A Gift of Memories

I know Christmas is over, but this gift that I gave to my parents two years ago would be a great gift for many occasions---Valentine's Day or Mother's Day especially. While I was visiting the folks over the holidays, I took a few pictures.

I started with a clear paint can that you can find at any store that sells scrapbooking/craft supplies. (I bought mine with a coupon, of course.) Then I kept the decorating simple--just covered the can in paper and added some little embellishments.

A view of the lid.

The entire can is full of little notes from me and all my siblings recalling funny, special, silly, crazy memories from growing up. My parents said they had so much fun reading a new card each day and thinking about the memories. I'm sure any loved one would appreciate this gift. And it was very inexpensive to make. All it took was some time and pondering on the past.