On our trip to Portland and the Oregon coast we stopped at Fort Stevens on the mouth of Columbia River. This wall was in one of the underground bunkers and it reminded me of Julia Child's kitchen, of craft rooms, workshops and studios. Imagine the young guy from WWII setting it up, tracing each tool, and painting the outline so carefully. Now if any tool was missing, you'd know which item was gone. So clever.

crochet buddies

I picked up this wee octopus from Tracy of Ball of Fire while at Johnstock 2011. He's great perched on a bookshelf.

Or perched on a crib, overlooking a sideways-mobile. These cutouts and stickers won't be there for long but they're so much easier to see than something hanging from the ceiling when little ones only have a site distance of about a foot or so.