Monday 12 April 2021

Day 11 - Words and pictures

 


I've been working on my art wall.  Panorama photo courtesy of my phone! It's a mixture of photos, pictures, cards etc that mean something to me.  Most of these were already lurking somewhere in the house, I've just collected them into one place.  I'm especially loving the flower watercolour painting.  It came from my uncle's house and was hanging in what was my Gran's bedroom.  I originally thought I would just reuse the frame but there was a wee gallery label on the back.


In the top right corner written in pencil is the price paid that says £3 and 14 shillings, making it pre decimal times!  I looked up the cost for 1960s (might even be before that). £3 and 14 shillings was the equivalent of 2 days wages for a skilled tradesman. I just couldn't upcycle it knowing that so gave it a good clean and hung it up.


It's actually quite pretty and it's a wee family 'heirloom' now!

Edited to add:  I googled the artist and found some info on the painting, scroll to the bottom and read the product details CLICK HERE


In the end I made 2 pictures with Scrabble tiles and boards.  They were fun to do but very fiddly and faffy!!  And took aaaages between all the drying stages!


But I quite like them also knowing they came from my Uncle's house.


I've also been knitting away at my sock, working on the heel flap now.  The colour is a much more vivid turquoise than the pic suggests.  Still keeping my hands too busy to stuff my face!!

10 comments:

  1. Love what you've done with all your favourites, it looks great :)

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    1. Thanks! I'm embarrassed to say I still have boxes of old family photos in frames somewhere unpacked from the move 7 years ago!!! They'll be added to the wall once I dig them out of the eaves xxx

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  2. What a great idea to decorate a staircase! I'm sure you will find more "treasures".

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    1. Thanks! I've definitely got more, I just don't know where they are!!

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  3. It's already looking so nice. What's fun is finding the right size to fit in the tiny spaces the larger items sometimes leave. It;s such a good feeling when you find the perfect fit. I love the "heirloom" picture. The frame really enriches the entire look. You're on a roll. Ranee (MN)

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    1. Thanks! I know what you mean about fitting things into the wee spaces :-) I really love that picture more now I know more about it's history

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  4. What a great display! Good choice of black background for the scrabble letters. Hope you've got a good feather duster... Had our first crumble of the year with rhubarb fresh from the garden at the weekend. Vicki

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    1. Yep, I've got a long handled feather duster! LOL! I was thinking my garden rhubarb might be ready for a first pull this week. Yum!

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  5. Your wall is looking fabulous. I'm sure you'll get a lot of pleasure looking at it every time you pass! x

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    1. Thanks! I'm still at the stage of stopping every time I go up and down the stairs :-)

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