I thought about entitling this post “The Birthday that Never Stops”, but alas and alack, today it stops. Today I used the last of my birthday money (thank you generous friends and family) to purchase these beauties on my boys’ wall. (By the way, that chest of drawers with the mirror belonged to A & Z’s great grandparents! It is in need of a little TLC, but I sort of like keeping it as-is for posterity’s sake. It has a matching bureau on the other wall, not pictured, but equally gorgeous.)
I found these babies in the clearance section of the Christmas Tree Shop. If you live on the East Coast, you need to check out this store. They have incredible deals. I bought these for $5!!! Honestly, without b-day money I wouldn’t have considered them, but with b-day money in hand I couldn’t pass them up.
Don’t they sort of remind you of all those ticking stripe sailboats everyone in blogland bought this summer from WhiteFlower Farmhouse. I also love that they are hanging from canvas and burlap.
And here they are with their proper captains in place. What would ANYTHING in our house be without dinosaurs? Seriously, I find one in every nook, corner, and cranny of our place. But I must admit, they look sort of cute piloting the boats! 
Have a great weekend.
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Those are AWESOME! Seriously! And what a steal! I love the way they used gromets and ran the rope through the sides. And I LOVE your brick wall even more!!!!
Hi Beth, thanks for stopping by. Too bad your muffins burned. 🙁
Even though mine were tasty, they weren't perfect either. They totally plopped over onto the muffin tin, which I forgot to spray with pam. I had to slowly cut around each one. Dameian brought out the spackling tool to help me, lol.
These boats here, totally AWESOME. really. gorgeous. 🙂
Those are cute boats, especially with the dinosaurs. I was just in the Christmas Tree shop and got some awesome curtain panels. They had a Linen's and Things sticker on them for $50 each panel (choke!) but Christmas tree marked them to $12.99. Awesome deal! I'm going to make them into a bedskirt.
Wow, those are beautiful! I jsut love those walls, GORGEOUS! I just found you blog via a link on Little Page Turners to your paper alphabet quilt. What a fun idea! I would love to link to it if you didn't mind.
Ahh I have to say, that brick wall is to DIE FOR!
To answer you question, I take the photos of my daughters and sometimes I take the photos of myself with the tripod but usually when I'M in the photo it's Brian, my 'other half':) who takes it (under my totalitarian direction). I have a little 'studio' set up in my basement. It's a little strange but you have to use space where you have it.
And seriously, I love that room. The colors are so clean and the light is so bright.
And your gutter bookshelf idea is brilliant! If we didn't rent I'd totally copy you!
Stunning! Great find!
Great addition to the boys new room.
Pam
Your boats a great! I love how they look against your brick wall. I think the dinosaurs are an awesome touch!! That really is too cute.
These are really pretty. Nautical chic and a steal at that price!
OH!! I LOOOOOVE them!!!!!!
They are simply GORGEOUS!!!
I bought a similar sailboat, but that stands on its own, at a thrift store for 5$ this week! We're on the same wavelength!