Continuing on the theme in the previous post, I am posing a question - is Pinterest actually really bad for folk like me?
The problem is that I see something there and think to myself "Gee golly, that looks great! And it would be so easy to make!" So I venture out to whatever shops I need, spend a bunch of money for things that I will most likely use only once, make a big mess trying to make something that I think will look just like in the Pinterest example, end up with a cupboard full of off-cuttings and other things that I will never use again but am toocheap economical to throw away, and end up with something that doesn't even resemble what I saw on Pinterest which ends up stuffed back in the cupboard with the off-cuttings.
Since I've been pondering this thought for a while, I figured that regardless what I do, I can't stuff up a wall with frames. And just take a look how lovely people can make them look:
Since we have just the wall for a project like this and I love photos, I was sure that I can make a similar thing and it will look great.
Except my "artistic flair" is that I want photos of our immediate family who are all overseas. This wall is directly opposite the door to Daniel's room. So I wanted to put all grandmas and aunts and uncles in frames so that I can show him and tell him of his grandma and grandpa in Latvia, his grandma and grandpa in the UK and his aunts in the US and Latvia.
I spent so long looking for photos of the family that I love and that mean something to me. I also wanted to frame two photos from when he was born - those are such special times!
Finally, I got it all ready and it's on the wall:
Once again, it just doesn't look like the Pinterest examples. And these are frames - there was no space to add "my flair" and mess something up... Anyways, I am happy it's on and it's lovely to look at our family members every time we walk out of Daniel's room.
The problem is that I see something there and think to myself "Gee golly, that looks great! And it would be so easy to make!" So I venture out to whatever shops I need, spend a bunch of money for things that I will most likely use only once, make a big mess trying to make something that I think will look just like in the Pinterest example, end up with a cupboard full of off-cuttings and other things that I will never use again but am too
Since I've been pondering this thought for a while, I figured that regardless what I do, I can't stuff up a wall with frames. And just take a look how lovely people can make them look:
Since we have just the wall for a project like this and I love photos, I was sure that I can make a similar thing and it will look great.
Except my "artistic flair" is that I want photos of our immediate family who are all overseas. This wall is directly opposite the door to Daniel's room. So I wanted to put all grandmas and aunts and uncles in frames so that I can show him and tell him of his grandma and grandpa in Latvia, his grandma and grandpa in the UK and his aunts in the US and Latvia.I spent so long looking for photos of the family that I love and that mean something to me. I also wanted to frame two photos from when he was born - those are such special times!
Finally, I got it all ready and it's on the wall:
Once again, it just doesn't look like the Pinterest examples. And these are frames - there was no space to add "my flair" and mess something up... Anyways, I am happy it's on and it's lovely to look at our family members every time we walk out of Daniel's room.
2 comments:
It looks LOVELY!! I think you did a great job, those photos are so touchy... don't recognize them all but I can feel the strong meaning behind them.
Love it! Totally think it is Pinterest worthy! Love the placement and the frames.
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