Thursday, July 03, 2008

so easy, lelly can do it...

do you know beth? if you don't, you should! she is a Southern girl (which i am NOT. well, i've been posing as one for the past 17 years. and, i've even learned to love grits. but, i digress...)

beth is the inspiration for the latest project in my house which brings me absurd amounts of giddiness...



this photo, sadly, doesn't do it justice...


i have had this collection of old windows hanging around in my garage (in great peril, i might add, since my husband and my son are like the ubiquitous bulls in a china shop.) i've really wanted to turn them into something, but there they have sat, for over a year.

i saw a very cool idea on beth's blog, where she mounted photos in an old window. i loved the look! and she was kind enough to share her secret with me (clear photo corner mounts, people. did you know they even existed?)

one window up, several more to go. i'm open to suggestions. just remember my crafting motto: so easy, you know, lelly could do it!!

17 comments:

jenny said...

That looks so great. I am always in the look out for ideas like that. Thanks for sharing!!

Neighbor Jane Payne said...

Oh, Lelly, I LOVE old window frame art. Good for you. How fun.

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Linda said...

ADORABLE...I can't wait to see what else you come up with!

The Monkeys said...

What a great idea! I always like the window hangings, but never knew what you did with them. They look a little weird just hanging on your wall, but not like that. That looks beautiful!

Doodle Bugs said...

Great job!! Love it!

April said...

Oh, I love old windows and this is a beautiful way to use them. I may have to copy you two...

Bren's Life said...

How cool! That is a great idea. I wish I had some old windows laying around...

Amanda :-) said...

Clever Beth! I didn't know about clear photo corners either - I'd have been at a loss to figure out how to do something like that. I'm thrilled that you've found a way to use something like your window frames. They look so unique. I can imagine something like that being hung up in some hyper trendy coffee bar!

Amy said...

I LOVE this. I don't think you can antique on the east coast and NOT fall in love with old windows. What a fantastic project!

Amy said...

lelly....
I did this a few years ago with one of our family vacations....I will try to post it tomorrow so you can see.....
Fun to do, isn't it?!
Great job, btw!

Anonymous said...

Clear photo corners? Who knew? (I guess Beth did)
So cute Lelly. I can't wait to see the rest of your giddiness!

carlo said...

fantastic!

love your motto.

Rhonda said...

Absolutely LOVE that idea. So cool.

patsy said...

Beth is my sister in law- she's the best, even better in person.

patsy said...

oh ya- love the project

Alisa said...

Love the cute window- what a great idea to use photo corners!
I am laughing about eating grits ...