Funky Deer Head Silhouette Printables

Hi guys!!  It's been a while since I put something new in my interchangeable "frames" -- in fact, they've been empty since I packed away the Christmas printables.  For shame!  It's probably high time to make something new.  How do you all feel about the antler trend in decorating?  It's deer heads and antlers as far as the eye can see on Pinterest, but I've been on the fence.  Part of me LOVES it . . . in the right space, done the right way.  Like here, in the Nester's old office.  She can almost do no wrong in my book.  Whatever.  A bigger part of me, however, knew that I would never commit to that look in any real way.  You know, the way that requires a financial investment.  But for the cost of some $2 printables . . . I might give it a shot.  With my own cottage-y twist, of course.

I bought a bunch of fabrics at Hobby Lobby the other day to make my Vintage Valentine Bunting and fell in love with the way they look together.  I wanted to use them in the living room somehow to tie those two spaces together.  So, being the smarty pants that I am, I scanned the fabrics into my computer and used them to make my printables.  After I made the buck for the center frame, I was stuck with two more frames to fill.  Since it's nearly Valentine's Day, I couldn't resist being a little "punny" and making some love-y sayings to go with him -- Have a "Hart" {A hart is a male deer.  I had to explain it to my family.} and "Near and "Deer".  I know, it's cheesy, but that's kinda' how we like it here.

Just look at that gorgeous font!  It's called Nelma and I have been trying to figure out how to use in something for a while now.  I used the base of the letters as a mask to digitally cut out the fabric I scanned and then left the black swirly curliques on top.  It's probably my favorite part of this project.  But I do love the polka dot deer silhouette, too . . .  It's so hard to decide . . .

The images above are 11x17 inches to fit in my interchangeable frames.  Below are the 8x10 versions that would fit in normal frames.

 To print these images for your personal use:

Simply hold the CTRL button down while clicking on any of the images below to open it in a new window.  In the new window, make sure it is full size by clicking on the image then right click and save it to your computer.  The odd size designs -- 11x17 -- can be printed by uploading the files to Staples Copy & Print Center website and choosing a full-color 11x17 cardstock print for less than $2.  The standard size files -- 8x10 -- can be printed at any photo processing center and framed.

If I had a baby girl I would totally use these in her nursery.  Since my "baby" is a boy -- and he's 12 years old -- they'll hang in our living room until I come up with something else to put there.  What do you think?  Love or leave the deer head/antler trend?

Have a great weekend!

Amy