Need something for your walls?? Make your own art!

I've been gathering some wonderful treasures....

trying to decide how I want to display

these gorgeous pieces of nature ~

Well, as I was cleaning and getting ready

for our Christmas eve party with my family,

I decided to re-use this padded frame that I'd made awhile ago.

I had it hanging in my studio at the old house with ephemera pinned

and clipped to it but hadn't decided

how I wanted to use it here at the farmhouse.

When I visited Lisa in Texas, my goal was to find some wonderful things

to create a type of Cabinet of Curiosities display for our living room.

I found the beautiful turtle shell in Debbie's booth at Winnie & Tulula's....
We found the skull and horns at a yard sale!!!

The magnifying glass is a souvenir from when I owned The Plum Tree,

the little fish net is another antiquing find....

I added a bird feather, strips of tree bark from our last house.

A gorgeous acorn from the burr oak tree,

a sweet gum ball from our last home and a

wasp's nest given to me from one of the boys....

This, my dear friends, is a true assemblage!!!

A gathering of treasures you love displayed together ~

The only other element that I would love to add?
Gorgeous aged Latin name labels to each item!

OH! And how did I attach these goodies to the padded board backing?
Which is a washed canvas drop cloth fragment over polyester batting
and crudely taped to the back of the Masonite board....
I simply sewed each element on!!!
I'm in love with button and carpet thread,
it's much stronger than regular thread ~

Thank you SO VERY MUCH for your precious birthday wishes,

you inspire me so and absolutely made my day!!!!!

Wishing you a wonderful Monday dear friends ~

you truly are loved,

Dawn