finally, something off the list

If you are anything like me, you have things on a "to do" list that actually take years "to do". One of my lingering tasks has been to find a way to display these wonderful plaster pin-mounted letters I found at an antique shop in South Pasadena. It only took me about 5 years "to do" it. Thanks Ikea!​

{Note to Ikea: don't let my gratitude give you a big head, ok? You drive me crazy all other times. Keep that in mind when you're patting yourself on the back for solving this particular problem (let's be honest, it was just a frame), because next time your assembly diagrams and little allen wretches could actually push me to madness.}