Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the Daddy's out there! This year I was not sure what I was going to get my dad...in the past I have made him photo albums or fun pictures with my kids hand prints....I wanted to do something that would really make him happy! So I started thinking and I knew he had the paw print from his Great Dane that had passed a few months back. It was sitting on a bakers wrack in his kitchen, where no one could see it. I got sneaky and told his wife (my step mom) what I wanted to do...and she knew I could only pull this off with her help...because the ashes and collar were in the top of a closet, and my dad would totally notice that the paw was missing if I took it too soon! I purchased the shadow box a few weeks ago, and took it over when my dad was not at home, we made sure it would fit and also filled the little bottle up with some of the ashes! I had the photo printed at Walgreen's and cut around the dog "Maya" so it was only of her! I talked with the people at Hobby Lobby about what I was doing and they recommended I purchase a heavy duty craft glue for the paw print...I used E6000 glue! I originally was going to do her collar on the top or side, but my dad's wife asked me to try it around the paw print and see how it looked! I am so glad she had that idea, because it looked the best in this setting! I glued everything yesterday, and while my dad was still at work I went over and hung it in the spot his wife and I thought would be best! What a surprise, and something he will always look at and remember his amazing dog!