Vinyl Free Fancy Frames

In case some of you missed it, 

Here is the guest post I did over at Cheap Crafty Mama a couple weeks ago!

It was so fun to have the opportunity.  Thanks Kate!

Today I wanted to share with you a project I made for my niece and nephew.  They are twins, and had a big birthday this year.  They turned 8 which means they got to get baptized.  I made them each a subway art poster to remember the occasion, but I wanted to do more than hand them a plain old 8×10 piece of photo paper.  I didn’t have a ton of money to spend on a really cute fancy frame and I don’t have any vinyl or a vinyl cutter to dress up a plain frame.  So I came up with these:

 Here is how I made them.

I found these plain light wood frames at Hobby Lobby for around $4 (with a coupon).  I liked that they were would and I liked the thickness of the frame.

 I laid out some brown paper bags on the back porch and stuck some push pins in the backs of the frames so that when I laid they down, they wouldn’t be directly on the paper bags.

 Then I sprayed each of the frames with 2 coats of spray paint.  I used the colors I wanted my shapes/lines to be for the final product.

Periwinkle and White

 For my nieces frame, I knew I wanted to make polka dots.  I found in my crafting stash some foam shape stickers.  (I usually buy foam stickers when they are on clearance at JoAnns.)  I picked out the 2 sizes of circles I wanted to use, laid out my pattern and then peeled off the backs and stuck them to the frame.

 For my nephew, I wanted a little cleaner look with just some simple lines.  I used some washi tape and some pin striping tape so that I would have 2 different thicknesses of lines

 Then I sprayed the frames again with a different color of paint.  I used this fun Watermelon color for my niece.  I just love it!

 I used a Navy blue color for my nephew’s final color.  I did 2 coats of each color.

 After letting them dry completely, I peeled off the circle stickers and the tape.

 I think the lines and edges turned out pretty clean.

I had to bling up my nieces frame a little with some rhinestone circles I found at Michaels.

 The final products were a perfect display for the family celebration.  Plus they will get to hang these in their rooms and remember that special day.  

Thanks for letting me share with you today.

Have a great week!

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