Frugal Wall Art

i'm cheap

you should just know that

right now

so when i noticed the

huge blankety blank wall 

in my dining room

i pondered over

various ideas for how to decorate it

i thought of large framed silhouettes of my 4 kids
but frames were too expensive

a vintage school map
but couldn't find any

lovely huge piece

of original artwork

by renowned artist
but

duh

so i was stumped

then we attended a friend's wedding and inspiration struck

cue angels singing

you know those matted photos that guests can sign instead of a guestbook?

bingo

i decided to make my big blank wall 

a big graphic guestbook 

i pulled out my sharpie and handed it to the first guest

and big brother

who was appalled at the idea of permanently marking my freshly painted wall

and nearly refused outright

but i insisted

and i am persuasive

and he placed his john hancock 

front and center

others followed

more enthusiastically

what fun to write on your walls !

they shouted gleefully

 and in next to no time at all we had ourselves a beautiful wall of autographs 

i love it.

the hubs loves it

(no small feat)

and our friends adore it.

best of all?

totally free graphic art

which is good

because

i'm cheap