Pinterest Project and Gallery Wall Update

So raise your hand if you're addicted to Pinterest? Yeah, me too. ;) This week I was browsing all of my "pinned" items and thought it would be fun to actually make one of them. I've already made this one, the chevron art piece to hang over a mantle, but that was several months ago. So as I looked through I saw this cute idea:

I had been wanting to spruce up our gallery wall since this post, so I thought this little project would be the perfect addition. I already had a bag full of old buttons that belonged to my grandmother plus a few that I got from my mom. So the only thing I had to buy was a frame, which I got from Wal-Mart for $9. The first thing I did for this is print out an "e" that I found online, cut it out and trace it on a piece of white cardstock.

I played around with the placement of the buttons for a while...

And then glued them all down once it looked right to me. ;)

And here's how the rest of the gallery wall in the hallway looks:

Btw, don't you love that rug?! It was handmade by my dad's mother probably 50ish years ago. I'm convinced that we would have very similar taste in decor, if only I had had the chance to meet her.

Here is a close-up of each frame:

A stereotype USA found on Pinterest that the Mr. and I think is funny.

 It's hard to read what each is so here is a larger version.

A sweet little saying found again on Pinterest :)

 These next 2 are my attempts to include more of Matthew's taste in our decor. (I also accomplished this when I hung Batman in the hall bathroom, which I guess I need to show you)

Grand Theft Auto (one of his fave Xbox games)

Winter is Coming... from Game of Thrones (which I also like although I haven't read the books, yet...)

 

Postcard we bought while we were in Kentucky last summer for Matthew's 30th birthday. We went on the Bourbon Trail.

Now for one last view:

 I love all of the color that this wall adds to the small hallway! Oh and those two print on the back wall are from the Etsy store, Freshline. The prints are 8x10 that I ordered last year. I got 11x14 frames from Target that are matted for a 8x10. This is what they look like up close:

What I love most about this little gallery wall is that there's plenty of room to add new frames with new memories. Or I can switch up the pictures inside, maybe with something seasonal...? Who knows? But for now, it's a nice little burst of color in what-could-be a boring little hallway.