art and what inspired it...

One of the best parts of summer is getting to work on projects I've had in my head for a long time but never could find the time...

Lately I've been inspired by several different things...colors I saw in South Africa, small treasures from an antique store in West Point, small clay pots my dad brought back from Costa Rica, frames I saw at a market just last Saturday...

Its funny how my mind works...ideas floating around driving me crazy until I do something about it.

Here are some pictures of some of my inspiration:

Wooden giraffes I found at a market in Cape Town...love the colors!

...and painted gourds

...and fun colorful coasters I made into magnets.

I fell in love with this antique phone (made in 1973) when 

I saw it in an antique store in West Point, MS...

...I also found this fun and colorful bracelet for $2 & couldn't resist!

My dad brought these back from Costa Rica...they're actually for Kristin 

but I get to display them until she comes home!

This was a frame I bought at the Farmer's market in Clinton Saturday.  They are actually made by Kyle and Whitney Sephton, (good friends of mine and Buster's)..."Whyle" frames is what they are called.  Check out some of their work here...you'll love it!

And now for my most recent creations--made possible by the inspiring work of other creators!

This was definitely a time-consuming project/puzzle!  But I really liked how it turned out.  The colors are my favorite part about the whole thing.  Surprised?

This was an antique recipe box given to me by a very dear friend for a wedding gift...I have loved using it (I can't believe its already been 3 years!) but I wanted to give it some color...

So here it is--in color!

I forgot to take a before-picture of this antique mail organizer...We have also used this daily since we got married.  It needed some color so I painted it my favorite teal color with some red accent flowers.

With only a few more weeks of summer vacation left, I'm determined to work on and hopefully finish all the other ideas I still have floating around in my mind...I'll keep you all posted!

Have a great week and God bless!

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