I love piggy banks! All kinds no matter the shape, theme, or if they are big or small but my husband and I never ever use cash. Well the past few months we have tried to use cash instead of our debit cards so we seem to have change around our house.
I once saw a bank with a shadow box frame but she cut the hole in the back. She had a lil dump truck in it and even thought it was so cute I didn't think that was something i would ever use so i decided to take that idea and instead make the opening in the top so this way you can still hang it.
Shadow frames are not cheap and i looked at Roberts, Hobby Lobby and even Micheal's but couldn't find the one i wanted under $15 so during a quick trip to Walmart i checked and they had shadow frames for $8 but they were smaller. I figured i would try it and so i grabbed 4 of them.
The power of Google saved me I just typed in Disney since that is a trip my husband wants to go next and I found the cutest picture of Mickey Mouse, Mater and the house from Up. I just copied it into Picnik and added some text. Here is the picture I used for my husbands truck fund. The 4th frame is going to hang in my Laundry room and ill write "Laundry Loot" but I didn't get that finished yet.
I used a drill to make several little holes in the top but trust me its way worth the trouble to find a router if you don't already have one. I didn't want a circle so we could get the money out later so i made the hole slightly bigger then a quarter so that we cant get into it.
I was tickled pink once they came together. I hope you like them!
-Tara
Those are seriously adorable! We have been trying to save money and use cash more so this is a fabulous idea! I'm going to have to try to make one of these.
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What a great idea. Going to have to try this for the grand kids so they can same money for vacation. Blessings, Vicky
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ReplyDeleteOMGosh!! I absolutely love this idea and will definitely be copying it!! Great job. I like the idea of not being able to get the money out...we are at that!!
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What a great idea...i'm very vision orientated when it comes to saving money.lol so that is a great way to stay motivated to keep saving! Finding you from the hop today swing by and say hello when you get a chance
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I love this, thank you Bev
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I love this idea! I wonder though....how much change can you actually get in a frame before it gets too heavy for the wall?? I think I'm heading to WalMart tomorrow to try this out regardless. There is a Europe trip in my future and this will be a great money saving motivator!
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