Design on...Scraps

The longer we are in our current house, the more I realize it is okay to personalize my space. I have never done much with decorating in case we were to move. Since we seem to like it here in Basin and have no plans of leaving in the near future, I have been cooking up ideas to make my "house" feel more like "home". I am inspired by all the women out in Blog-land that share their talents for home decorating and organizing, and how they accomplish all of their plans without spending much. I have decided to try my hand at some home-made projects.

I  have always loved the idea of hanging a picture of a bathtub in my bathroom. Not sure why this appeals to me so much. I have seen so many cute designs in art and craft stores, but could never bring myself to spend the money on any of them.

I recently took up scrap booking and now have a file full of paper scraps begging to be let out of their drawer. While looking through my scraps I saw some patterns that I thought would be cute in my bathroom... then the idea hit me. I grabbed scissors, glue, my ink pads, and set to work....

Ten minutes later I had this....

Okay this, minus the frame.

I used only cut out paper shapes and ink to distress and add depth to the picture. Believe it or not, none of this was drawn. Only free-hand cutting.

I ran across the frame at the dollar store, and loved the distressed silver.

Total cost of project... drum roll please... $3! It could have been less, but I just fell in love with the frame.... (I could have recreated it but I got lazy).

A fun little accent for my bathroom... don't mind the circus curtains. Very fun for a beach theme, but not what I am going for. They came with the place and I just haven't found the right curtains to replace them.