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