Every Breath I Take...

while out shopping at an antique store in oregon last year

i was shuffling through some old sheet music

(i am always looking to add to my collection)

my fingers stopped shuffling as i read the title to one of the songs

"with every breath i take"

i knew i had to purchase this music as it had meaning to me

my husband had recently sent me some text messages

that said this exact phrase

so, for my husband's 50th birthday

i knew i had to create something special with this music sheet

this is what i came up with...

i took my favorite photo of our wedding day and soldered it into a glass frame

with some vintage lace, silk flowers and of course rhinestones

added the word love to a decorative piece and soldered it to the frame

if this piece was to hang in our home, of course the color scheme had to be RED

an old hardware piece with some vintage typewriter keys that spell "xo"

someone had given me some old upholstery fabric scraps in red

so i used these with some burlap for the main piece

a vintage flower from an antique hat i found plus some vintage velvet leaves

love these old dry cleaner wood hangers

i scanned the sheet music and then printed it on some cotton muslin that i aged in instant coffee

some vintage buttons were used to frame the border

i also scanned an old card he gave me with some roses and printed it out as well

i used vintage buttons and a heart charm to frame it

i love the key i found to add to the bottom of the frame

i has a heart cutout perfect for this project

voila!