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Personal Photo Project of the Week #148



Decoupage Experiment

This fits into a crafty version of the Personal Photo Project.

Even though almost everybody thinks it is a bad idea, except Michelle and Jesse, I’m really considering decoupaging a photo montage onto a wall or two or three in my house. I’m really considering doing the basement stairwell. I’m considering doing this even though I know it will make it more difficult to sell my house some day, but on the other hand, there is a chance I could live in that house the rest of my life. When I retire I could decoupage the entire house. Then when I die it would be one of those tourism oddities. I can almost see the entry in the tourism book now:

No visit to central Iowa would be complete without a stop at True Lone Wolf Manor. Thousandaire recluse, madman, artist, genius (by 2 standard deviations), and undisputed True Lone Wolf Christopher D. Bennett spent his retirement years decoupaging the heck out of his house. It is a must see for lovers of art, crafts, photography, and crazy old people. Head east on Union Street from Story Street…

I still have a little ways to go to master the craft, but my 2nd attempt worked, while my 1st attempt was an unmitigated disaster:




When you examine this work, you shouldn’t look at the design or the pictures so much. I basically stuck my hand into an old box of pictures and selected some that I could live without, but didn’t make me sick to look at and started gluing away. There really isn’t a design. This represents a mixture of glue, old photos, and chaos. When I take to my wall, there will be the outlines of an outline of a plan.

365 Day Photo Project: 127-133

Christmas-type pictures have proven more difficult for me than I would have imagined. Last week’s collection:


Day 127 - Something You Held
Day 127 – Something You Held

Day 128 - Bokeh Christmas Tree
Day 128 – Bokeh Christmas Tree

Day 129 - A Grinch
Day 129 – A Grinch

Day 130 - Holiday Reflection
Day 130 – Holiday Reflection

Day 131 - Outdoor Lights
Day 131 – Outdoor Lights

Day 132 - Candle Light
Day 132 – Candle Light

Day 133 - Out and About
Day 133 – Out and About

I should point out two things:

1. Vest isn’t really a grinch, just a dynamite actor.
2. The people who get to see me next Friday are very lucky people.

Next week’s themes:

Day 134 – In a Tree
Day 135 – Sweet
Day 136 – Hat
Day 137 – Lights
Day 138 – A Mustache
Day 139 – An Ornament
Day 140 – Something You Made

365 Day Photo Project: 106-119

A couple of new favorites in this collection:


Day 106 - Drink
Day 106 – Drink

Day 107 - Where You Slept
Day 107 – Where You Slept

Day 108 - Something Handmade
Day 108 – Something Handmade

Day 109 - Strategy
Day 109 – Strategy


Day 110 – The View from Your Window

Day 111 - Open Spaces
Day 111 – Open Spaces

Day 112 - Happened this Weekend
Day 112 – Happened this Weekend

Day 113 - Pets
Day 113 – Pets

Day 114 - Good Food
Day 114 – Good Food

Day 115 - The Unexpected
Day 115 – The Unexpected

Day 116 - Grateful
Day 116 – Grateful

Day 117 - Black
Day 117 – Black

Day 118 - Sunsets
Day 118 – Sunsets

Day 119 - Sky
Day 119 – Sky

This week’s themes:

Day 120 – Water
Day 121 – Old
Day 122 – Vehicle
Day 123 – Big
Day 124 – On the Wall
Day 125 – Ho Ho Ho
Day 126 – Peace