Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The Shelf - Hanging Proudly

Not much excitement in my world the last couple of days....which is sometimes a good thing because sometimes excitement depending on if the excitement is good or not so good can be mighty stressful.  I don't want nor need stress.  My blood-pressure welcomes the non-excitement times.  But I must admit that I am beginning to get quite excited about my forthcoming trip to Arizona and California.  So many new things to do, so many new people to meet, oops there goes that blood-pressure.  Just read in the paper today that Palm Springs is supposed to be 87 degrees tomorrow.  Whoot whoot, that sounds so much better than 105.  Hopefully while I am there the 80's will be the norm.

Last Saturday my favorite son-in-law (I only have one, but he still would be my favorite if I did have more), Sam came with tools in hand to hang a shelf that I had purchased a while back at, you guessed it, Home Goods.  My collection of tea cups and little momentous were scattered on bookshelves, table-tops etc and now with the hanging of the shelf I have them all together. Ta Da!!  Well, not everything, but alot.

After it stood hung proudly on the wall, I decided before placing my treasures in each little cubby-hole I would back each cubby with a piece of scrapbook paper, to give it a little more depth.  I dug through my stash and was able to easily come up with enough paper to complete the task.  I like the way it looks....


There are a total of 25 little cubbies, each measuring approximately 5x5, just shy of being able to include the saucers along with the cups.  Oh well, I am happy with these and to have 25 cubbies large enough to hold saucers as well would be pretty darn BIG, too big to hang on any of my walls.



Picked up these little figurines in England and packed them carefully in my suitcase for the trip home.  At the time we were there we had a dog, Casey (Cairn Terrier) that looked exactly like this.  Don't know why I bought the cat, just liked it, I guess. 



And finally, my entry for Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday....the hydrangeas turn such a lovely red in the fall and I think they are especially lovely with Kim's "Oh My" texture with 2 layers.  The 1st Soft Light 100% opacity, the 2nd layer at Linear Burn at 56% opacity.


Have you had any excitement in your life recently?  If you have, I hope it was good excitement!!

"Do not take life too seriously; you will never get out of it alive."  ~  Elbert Hubbard

Until next time.....

22 comments:

  1. Your shelf is lovely with the paper backing and all your beautiful tea cups.
    What kind of hydrangea is it that turns red in the fall?

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  2. What a delight to see your new shelf filled with beautiful teacups en other treasures. Love the idea of using a piece of scrapbook paper as background for each cubby.

    Nice to see Kim's - OH MY - texture on your photo, I've not been able to try it out.

    Love,
    B.

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  3. the shelf is great! i like your use of the paper!

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  4. What a beautiful job you did papering the back of the shelf. It's a lovely display.

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  5. You did such a great job with your shelf Deanna. Gives me an idea for a little spice rack I have -- thank you!

    Also love your header. So pretty.

    PS -- Buck has been so good about the eye drops. No problem at all. :)

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  6. i wonder if you could hang the saucers around the same area ... or make a pattern with them. that would be fun too. i love the little shelf. such a find. i think i will need to find a HOME GOOD store & check it out soon. something to find. i've never been to one. (:

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  7. What a great son-in-law you have! And what a great idea for displaying your cups.

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  8. What a fun shelf! And I can see why he would be your favorite!

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  9. What a cute little shelf! How creative to line the back with that vintage paper. I am so not crafty, so I'm impressed. Your cups look great in their cubbies. Hope your trip is all you dream it will be. :)

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  10. What a great shelf, Deanna, so beautifully decorated with the different papers !
    Your TT picture is gorgeous, lovely hydrangeas !
    Nice evening,
    Sylvia

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  11. i LOVE the shelf, with the addition of the paper it is fabulous! you should pin it!!

    i too love the hydrangeas in fall, your picture is beautiful!!

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  12. Deanna, the addition of the scrapbook paper was pure genius!!
    This is absolutely gorgeous, and what a wonderful way to display your teacups.

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  13. I was going to comment about how well the backgrounds work with your tea cups and flowers - good choices. Beautiful display.

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  14. This shelf is beautiful, as are the photographs, especially the hydrangea photo with the lovely blue background.

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  16. What a great idea for your collection.....what a great SIL! Your hydrangea is such a beautiful color.

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  17. What a good idea with the scrapbook paper! It was the perfect finishing touch. A getaway to someplace warm sounds wonderful...I'd be looking forward to that too. xo

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  18. Sigh, just so pretty and love the scrapebook paper! Not much excitement, unless you count the doctor and a bunch of meds! : (

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  19. love the shelf, gives a vintage feeling..

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  20. I just bought a similar cubby, and I love what you did with yours! Time to go hunting through my scrapbook paper.

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  21. All your shelf images are absolutely gorgeous!

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  22. this is one of the most exciting moments today, seeing such BEauty and thoughtiness!!

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