I covered the frames with patterned card stock and adhered it with Aleene's Tacky Glue (in the copper-colored bottle). It works great for this purpose. The paper on the wedding frame is from DCWV's Luxury Stack and on the baby frame I used some cute paper that I found at Big Lots last summer. I can't remember if it had a name. When I was fairly sure the glue was dry, I added the embellishements; rhinestones and pearls for the wedding frame and glittered Grungeboard letters (by Tim Holtz) spelling out the new baby's name that I mounted on 1 1/4" cardstock squares. The "Always & Forever" is cut on my Silhouette in red, gold and pearl white Shimmer cardstock also from DCWV using the normal, shadow and blackout layers.
Because these little frames don't come with glass inset, I took the little cardboard inserts and covered them with matching cardstock and tied a pretty ribbon around them and used stickers to put the recipient's names on them. The reason I did this was so that when a photo is placed in the frame, the cardboard insert can be reversed so that the decorated side shows when you look at the back of the frame. You can also use them as templates for trimming the photo to fit properly into the frame. I probably should have painted the wood before I covered the frames (I definitely will if I make more of these) but I was rather pressed for time. I discovered though that the paper actually sticks better to bare wood than a painted surface. Therefore, it's really only necessary to paint the back side of the frame and the wooden peg that acts as the easel to stand the frame up.
They were fun, relatively quick to make and I was happy with the results. I hope you enjoyed today's projects. Feel free to email me with any questions you may have. Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!
Anniebee
These are wonderful! I love the wedding one, with all the pearls and bling!
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