Yesterday my lovely 4 year old daughter brought me home a stick from the park.
She was delighted to have this treasure for me.
It was one of those moments when you say
"oh thanks..." and think
where the heck am I going to put this?
She was delighted to have this treasure for me.
It was one of those moments when you say
"oh thanks..." and think
where the heck am I going to put this?
This week that thought actually got me somewhere.
I decided to make something of this large twig.
Luckily enough, everything I needed was already in my house.
Picture frames, ribbon, glue gun, eyelet hooks and picture hangers.
Do you see where I'm going with this?
Here's what I had to work with:
Here's the hardware I used:
(the picture hanger I used was slightly larger, but I took this pic after the fact)
First, I screwed the first eyelet screw into place for the centre frame, then added the outer two, then added the two smaller ones in between.
Just eyeballed it for how I wanted the pictures to hang.
Then I glued ribbon to the inside of the frame's backing using a glue gun
Then I hung it up...
...and decided it was too "cutesy meets rustic" and took it down.
{ENTER JUTE TWINE}
Glued the jute twine, just as I had the ribbon on the inside of the frame's backing.
And the results? Well, I dunno...fantastic!
I love this project.
BONUS: my daughter is so overjoyed that her park find is now a piece of art in our home.
PICS!
Oh look, there's me...didn't think the mirror thing through there did I?
What do you think?
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I LOVE it!
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Cute idea. I love your clock!
I saw this and got the kids to do some paintings, framed it for there mom, and we went on a walk to get a branch, they thought it was the best thing ever! Thanks SO much for the idea Sarah!:)
I think it's ingenous Sarah. Inside your head there must be a thousand ideas longing to get out, you are a natural. Kuddo's to you my dear,Love G.
Hi Sarah. This is such a fantastic idea - I love it! So creative and unique plus I love the natural element it adds! I'll be featuring this today. Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase party! Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn
This is an AMAZING idea, Sarah! I absolutely love it -- and I love the photos you decided to hang from it -- they go perfectly! What a wonderful project - you did a fantastic job!
Lovely! Great way to use a twig and make it look like art. I might steal this idea if I can find some spare wall space.
Very nice, I like incorporating nature into design!
Lovely! I agree, the twine gives it the right look. This looks like something a Pottery Barn stylist would come up with for their catalog, very clever!
featured this at my blog today. I think they are just so awesome!
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I love this sooo much! What a brilliant idea!!!
Just wanted to let you know that your post inspired me, and now that I found 'my stick', I finished the project this weekend. I blogged about it, and linked to your site!
Thanks for the great idea!!
http://lovemarriagewheresthebabycarriage.blogspot.com/2010/09/stick-i-love.html
This looks GREAT!! Very happy to see another branch out there in blogland ;)
I LOVE this idea! sooo cool!
happy day!
Oh my goodness, this is great! Thank you for sending me the link.
You have a new follower! I started off just "visiting" but you have amazing craft after craft I am just too excited! So happy to join your blog, your family is just beautiful! :)
I love this!! I have the perfect spot in mind! Thank you for the inspiration!
Just saw this via Pinterest and if there's two things I can easily get my hands on, it's sticks and twine.
I'm going to give this a whirl, but use printed photos of ancestors. A "Family Tree" thing (sticks > branch > tree!).
I love this so much I made my own!! =)
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