Trying to be Crafty

I have been looking at blank walls in my office for the better part of a year.  I don't want to spend money on my office, but I want it to look nice as well.  So I am trying to be crafty.  Our office was getting a face lift and somethings were going in a junk pile.  I searched through them and found some things I thought would be cute.  My co-workers looked at me like I was crazy!  BUT.....I think things turned out amazing!

The shutters came from work, as did the frame.  All I had to provide with the pictures, the small frames, some paint, ribbon and the flower arrangement.  The picture that was in the huge frame was something dreadful.  When I came into my office with it, I could see the looks on people's faces.  They were trying to be kind, but you could tell they were thinking "I would NEVER hang that in my office."  The looks got even better when I ripped the painting out and threw it away!  All I wanted was the frame.  I got the same looks when I asked the painters not to throw the shutters away, when they were taking them down.  I brought some pictures from home, painted the frames red and hung them on the shutters with ribbon.  Here is a close up of the shutters:

I think they turned out awesome.  I love looking at my wall now!!

There were some branch looking things in our office as well.  No one wanted them and I got more strange looks when I salvaged them.  I added some frames and ribbon, hung them on my wall and....

My wall still has a big blank space, but maybe after some bargain hunting I will find something cute to fill up the space.  I am loving the way they all turned out!  AND.....It was super cheap.  :)