Inchie Display

I've been collecting inchies from swaps and one-on-one trades, and have had a few different storage methods. At first, they were shoved into a teeny drawer in an organizer on my art table. When they outgrew that spot, I moved them to a plastic box that I got with some Ferrero Rocher candies (mmmm....). I figured that once I had a box full I'd be ready to put them on display. Well, that box got full after I hosted the word inchie swap!

At first my plan was to get a HUGE canvas to glue the inchies on. Then I started thinking about how much a gigantic canvas would cost, and how difficult it would be to find a good place to hang it (keeping in mind that our apartment has concrete walls that you can't hammer into). Last weekend I spotted a great deal on 16 x 20 canvases -- 2 for $6! I bought two packs, and figured that a three panel display would be ideal.

This week I painted the first canvas and glued my teeny inchies onto it while watching the Olympics (go Michael Phelps!!). I hadn't calculated how many inchies would fit on one canvas, so I was surprised to see nearly my whole collection fit! 180 inchies fit on the canvas -- I could have squeezed in one more row on top if I had started a smidgen lower on the last row -- hmmmpf!! I've still got about 50 left for the next canvas -- will need to get swapping to get enough!