OA,

How precious! I love the way you glittered up and decorated the frame, and the red hearts garland.

Did you ever think you could use that favorite photo in a vignette at some other time too? It seems a shame to take it out only once a year!

- Magpie

Nice going OA, and you had the perfect photo already!
(yes I remember that vignette, who could forget that darling boy with the riot of beautiful curls!) I hope your DS gets a kick out of seeing his old photo used this way.
His wife sure will. LOL

hugs, Karen

How pretty! The picture is adorable and perfect for this idea. I love the check cloth balanced just right with all the red. The candle on the rose petals is sooo pretty!
I wasn't here last year to see the "original" so thank you for sharing it.

How sweet! And what was ds's reaction?? :)

Great vignette, OA, and a great idea for using pics of people special to us, too. I really like that idea!!! Did you make that frame?
BTW, from what I can see of it, I LOVE your kitchen! I've always been partial to white and cream cabinets with dark counters. Is your kitchen over on the Final Kitchens Blog, by any chance?

That is so clever and what a great inspiration photo too. I like the hurricane with the rose petals. The wonderful photo of your DS with cherub is perfect.
Syble

My son lives about 45 minutes away, so he hasn't seen it yet. It will come down on the 15th, so he may not see it.
By the way, he's the one without wings.

He was a good sport about this photo that I blew up into a poster for a family New Years Eve party just last month.

Thanks for the compliment on my kitchen, Lynne. I didn't put it on the kitchen forum thingie because it's sort of a generic one, like so many of the black and white ones you see there.

I didn't make the frame. Well, I did stick on the glittery letters. Picked the frame up last month at Aaron Bros. It was 40% off. Aren't frames outlandishly expensive!

That's very cute and certainly something to celebrate with love. I use pics of my Grands in vignettes but remove for pics I'm posting. I'd probably be disowned if they ever found out I put their pics on the net. ;-)

I like the rose petals, another great idea to file away! Also the red gingham really adds a nice contrast.

Seeing that New Year's photo, I say your son is far more than a "good sport". LOL. He's great to pose for something like that, and now probably laughs and enjoys it.
Heaven help you if you showed it to anyone during his high school years tho. LOL.

hugs, Karen

How neat that you were inspired by the first vignette and created a special one of your own. Your son was a cutie--and yes, a good sport too. ;o)

Luvs

OA...I love that framed print of your son in front of the huge columns & that angel in the foreground! Great V-day decor! Your vignette looks very festive! TFS! Jeanne S.

OA...what a cute and fun idea.
I agree, your DS was quite a good sport about that New Year's picture.
I love how you set up the Valenting Vignette and how you decorated the frame. The heart garland and gingham sets it all off nicely.
Loved looking at this.

jane