Last week I talked about a great source for
frameable prints - oversize calendars! The Taschen parrot 2010 is awesome and less than $6 on Amazon. Not kidding! It's printed on heavy, textured stock and is even perfed so you can tear off the calendar-y parts easily.
Here are my results:
The print's a bit of an awkward size - 13.5" x 16" so I went with a 16" x 20"
floating frame from Target. No custom frame or mat required!
Hanging below is a framed piece of gift wrap (the flat sheets hanging on racks) from Paper Source. I've been hanging onto for years. It's a vintage map of Paris in an IKEA frame. I have another snippet of the same map hanging in the bedroom.
I'm 3 hours away from an IKEA, my usual source for affordable frames. But Target has some excellent options, too. Why pay more?
The print's a bit of an awkward size - 13.5" x 16" so I went with a 16" x 20" floating frame from Target. No custom frame or mat required!
My DIY art is hung. Initially I wanted to place it in hallway, but I moved it into the guest room on a whim and I kinda like it here. 
This is what a little less than a ton of gravel looks like. Ain't much, huh? My trusty red wheelbarrow stands at the ready.
This is what the pathway on the side of the house looked like. It's a mini oak tree farm. Sounds charming but it's really not. More like a growing forest of horrors. 
And here's the path with some gravel laid. I moved said ton of gravel myself! Never underestimate the power of a girl with a flat front shovel and a wheelbarrow.
If you like bird decor like me purchase this parrot calendar post haste. Excellent for slicing, dicing and framing! 12 gorgeous birds for less than $6.
