I have a question about adding photos to the gallery. Is it fair game to add pictures that came from another website? I have quite a few that I copied to my computer from other sites because I was afraid they would be removed. I'd love to share them here, but don't want to violate any copyrights.

Hey Squirrel, nice to see you! You've very welcome. The Cottage Decor thread really is my favorite. Flowerpwr45, you should post more often. You are very welcome. I'm just so happy to know that people are enjoying it. I do see questions here all the time (and some in the gallery too) that make it clear that many people are not aware of the gallery, or how helpful it can be. I hope folks will continue to suggest that people go look there. I can get answers to lots of questions there, like styles of drapes, or what to put on top of a table or dresser, what size rug to use, color schemes, storage ideas, wall decor, and on and on.

Demifloyd! Wow - so good to see your name! One of my absolute favorite homes! For the most part I do 'eyeball it' when I am hanging the arrangements. First I use the hook or whatever is on the back of the pic to lightly mark the wall (by lightly rubbing it on the wall) where the nail or hook should go and then 'rearrange' a nail or two to get it even. When I get down to a row where they are all of the same frame and I want them all even is when I start measuring from the bottom of the picture frame in the row above to where the nail should go. I try not to let perfection get in the way. Life's not perfect and it's killer to try. Some pics hang perfectly straight and some get wonky when a door is slammed or kids are jumping up and down. I don't worry about it - I just re-straighten when I walk by. That is if and when I feel like it. I could totally see a bulletin board style format. Maybe you could make copies of the pics and use pretty tacs to afix them like jewelry and then swap out the regular bulleting board frame w/ a really pretty ornate one. Shoot - I'd bet it'd be real easy to make one to the size you want! Nicole - my dad said that it's a little stainless steel camera that can shoot underwater (I'm sure not too deep) and can shoot in the rain and snow. He said it's about the size of a cell phone. We'll see! Sable CA - I'll have to check out that level yardstick. DH had gotten me a laser level but I never use it since hooks aren't often placed evenly and by the time I got my level set up I could have eyeballed 2 or 3 in the same amount of time. Catkin - I'll see ya over there. Revere Pewter is one of my favorites! Newhomebuilder - I love that picture. Apparently a couple traveled all over on a road trip in that truck with their dog and took a picture of him at every stop. My mom went back to get me more but they were gone. :( Judging by the style of her clothing I think they picture is from the 30's or 40's. Beekeepers wife - I bought my frames black but I know that many people spray paint their frames black. Excellent way to save money! Personally I like the odd ball frame thrown in the mix. While most of the frames are standard gallery style there are a few that have a more ornate frame that are hanging up there. Another suggestion that I found helped me accumulate frames more cost effectively is not to worry about whether or not you have a picture in mind to go in the frame. Buy the frame anyway. It's so cheap to scan a pic and have it made to fit the size of the frame that you already have. Or you can have a mat made to accomdate a smaller sized picture that you have to fit in a larger frame. Don't get bogged down w/ "But the picture that I have won't fit that frame" or "Do I have a picture to go in that frame" etc.

I agree Mtn! i have discussed so many personal plights in my life with all of you, many I’d never even discuss with my closest friends This is such a safe, warm and uplifting group. I count myself blessed/lucky/fortunate whatever you’d like to call it to be a part of this amazing little family Amy