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I'm Samantha and I'm a mum of two, Howie 3 and willow 1. We own our home and I'm currently trying to decorate it. And here is why I started my photo wall. When I was 21 my dad passed away, out of the blue, nobody knew it was coming, he was only 42. I have never lived with my dad and unfortunately for the year or two before he passed we weren’t very close, we drifted apart. I had some memories from when I was younger but nothing I could physically look at, which was something I needed. I tried and tried to get a photo of us but had no luck until quite recent I got a photo, which I treasure. It was then I realised photos are so important; I became rather obsessed with taking photos and printing them. Making sure I and my children have lots to treasure and look at. One night whilst flicking through Pinterest I saw a photo wall paper, I instantly fell in love. I searched the internet for a company who did it; it was far too pricey for me, so I decided to do it myself. I basically printed out thousands of the billions of photos that I have taken on plain a4 paper, which I cut in half to save paper and get more for my money. I chose to do grey as I love grey photos. I have stuck them on with evo bond pva glue but I'm pretty sure normal pva glue would work but I haven't tried. The photo wall isn't finished yet but I plan to cover it with evo bond pva and then gloss it to protect it. It's fun but I would recommend printing all the photos before you start, because I've stopped and started this project I have to keep scanning the wall to see if I'm doing double photos because I don't want two the same. I'm really happy that every day when I walk in to my kitchen my amazing family and even my dad is there for me to see. Even my children love to point to the photos and tell me who's who. Make me so happy.
Written By Samantha Lori Thomas
Photo Wall