Thursday, April 16, 2009

You Capture: Rustic

Thanks to the miserably cold, rainy weather on Monday, I didn't get a chance to take the rustic photos I'd been envisioning for this week's You Capture. I was at a loss as to what I could do, so I looked up rustic on m-w.com to see if I could glean any ideas from the definitions.
Unfortunately, nothing in my house is made of the rough limbs of trees, nor do I really own anything that is characteristic of country people. So I looked further and saw that plain and sturdy are synonyms of rustic, which at least gave me a start.

I love Willow Tree angels. Love them. I have the entire Willow Tree nativity set, and finally, FINALLY, I found a spot in my house where I can keep it up all year long. Because it's just too pretty to only have out once a year, you know?
My favorite part of the nativity set has to be the stars. They're very plain and simple. They're not shiny, they have a rusted finish, and the edges are a bit rough, but they're perfect. They're plain, simple, and sturdy, but they hold so much meaning.

19 comments:

Bacardi Mama said...

Love it. Good job.

Terri said...

Great job

Tiaras and Tantrums said...

awesome and I adore that willow tree nativity as well. My MIL has those all over her house.

Catherine said...

I love stars. Great shot for rustic. My little boy's room is done in those stars except really large ones that we painted 2 different blue tones. Great Job!

Mom24 said...

We had lousy weather here too that made it difficult. I thought the whole subject was hard enough. Still, I like what I ended up with, and I love your stars.

Cassie said...

I love the Willow Tree collection too! Nice pic.

rowas said...

That is rustic! You did a great job, as well! I also love, LOVE Willow Tree angels. I have been hinting to my husband I wanted a collection of those, but..
Great job this week, you certainly used your imagination!

Adventures In Babywearing said...

So funny- here I thought I had nothing rustic around my house but I didn't think about my Willow Tree stuff!

Steph

The Animator's Wife said...

Great angle on the stars. A shot of the whole nativity scene would have been rustic too. I think delivering a baby in a barn is about as rustic as I would ever care to be!

Alice said...

i'd love to see a photo of your whole nativity! wow! i bet it's beautiful. i have a ceramic nativity that belonged to my mother-in-law and i need to find someplace to display it year round. how are you going to display yours?

i have my "rustic" shots posted, feel free to come on over to The Shadow of the Cross and visit for awhile :O)

Stillmary said...

I love your picture and I think it fits this week's theme perfectly. Really nice job!

InTheFastLane said...

I like it! Nice!

Christy M. said...

Great idea, Erin! I love the stars so much, and I love the Willow Tree nativity sets. They are beautiful!

aprilshowrs78 said...

Great shot! Love it!

Amy said...

I love the stars! Great shot!

Stacie's Madness said...

neat photo!

sunnymama said...

A simple but lovely picture!

Kate said...

Oh I LOVE LOVE LOVE Willow Tree.....the nativity is truly worthy of being left out ALL year long!! Great capture!! Thanks for stopping by...

Shae said...

nice job.