1. The Star Cutouts - I purchased the stars at Micheal's for just a dollar or so a piece. They were plain wood. I picked up the really cheap spray paint at Walmart (Blue, White, Black, and Red) and sprayed each of the stars a different color. Once dry, I used glitter glue to outline the center star (this is a raised panel on the wooden star so it was easy to do!)
2. The base - I searched through my husband's wood scrap bin and found a board that I then cut down into small rectangles to use as a base. I also sprayed those the same color as the stars. Once dry, I used lots of Hot Glue, to secure the star to the wood. (Eventually, I will probably need to use Gorilla Glue to make them extra secure but our Gorilla Glue was dried out!)
3. The Clips - I chose to use clothespins because it was quick, cheap and easy! I just hot glued one to the three points of the star. You could also drill small holes in each point and use a heavy duty wire to make a holder too.
Than, to finish it off - I went through my photos and found one picture from each month (for a total of 12) showing Josh. It was a great way to see how much he had changed!
If you want a more detailed tutorial with pictures, check out Oopsey-daisy. I got this idea from her blog - she used wire for the holders instead of the clothes pins in case you want to see that.
Happy Crafting :-)
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