Hi Friends!
I am increasing intrigued & inspired by some of the wonderful word art I have been seeing around. There are so many many wonderful ideas all over the internet, but I came across this one locally last week. I love it as a whole and also love each of the little sayings on their own. Oh the possibilities! I have my eyes open for just the right medium on which to create my own!
This one is stenciled on two separate pieces of black painted wood. I love how all the sayings run into each other. And I love the simplicity of the artwork itself. So simple yet so powerful.
{Sorry about the picture quality, I had to take this one with my phone}
I suppose you can read it right off the picture, but here are all the sayings if you’d like to cut and paste any!
He used to say things like
all that glitters is gold
and you catch more flies with honey than vinegar
money doesn’t grow on trees
never trust a man a dog doesn’t like
early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
beggars can’t be choosers
where there’s a will there’s a way
a closed mouth catches no flies
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
the squeaky wheel gets the oil
an apple a day keeps the doctor away
don’t count your chickens before they hatch
a leopard cannot change its spots
the early bird gets the worm
don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
a watched pot never boils
good things come to those who wait
never trust a skinny cook
a rolling stone gathers no moss
waste not want not
cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings
two heads are better than one
makes hay while the sun shines
into every life a little rain must fall
finders keepers losers weepers
it goes without saying he was a good man.
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So there ya go, permission to use clichés!
Hummm, I’m thinking on a large pallet perhaps?
Smile!
hugs, Celeste
Common' over to Porteous Ave. in Fairfax to the Hippie Word Art House. There, strewn across a fence, you'll find individual wooden pieces with words on them. . .the public is invited to switch things around to make their own "art phrases." Only in the 94930. . .
ReplyDeleteYou can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.
ReplyDeleteYou catch more flies with honey than vinegar
Two that I remember from my Dad
Is it possible to buy one like this? It was my daddy through and through.
ReplyDeleteIf you mess with the bull you get the horn
ReplyDelete@Sallie...YES! You can buy that piece of artwork...it's at Sunrise Home in San Rafael, CA 415-456-3939 (tell -em you saw it here!!)
ReplyDelete@Caughlin Ranch: thanks for the additional cliches...keep -em coming!!