Temple Blocks

The company that helped us make this,

also sells kits to make temple blocks.
I ordered five everyday temple blocks,

and gave them to the kids for Easter.

It took a lot longer than I expected it to.
Each layer had to fully dry before moving on,
and because I didn't want the kids to see me
working on them, it took about two weeks.

I finished the last coat of texture cream

just before we went to bed the night before Easter.

It was dry when we woke up, thank goodness.

Bentley - Salt Lake City

Maxwell - Logan, Utah

Jonah - Mt. Timpanogos

Ruby - Provo
(Poppyseed didn't have Provo as an option, so I used
this photo from LDS.org, cropped it, and blurred the edges.)

Milo - Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls Temple

Ever since John and I got married (9 1/2 years ago),

I've been looking for a picture of the Idaho Falls Temple

that I liked enough to hang in our home.

Some girls in the ward arranged to make

these temple portraits through Poppy Seed Projects,

and I signed up. They're a steal!

Similar temple pictures sell for above $200

in the stores, and I made this for under $50.

I don't absolutely LOVE the photo, but I do like it,

and I decided that between the great price,

and the slim chance that I'll find what I'm really

looking for in the near future,

I'd do ahead and get this for now.

I really want my kids to grow up looking at the temple.

It took just under 3 hours from start to finish,
and was more work than I'd expected.

Now I just have to decide where to hang it . . .