My Plate Wall

I really like having little treasures around me. I feel like they express part of who I am and what I love. One day I got this random idea to create a plate wall. I don't remember now what inspired me. What I do remember is that I decided to do this wall and so I went to the 'big city' an hour away from where I live and found some beautiful plates. Then I incorporated some special plates I already had. THEN I had them in a cupboard for a couple years waiting for my husband to hang them. I knew if I tried then one would get broken for sure. They survived three moves, and storage, and then I had to find proper hooks for the backs and attach them. It was sort of an ordeal. Nevertheless my plate wall is finally up and every time I see it I am thankful. When I was in labor with my youngest I labored mostly in my dining room and that was the wall I focused on :)
I thought I'd share it on here because it makes me happy :)

 I had to end with this little guy who is always busy and was doing this as I was trying to snap pictures.