We have a special lady who lives down the street from us who loves to come down and play with our kids and give me a break every now and then.  I wanted to do a little something for her as a thank you, just to show her how much her help makes such a difference in my sanity levels!  :)
I found these 2 prints and immediately knew they would go well in her home.  This shows how a two opening mat can be cut with a double mat.  It makes each print stand out without losing the common colors and them that make them a pair.  I thought this one turned out great!  I need to make it back down to see how it looks on her wall.

When Jenny Hoke Photography took pictures of our kids in October '10, it was right before our daughter Maycen turned 2.  These were our first professional pictures of our kids so, of course, we had to give them as gifts to the grandparents for Christmas!  It was very hard not commenting on them in her blog!   I knew that if I did, my parents and Josh's parents would see them and I really wanted it to be a surprise!   So, finally (hehe), here is one that I put together for Josh's mom and dad. We wanted to frame it to go on Carolyn's wall full of pictures of her 5 grandkids.   I chose a neutral top mat and burgundy for the inner mat that matched the paint and decor in her living room.  The frame is a metal that has a matte black finish with a reddish tint underneath that shows through, giving it an aged look.  It is a gorgeous frame and the whole piece turned out amazing!

Here is a fun little project that I worked on before Christmas.  I wanted to hang the beautiful pictures of my kiddos from  Jenny Hoke Photography.  I was really excited to get them displayed on my wall and I knew I wanted something different for my living room.  I found this old farmhouse window at a barn sale several months back and had been waiting for the time to get it cleaned up.  It smelled pretty musty and the glass was pretty gross!  I decided to put a whitewash of acrylic craft paint on it to try to cover up some of the smell, while not taking away from the rustic look.  I used clear corner mounts for the pictures.  At some point I may try another window (I bought 6 more!)  that has mats around the photos that fits right into the window opening.  I also have another window in the works that will hang next to this one.  Keep checking back to see it!