project: using the junk

Yesterday was swallowed with a sick baby and other goings-on. So here's the next challenge: lots of empty wall space in a half-bath so large you could twirl around in it (why?), and in the guest bath. Also no money in the budget for art. So seeing as how the junk drawer is overflowing, I was totally smitten with this project on design*sponge:

kate's uncommon valentine project instructions

Junk becomes art! I have gathered materials for the above design, but also came up with a couple of my own. Instead of butterflies, I'm using some paper scrapbooking flowers I already have. I kept everything relatively flat though, because I'm not shelling out extra cash for shadowbox-type frames. All the items will be painted black as well:

I hope these are recognizable as a tree and a stylized branch with flowers/circles. They will be 10" x 13" when finished because that's the size of watercolor paper I already had on hand.

It feels good to use what I have!