Sunday, January 22, 2012

Birch Frame

{My version}

{Their version}



This is more like a little telephone call or text message you may send off to your bff...just short and SWEET!

The other day we were in PB kids looking for deals...there was one "deal" that you may call a deal, but by no means a screaming deal!!!

As I was planning a baby shower for a friend, I remembered the cute birch frames they had hanging throughout the store. My hubby called to see how much they were and of course, they were only for display...NOT for SALE...no biggie, they probably would have been close to the price of our daughter's college tuition anyway...sooo, with rubber polka dotted rainboots, my rain jacket and garden cutteres, I went out to our swampland {backyard} and gathered enough branches to make our own version of a rustic birch frame. I still have a few more to make...but I am so excited they didn't cost one single sparkly dime! Sometimes it is fun to have to be creative when a price tag is not an option!!



OH HAPPY DAY!!


UPDATE: My version is still in the rough...but I will be mounting my bird picture onto foam core board with spray adhesive and then tying it to the frame with light pink divine twine...the pink bird will be attached with light green twine to bring in the two colors. I know...blah blah blah. That is the plan! I would LOVE to know if you go branch gathering in a swamp near YOU. OOPS...I did give the branches a nice warm bath to clean them off a bit and so that they look nice and clean!






Shared with: Debbie Doo, freckled laundry, inspiration friday, how to nest for less



13 comments:

  1. Those are SOOO cute! I love Pottery Barn knock-offs. Do you know Debby Doos blog? She is having a Copy Cat party where you show your take on something you saw. You should definitely enter because this is wonderful! xo Diana

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  2. Thank you, Diana! I had never heard of her blog before...so I joined the party per your suggestion. Hope you have had a great weekend.

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  3. How sweet Lisa. I love the bird and birch frame. Thanks for sharing with my copy cat challenge. Enjoy!

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  4. Love it!!! It is so rewarding to make things that don't cost a dime! :) I am your newest follower. Hope you can visit me sometime :)

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  5. I would love to see your inspiration....:)
    Yours is sooo cute.
    xo bj

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  6. Bj...ok, I looked online and in the catalog...but it isn't anywhere. I have to go back to the mall to see if my not-so-screaming deal is marked down any further, so, I will try to snatch a picture for you!! Thanks for compliment!

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  7. love it ! anything with twigs or branches touches my heart !

    -KAT-

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  8. Really darling, I actually like yours better than the ones at PB!

    xoxo
    Karena

    Art by Karena

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  9. Karena...how sweet! Thank YOU. I am just happy they were FREE! Even the birdie pic was free! I guess necessity is the mother to invention OR re-invention! :} Thank you for stopping by!

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  10. Very cute and your creativity using nature sparkles ;)

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  11. Seriously adorable Lisa!! What a wonderful idea and it made me feel like Spring isn't quite so far away...especially with all of the rain we have been having! :-)
    Vanessa
    P.S. Thanks so much for the projects you linked up last weekend at Inspiration Friday!

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  12. So pretty and adorable!! THanks so much for sharing at my first ever link party, too :)

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