It's a little bit funky, a little bit strange - considering it's location, hanging above a potty - and totally fun. I thought about buying the same one she had (a Target special, natch), but decided that, like most other things...I could make that.
But a deer, while fun and apropos (the Hubs is a hunter), wasn't exactly what I was envisioning. What picture did I value most? What idea or image meant the most to me - to us as a family?
Then it hit me.
Hmmm..what could I do with this?? |
I began with a wood plaque piece I had rescued from a garage sale for $1. At the time, I had no idea what I would do with it, just that I needed it. Six months later, I was finally putting it to use.
I was able to print a 12x12 image of my desired picture. Can you guess what it is?
Drumroll......
I couldn't get the pic to turn but it's pretty recognizable, right?! |
That's right. My Arizona home is decorated with my love of Texas. This among others.
I grabbed about 600 nails and started hammering them in around the image. Okay, okay, so it was really only 200+ nails, but it felt like a million. I winged it, hammering oh, about every 1/2 of an inch or so, and oh, maybe 1/2 inch into the wood. I wasn't really worried about getting it perfect.
You can take the girl out of Texas.... |
**Next time, I will use fewer nails, with a bigger space between them. Adds a little more depth to the piece.
After the hammering was completed, I grabbed some thick red string and wound it around the heart I had placed in the city that still owns mine.
Ah, Lubbock. |
Lubbock, Texas, in the panhandle of West Texas. The place that Mac Davis sang is happiness in your rear view mirror, but to me will always be the place I found my husband and my future. It's a good ol' town filled with good ol' people.
After the heart, I grabbed a deep blue string and began wrapping around the rest of the nails. There wasn't a pattern to this except that there was no pattern. I wanted to make sure each nail was wrapped at least once, and hopefully twice, but in no particular order.
Home sweet home. |