I've been working on this project while Roswelle naps during the day, and oddly enough she is napping as I write this The wall gallery was a work in progress for a couple weeks which I started back when my mom was in town. I went up into our attic and grabbed any frame I could find; some without a glass pane, some with random art (old purchases from HomeGoods) and some from around the house.
This is how it all started...on my floor. I spaced out the frames and started tracing them on newspaper. It seems like an unnecessary step but it only took 10 minutes and helped me visualize the spacing on the wall.
Above is what it looked like for a good week...I was getting comfortable with items on the wall and then started editing and updating which was the fun part.
I bought a group 3 framed pictures of dresses for my apartment back when I was 22 and living alone in Atlanta. They don't fit into my house aesthetic now so I deconstructed them and replaced them with personal items: a recent photo, our wedding invitation and the number 10 which is part of our address now. I used a lot of scrapbooking items during this whole process - cheap and easy! A 10x10 piece of scrapbook photo fit perfectly in the frame and worked well as a backdrop.
I have always loved this gift bag (from my stylish friend Marcia) and I've been saving it to use as a matte in a frame. I had the frame pictured below which doesn't have a glass insert (yet) so I cut up the bag and left the handle. I think it's a fun fit for now.
The frame above has come a long way. I purchased it from Marshalls yearsssss ago. It didn't have a glass pane and had a random photo of a green flower. I bought an ugly old picture from a thrift store for $1 that was the same size as this frame. I used the glass from the thrift store purchase and put scrapbook paper as a filler for now. Does that make sense? I actually love it.
Above is another thrift store find. It was a great frame for $1 but the cutout is an odd shape - long and slim. A page from my calendar was the perfect fit. To make it personal I chose the month of March and drew a heart the 21st with a pink sharpie which signifies Roswelle's birthday.
I'm really happy with how it looks right now. I'm not sure if I will go all the way up the wall to the top of the stairs. I'm sure pictures will change and new frames will be put up. That's the great thing about spackle and paint, you can always change it up!