B/W cutouts

I can't believe I am admitting this to the world, I am a packrat. I hate throwing things away, even egg cartons sometimes. I just can't help but think of all the cool things I could make with them! I have yet to get to the hoarders level, but based on my collection of lip gloss and chapstick I would say I am getting dangerously close.

Last fall I was parking my car and found some abandoned canvases in the alley. As you can see there are 4 separate pieces and at first I though it might just a cool abstract design, though unfortunately that was not the case.  It was a North Carolina tribute, yes I realize it is upside down and maybe backwards haha but this blue blob is not the real focus of the post. These sat around my house for a few months before I walked by a local gift store and got my inspiration for the beautiful and simple black, white and book pictures above.

In Windy Recessionista Style these photos where easy and cheap to make. The backgrounds consist of black posterboard (2 for $1 at the Dollar Tree), the giraffe picture is covered with pages of a book ($1 at the Dollar Tree). I looked up pictures on Google Images and simply sketched them on to the paper. Done and Done.

Thank you goes out to my darling grandmother for sneaking the spray paint in to the Chicago city limits. They don't sell it here in an effort to stop graffiti and tagging which obviously is still going on. Alas the ban really just affects us crafters. Buh, when I am elected Mayor of Chicago....

 Ostrich with silver frame

 Elephant

   Giraffe

I am not sure how I got on a jungle theme as it matches nothing in my current decor but luckily I have two frames left and I plan on being a little more girly with these.