What do I do with this?

I have absolutely no clue 

... but I have a feeling it will continue to migrate around the house until I find just the perfect place for it.  

I'm sure everyone has a piece like this just floating around, something that we think is totally awesome and a bit unusual or something not totally awesome but your best friends mother gave it to you saying "I thought of you as soon as I saw it" and leaves you thinking, really? Is that the image I portray? So now you feel obligated to find a way to tastefully display it among your cherished belongings. 

Well just the other day my Hubby comes back from his guys camping trip and proudly presents me with his treasured find.  

It was the talk of the town, everyone was so jealous and envied the luck of my not in anyway Irish husband.

 To come across such a beautiful antler shed like that is a rare thing indeed.  

He said it looked like the Buck was trying to get under a fence surrounding a forgotten grave yard tucked way back in the woods.  I guess things like this happen as the deer change seasons or something.  All I can think of is the poor deer with the lopsided head trying to navigate his way through the woods with only a half rack of antlers.  I just hope the other deer don't give him too much of a hard time.  It seems to me it was one of those  "hey ma, watch this" kind of moments that never end well.

 

 Right now I have my treasure hanging out with some fresh spring flowers, I do love the rustic nature of it against the smooth blue pottery.  

 

  And I think it is so neat how it goes from a dark and gnarled texture on one end to a smooth and light bone color on the other.  It always amazes me how beautiful natural things can be,  so until Hubby can get back up to the camp and search for hopefully the other shed this one will have to migrate around all on its lonesome.

*Angela*

Burlap Coffee Poster

 

 I have seen the posts all over Pinterest where these super creative people use old grain sacks and turn them into the most beautiful things.  Pillows, table runners, upholstry... I mean the possibilities are endless.  However I had never really come across my opportunity to use such unique and functional burlap as something pretty to put on display....until I came across my first ever grain sack!

I assume that's the sort of thing you typically find at a flea market if your not distracted by all the adorable little puppies out for a stroll. 

 Lucky for me the adorable little pups didn't feel like freezing there adorable little puppy bums off like me.   *plus side*  I found a grain sack! 

And it's was for coffee!!!

Which I love! So I turned it into a poster!

 

I have had this poster shoved under my bed for at least a decade.  I figured someday I'll be able to use it.  (slightly a hoarder yes I know, but I hide all my hoarded things)

Guess what?  I was finally able to use it!

It's one of those $5 posters where the edges of the "frame" all come off to switch out the picture.

 All it needed was a little ironing, cutting, and hot glue.

 It's always a good idea to iron out all the fold lines, not to mention that helps for it to lay as flat as possible to the cardboard backer.

 

 Once It was all nice and flat again, I just used the clear plastic front as a template and cut around the burlap leaving about half an inch on all sides.  ( always leave room for error).

 Then just hot glue the edges in place,  I glued it directly on to the cardboard backer then trimmed the edges.  Gluing it down makes putting the sides on soooo much easier. 

 With the cardboard on the back you can hardly see the little hole in the burlap.

 

Then on goes the frame!

 It's nice to know that it was "clean coffee" in this bag, especially since a few 

of the beans made it home with me. 

* Angela *