Bird in a Box

Do you remember this little bird plate I made at my pottery class last summer?  I decided that this little bird would better serve us as some wall art.  I bought a simple shadow box at Target, added a little scrapbook paper and hot glued the plate in there.  Voila!  A bird in a box!

The Mystery of Grace

I recently bought a print from the Squam Store, by Alena Hennessy.  (Unfortunately it's no longer available.  The Squam Store offers one handmade item every month for sale.)  It's a quote from a favorite author, Anne Lamott.  It reads, "I do not understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are, but does not leave us where it found us."  

Enter the flea market frame purchased over the weekend.  (Haggled down to $1!)  

 And here's the print all framed up!  Unfortunately, the frame wasn't exactly the right size...  And I probably will have a mat cut for this in the future.  But luckily the print doesn't look too bad with the existing blue mat.

Where The Heart Is

I can't seem to remember where I first saw {q.a.}Design's artwork, but when I did, I knew I had to have it! They do very adorable prints of your favorite state, in many, many fun colors, and can include a heart over your favorite city or hometown! I naturally bought a print of Missouri with a heart over my hometown, Kansas City. I plan on displaying it lovingly in my bathroom where I can see it each morning. I bought the near perfect matching frame for next to nothing at Target. I love to having somewhat quirky and very personal things around the house. Really makes it feel like home.

Missouri Botanical Gardens; Sculptures by Chihuly

I recently returned from a visit across the great midwest. Managed to visit 4 states! Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. Aren't you jealous?? Ha! I actually LOVE the midwest and consider it my home. It was great to be back there. I spent the longest amount of time visiting my sister and her family, near St Louis. She has quite the brood that requires (as all children do) constant entertainment. Which in the summer time, means outings!! I am my mother's daughter and love outings, so I didn't mind at all. One of day we ventured out to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. It's one of the loveliest places to visit in St Louis, in my opinion. They happen to have a dinosaur exhibit going on right now, called DinoQuest, so even my 3 year old nephew enjoyed it. And "ROAR"ed at us for the rest of the day. I, the wannabe art lover that I am, was very taken with the glass sculptures by Dave Chihuly that we featured in a few places in the garden. They were so vibrant and unexpected.