{"id":38995,"date":"2018-11-04T16:59:38","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T22:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=38995"},"modified":"2018-11-04T17:05:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T23:05:43","slug":"hanging-around-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/hanging-around-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanging Around"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post is for Contessa<\/a> who asked to see the results of a purchase I made a while back, but I thought others might enjoy seeing how I continue to make my wonderful house my home<\/em>.<\/p>\n

As way of background, I started collecting wall art about 10 years ago. When I moved into Miranda, so did my most precious pieces and those pieces came to Mexico with me. I hung them up when I moved in last year, but they didn’t make a dent in the amount of blank wall space I have in this mini mansion! So I’ve been keeping my eye out for things and have bought a few new pieces by local artists that were well within my budget. But again, they didn’t make a dent in the blank wall space here.<\/p>\n

So when a neighbour just up the street posted to our neighbourhood Facebook group five colourful commercial prints for just $100 total (20 pesos each), I promptly swooped in and asked if I could have a closer look. They were not good quality and the frames were cheap, but I loved the images and the bright colours. They would not be “forever” pieces for me, but absolutely perfect for this in-between time of renting.<\/p>\n

Before I could hang them, I needed to buy “hooky-things” for them as they didn’t have anything to slide onto a nail in the wall. Finally made it to Home Depot today and they had exactly what I needed, and in a six-pack when I had five pictures, for less than 20 pesos!<\/p>\n

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First up is this street scene that reminds me of Kotor, Montenegro. Click on all pictures to embiggen to see details!<\/p>\n

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On the other side of the wall, in the dining room, is my favourite of the five and the one I would have bought if I’d misunderstood and the pictures were $100 each.<\/p>\n

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This bowl of local fruits definitely has the best colour of the five!<\/p>\n

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My least favourite of the five has really grown on me. I don’t like the bland background, but those apples are gorgeous!<\/p>\n

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The final one is pretty but doesn’t evoke an emotional attachment, so I stuck it in the guest bedroom. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Here are other pieces I’ve hung up.<\/p>\n

I traded my lawn mower at Haven for this painting by my neighbour and friend there. I can’t believe that it’s in M\u00e9rida after seeing it on her Facebook page and falling in love so hard!<\/p>\n

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I bought these next two back in March<\/a> and they finally have homes!<\/p>\n

The flamingo was up in my bedroom for a bit, but migrated down to my office where I get to enjoy it all day as my work station faces it. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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The dragonfly required a lot of measuring to hang just right.<\/p>\n

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Bonus dog pic<\/p><\/div>\n

I was standing at the front door when I took that picture. Notice that you can see the whole picture when you walk in the door and it’s not blocked by the beam or the hand rail?<\/p>\n

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Next up are these two dollar-store frames that I picked up in Campbell River way back yonder just to cover holes in my RV walls<\/a>. I really like them and while they don’t pack as much of a punch again beige walls as they did green, I’m glad I grabbed them when I was at Haven in September. Yep, that’s another dragonfly.<\/p>\n

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I also hung up this card my best friend Bast sent me when my dad died and which posits a lovely theory.<\/p>\n

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Perhaps life is but a journey leading to the perfect home<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, here’s a macaw parrot I painted with watercolours in 1993!<\/p>\n

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