baskets and kites and frames, Oh My!

I am convinced that the ocean inspires creativity.

My father finds an old photo album in the garage from his mid 20s. The pictures are yellowed and the plastic is torn, but the Montana badlands look more breath-taking than ever. He tells me about his dog, Seven (who he got on 7-7-77), his neighbors in the small white house who don't use soap to clean their frying pans - the man with the beard who was the artist and the wife who was so, so beautiful, and how they moved to Israel with their daughter. He told me about the people in the pictures, and I saw the ones of my mom drinking Irish coffee in her flight attendant outfit, and her sister on that bike... and I knew they couldn't stay in boxes anymore. 

Thus began my pinteresting crafts... :)

handmade photo frame materials:

thrift frame

sandpaper for distressing

nails & hammer 

silver wire

mini clothes pins

beautiful photos

I'm working on another one with hemp instead of wire, and a brown frame.. :)

homemade kite materials:

2 wooden dowels

large piece of paper or fabric

lightweight string, twine, or fishing line

tape 

thread

craft knife

ruler

pencil

scissors

ribbon

pretty basket materials:

lace

hemp

green paint

hot glue gun

paper flower