march 15th, 2012 – framed

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pinterest is all that is wrong with the world. it’s a bunch of sitting around and pretending we are something we are not, or that we will do something we never will do, or wishing we were something we are not. but man, i love it. and i loved the whole paint a frame and turn it into a cool display idea. like this:

 

{from pan and tea}

so back in the fall, my dad and i went to the habitat re-store and i picked up two frames. and i finally finished one of them, so i am going to tell you about it.

the frame was pretty big… and a really hideous olive green color.

so i painted it pink {naturally} and was so excited to have it painted that i immediately hung it above my bed and taped every piece of paper on my wall inside of the frame, creating this:

and i was happy with it for about… five seconds, because if you notice… there’s a picture of myself and emily that didn’t even stay up long enough for me to take the picture. everything kept falling out because apparently masking tape is only magic at camp. it doesn’t work at all on my wall.

remember how i recently got a bed frame? look carefully and see how i have been living with this potential hanging literally above my head, but have settled for letting it be underwhelming.

on saturday i decided that i’d had enough and during my michaels supply run, i picked up the rest of the supplies i would need to finish this frame. it took me all of ten minutes, and now this is what i have:

you can barely see, but i used small hooks in the back of the frame to string three strands of wire across the frame. michaels had really REALLY REALLY {i mean seriously really} cute clothespins that were on sale, 4/.50 {!!} so i got… well, a lot. and i haven’t had a chance to fill up the rest of them.

so sometimes pinterest can be great. it’s great when it inspires and spurs creativity instead of doing the opposite, which is what it seems to do a lot.

2 thoughts on “march 15th, 2012 – framed

  1. Um, I might copy your frame idea. It’s adorable, and I think my home should have a yellow one 🙂 love you.

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