Reader Space: Crazy for Cool Artwork Displays!

As a mom, it's never easy to decide which pieces of artwork are worth keeping around or what to do with the incredible amount of masterpieces that your little one{s} create.  I struggle with this often, as I know the importance of keeping only what I LOVE, to avoid an excessive build up of clutter and papers.  No matter what, it's never easy to say goodbye to anything a little sweet pea creates, however, there are great ideas and ways to cherish their work for years to come.

• Keep an art box for each child where the best of the best are stored and saved.
• Take photographs or scan in their artwork prior to recycling it.  Take it a step further and turn those photographs into artwork memory books.
• Display artwork from clips or in frames and switch it out frequently.

Today's reader, Jen from jengrantmorris.blogspot.com, took the idea of keeping her little one's artwork, to a whole new level.  I was floored and in LOVE with her ideas and I am certain you will be also!

For project number one, she started out by taking photos of her boy's artwork and turning them into a collage using photoshop:

Then, she had some pictures of her boys printed, along with the photo collage that she created, popped them into some frames, and WOW.  The most perfect way to cherish and display their creativity!

But she didn't stop there with the incredible ideas.  Jen really appreciates her kid's artistic abilities, and it is so incredibly clear where they get their talent...

For project number two, she worked with her son to pick out his favorite sketches... {no easy task I am sure}

And then scanned them into Photoshop, where she turned them back and white:

And printed them back out on standard pieces of paper.

Next, she used a black fabric pen to trace the artwork onto a white duvet cover!

In progress, hours later....

But the final result is SO worth every second of time spent on it!

I just love that she found such a brilliant way to keep his talent on display at all times!  It gives his room a custom look and the best part is that it's HIS artwork!

It turned out AMAZING!

Thank you Jen for letting me share your incredibly unique and inspiring ways to cherish your children's projects!  I love that you took the idea of displaying their work to a whole new level!

For those of you who haven't seen Jen's blog yet, be prepared to fall in love, especially if you adore crafting and organizing as much as I do.  She has many more posts on the subject, like this pantry organizing post:

And this ring storage post:

And many many more!

Did that help some of you moms out there, struggling with the purging of kid's artwork?  Did it help you feel OK with finding ways to preserve their masterpieces and letting go of the original?  What other ways are you able to purge the pretty projects and keep the memories of them?

ATTENTION!!  Want to be featured in a Reader Space edition?  Have an awesome organizing story to share?  I am looking for projects that have made a positive impact to your life.  Please send your story and photos to iheartorganizing@gmail.com and I would heart to feature them right here, on the blog!!  Photos should be high resolution and unedited.  Please include a description of the project, including any costs, inspiration, and how it has changed your life and routine for the better!  Oh, and no worries my friends, we will NEVER judge "before" pictures because that just wouldn't be nice!  Only love goes on at this blog!  More info HERE.