You know that cut out I gave to Ben for our anniversary?
To make a traditional five-year anniversary gift, wood, I placed it in a white-painted wooden frame. Recently, I swapped out the grey card stock backing for a walnut stained thin piece of plywood.
The grain is subtle, which is perfect for such an intricate cut out design.
I’m starting a collection for another gallery wall. Any guesses on where that will be? This gallery won’t have a theme like our bird, feather, and tree collection in the basement. This will be a random collection of favorite art including the Yellow Warbler painting, the boys’ Father’s day paintings, and the beautiful watercolor Patricia made for us.
We still have a way to go on our collection before we can really start hanging everything, but it’s been fun so far. Have you seen any art you think we’d enjoy? Have a gallery wall in the works? Still waiting to accumulate enough art to do something with? Or, do you have oodles of art and not enough wall space?
SallyHP
/ July 28, 2011I’m just starting to put together a gallery wall in my bedroom. I painted it yesterday, and it’s going to be surfing/ocean pictures and pictures from our water vacations. The room is far from finished, but here’s where I’m at so far. You guys have been such an inspiration! http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2011/07/blues-traveler.html
SallyHP
/ July 28, 2011How could I forget?! I actually have TWO gallery walls to complete
http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2011/07/hammered-golden-arches.html
Megan@reFind
/ July 29, 2011I had a gallery wall – and we took it down to paint our dining room. So now that I get to start all over I am totally collecting or making new artwork for the wall. I love getting to start a new gallery wall
Can’t wait to see what yours looks like.
Kristen
/ July 29, 2011I love the way the wood background looks! so nice!
monogrammedeverything
/ August 1, 2011Love it!! So cute, so creative!
houseofearnest
/ August 4, 2011i absolutely love this! it is so hard to stay within the traditions for gifts for men! I had a super rough time figuring out a 1st anniversary gift… I ended up doing this: http://www.houseofearnest.com/2011/04/08/one-year-down-forever-to-go/