office board & old souvenirs

February 20, 2012

DT2061-1DT11456-1 we took a stroll through the met this weekend and stumbled upon these paintings in the new american wing. i’m sure i don’t have to explain my love for them to all of you. you know it’s true. and yes, it’s worth the trip to the museum to see the real deal.

planning to find myself some pink ribbon and recreate my very own. i’m not very good at pinning things in a virtual space, anyhow.

paintings by John F. Peto (1854–1907).
images courtesy of the metropolitan museum of art.

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13 Comments

  • Reply Anita February 20, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    How lovely!

  • Reply Sam | ashore February 20, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    Erin, I love these and it's the first I've seen of them. A painting for the deeply sentimental (… who, me?)

  • Reply another feather February 20, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    these are incredible! I love your idea of making an interpretation of your own! i can't get into the digital pining either..

  • Reply Stitch and Hammer February 20, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    I love this! When I was young, my grandmother would help me create a similar board from ephemera I collected on vacations. She would frame the finish piece so I could remember my trip.

  • Reply Kathryn February 20, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    wow these are amazing. i'm so glad i stumbled on this, i'm going to NYC soon, and now I definitely will check this out! thanks!

  • Reply caroline February 20, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    these are pretty incredible.

  • Reply Sweet Harvest Moon February 20, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Love this, so pretty!

  • Reply Mary February 21, 2012 at 4:31 am

    Beautiful!

  • Reply Denise | Chez Danisse February 21, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    Oh yes, I definitely understand your love.

  • Reply Nicole Franzen// La Buena Vida February 23, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    love those, what a great idea!

  • Reply Clementine March 3, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    These are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing them, wish I was in NYC to see them myself.

  • Reply Caitlin Kuhne March 4, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    Hi! I came across this and had to make one for myself as well. I posted a DIY if you're interested in taking a look. I recently came across you blog and have added it to my list of regulars to check!

    http://bytheinch.tumblr.com/post/44544952085/rustic-memo-board

    • Reply Erin March 5, 2013 at 1:38 am

      How wonderful! I've been meaning to make one myself forever! So glad to see yours!

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