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?





I’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
How could I forget?! I actually have TWO gallery walls to complete 🙂 http://sexandtheknitty.blogspot.com/2011/07/hammered-golden-arches.html
I 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.
I love the way the wood background looks! so nice!
Love it!! So cute, so creative!
i 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/