Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Funky Photo Board


Tired of boring picture frames?  Need a display to easily show off all your latest concert tickets, graduation pictures or business cards?  Think that picture boards are too expensive, or not in the right fabric or frame for you?  Well you can change all of that to your liking!  Let's do this!

Supplies:
1.  Picture frame
2.  Fabric (I used two: lace and satin)
3.  Hot glue and glue gun
4.  Buttons
5.  Ribbon
6.  Paint (optional)
7.  Batting 
8.  Thread and sturdy needle


How you do this beauty:
1.  Take off the frame backing and discard the glass.
2.  Paint the frame with white paint slightly streaky so it comes out with an antique finish (if desired) and let dry.
3.  Cut out a piece of batting to fit the size of the frame back.
4.  Cut your fabric so that about an inch can wrap around to the back of the frame backing all the way around.
5.  Pull the fabric over the frame backing with the batting underneath and secure with hot glue all the way around, pulling tightly throughout.
6.  Cut strips of ribbon in lengths to make a criss cross pattern over the secured fabric.  Glue these strips only on the ends of the ribbon that are behind the back of the frame backing.
7.  Where the ribbons cross, pull a thread through the whole thing and sew a button tightly, pinching in the batting, fabric and ribbon.

You're all done, now add whatever items: pictures, ticket stubs, movie stubs, memos, recipes etc., to your new creation.  I swear it's easier than it looks!

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