I'm crazy excited about this gallery wall! I love it so much!
I wanted everything on the wall to be something I loved, something I made or something that inspires my creativity.
1. You may or may not know, I was a winner of a Hallmark card contest (you can see my card here) and Hallmark sent me a pre-production flat signed by all the judges. I found a frame to fit the flat and this was my first piece for the wall.
2. I found this Tina Fey quote on Pinterest and loved it so much, I wanted it on my wall, so I ordered a 5x7 print of from Walmart. Every time I read it, I think so true!
3. Also looking through Pinterest I saw a pin that said "All I want to do is create things and drink coffee and sleep" - which is totally me, except I drink diet coke, rather than coffee. So I designed an 8x10 of this just using Microsoft Word and also sent to Walmart to be printed. The frame came from Goodwill.
4. Walking through Hobby Lobby one day I fell in love with a pack of stickers (I know, that makes me sound like I'm 5, but... #ItsTheSimpleThingsInLife and #YoungatHeart). I bought them and a small black canvas to stick one on. (Who knew they made black canvases!) I made three pieces for my gallery wall with the sticker pack. The Believe sticker on black canvas and the gratitude sticker on a frame.
5. In Target, walking past the home décor/college décor area and I saw this lighted arrow, that runs on batteries and turns off automatically after 3 hours - I loved it so much. So much!! It had to be part of my wall! At $9.99, it was the most expensive item on the wall - I love the challenge of trying to "design on a dime"!
6. I stopped by Goodwill to look for frames for my prints, and walked out with two different sized frames than what I needed. For this wall, I wanted a mix of colors and textures for the frames. So far, all I had collected were black frames, but I wanted some wood to bring in a natural element and some gold to bring in a metallic, glitzy element.
This one, I bought for the frame, intending to get rid of the picture in it, but as looked at it, I loved the little painting that came with the frame. It inspired me! And made me wonder who Ray is and what his story is.
I loved this frame and even liked the metal sign in it (it was an orange, vintage kitchen tin sign), but it wasn't right for my wall. I wasn't sure what I would actually do with it. Then inspiration hit to just put in a graphic piece of paper on top of the metal sign. I love it now. Further inspiration made me realize I could stick magnets to it, since the metal sign was behind the paper.
I loved this silver/antique looking frame and used it to frame a photo of my precious nephew Henry that I recently took!
7. I decided to add a magnetic dry erase board to use as a "real life Pinboard". I wanted a plain black square. I found this one at Target for under $3 - which I thought was an amazing deal!! I happened to have 2.5 x 2.5 magnets of some of my Instagram photos that I bought from Sticky9 awhile back. (These are cool, but probably something I could figure out how to make for a lot cheaper.)
8. I made this colorful frame from upcycled magazines. You can find the instructions HERE.
9. I've seen photos clipped on a cord all around the internet - so I knew it was a trend. Then in Target, I saw this photo line kit - so that tells me it's a definite trend! Of course, I wanted to make my own. I bought cord and mini clothes pins and sent my Instagram pics to Walgreens to be printed.
I painted my mini-clothespins black - this was a terrible idea. I submerged them in paint, then dumped them out to dry on a piece of paper. The paint dried in huge clumps and stuck to the paper and I had to use pliers to get them to open. Note to self - next time buy little black clips. (Although I do like how they turned out - they were just a pain!)
10. Metal camera art - I found this at Michael's in the dollar bins, and since I love photography, it fit very well with my wall!
11. Chalkboard - I love this piece so much!! You can see how I made it HERE.
There may be more additions - but for now - my craft room is more inspiring, happier and more "me" than ever!
Which piece is your favorite?
