3 days of testing OVER now bring on the crafty, scrappy, happy!

So I survived my month long stretch of studying for my 3 day written boards...and I am happy to report my brain is still functioning and I am slowly but surely returning to sanity....and to help with that process I am in a full blown crafty state of mind.  So without further silly post test chatter tonight's first project:

So, I have some of the most amazingly beautiful and special silver that Cal and I were gifted for our wedding, its amazing, intricate and so so special because it's from my Grandma and Ed.

The problem-----yeahhhh this Hamburg heaven is a bit informal and needless I rarely sit at the table (shocking since it is just me huh?!) let alone get out the sliver to eat my bowl of cereal for breakfast lunch and dinner....plus I have a strong aversion to polishing the silver... mainly just because I am admittedly a bit lazy.  

So naturally I have come up with a solution for the ignored-but-very-special-ware:

Shadow box plus pins=fun dining room display---I have to say I am really loving shadow boxes at the moment!!!!

And for the first time ever I am going to try linking up my ideas here: