Ebay: paintings for that gallery wall
I’ve had the gallery wall on my mind for a while now and while Tim (the cat) was away in Barcelona, I (the mouse) went on an Ebay buying binge. I’m working on a new vintage product for Abigail Vintage Stationery and Home, so some of my purchases were for that and will no doubt make an appearence in this space sometime soon.
However, more immediately, I’ve started collecting frames for our very own gallery wall. I love the first print and frame ($7) and was pleasantly surprised by the vintage paint by number farm houses ($13 for the pair). The oil was a splurge ($73) but when you consider how expensive it is to frame anything, I talked myself into it.
Vintage paint by numbers can veer into tacky/dated pretty quickly, but there are some sweet gems, see below!
October 17th, 2007 12:18
I love paint by numbers! I’ve never found the type that I like (like the two you found) at thrift stores, they mostly have the scary clowns and cute kittens. So, I’m doing my own. I first found an original design (w new paints of course) on the Internet. But I will also do some vintage-inspired NEW designs from this kit I received two years ago. Luckily a lot of the original companies are still selling their designs. Hmmm, I think a post on this needs to be written…
October 18th, 2007 11:41
These are beautiful — who knew you could find such things on ebay. Guess what I’ll be doing tonight!?
October 18th, 2007 13:01
i love that little paris street scene! so sweet.
October 25th, 2007 15:49
Yeah, the Paris street one, excellent!