the botanical pictures are finally framed and hung in our dining room. i’ve always loved vintage botanical prints and really wanted to do a grouping like this somewhere in our house.

this was a very easy and inexpensive project to do, which i’m all for. i found an old wildflower book for less than $10. i tried to find one in the worst condition so i didn’t feel as bad tearing out the pages. the plates just so happened to be about 8×10 which made finding frames pretty easy. i used cheapy $2 wood frames from the craft store and then spray painted them green to match the leaves.

it’s very nice having a designer husband around when it comes time for measuring and being so precise. he did all the work as i sat back drinking coffee and occasionally helped to hold something. he started with a grid, then measured and re-measured and made the tiniest pencil marks. i would of eye balled it and cried about it later!