Friday, March 6, 2015

Gary and Gretchen

 
When I was a very young,
my mother had Jim Ingwersen prints of
Gary and Gretchen in our house.  I remember thinking
they were pictures of me and my brother.
The fact that my brother and I both have brown hair
didn't hinder my opinion in the slightest.
 
 
Since these prints were popular in the 70's,
thrift stores abound with different sized
framed editions.
 
Every time I saw them,
I remembered being that preschooler
looking up at "my" picture
at Mom and Dad's.
 
When I noticed Gretchen's red shoes and baby blue dress,
I thought I'd try to give Gary and Gretchen
a little make-over. 








 
As you can see, Gretchen in her original frame
is a little too dark --
typical 70's.

 
The unvarnished frame was easy
 to coat with some spray paint.

 
 Any touches of blue and red
received a coating of extra fine glitter.
 


I added some flocking glitter on Gary's collar.
 


Red ric-rac was added.

 
 
 
 At Christmas time, I added red gingham ribbon
and some vintage ornaments.
 


 
Then, in February,
 I removed the vintage ornaments
and displayed the siblings
with some jadeite,
vintage pyrex,
and a couple of
old kitchen tools.
 
 

 
Do you remember Gary and Gretchen?
 
 
 
Blessings,
 
Amy