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!

Lace Hat Boxes

So I had some old, ugly hat boxes that matched my room when I was a kid.  Needless to say they didn't quite match my current decor.  If this doesn't sound like you, but you like the idea of a cute hat box for decoration and/or storage, then I've got the solution for you.

This is what you need:

1.  A cardboard hat box. (only $3 for one about 8 inches in diameter!)

2.  Spray paint in two colors (you may need two cans of each if doing more than one box,  I used 2 cans of each and I had 4 boxes with hard to cover prints)

3.  Lace fabric (you can get a roll of it at Hobby Lobby for $2)

4.  Newspaper

5.  Scissors

6.  Tape

This is how you pull this off:

1.  Spray paint the bottom section of the box laying upside down in one color.  Spray the lid in the other color.

2.  Once the lid has dried lay the lace over the lid and tape the edges underneath to it's pulled tight and covers the whole lid.

3.  Spray over the lace in the same color as the bottom of the box.

4.  Pull the lace off the lid once you're done painting so it doesn't dry and stick to the lid.

5.  Let all of your items dry and tada!  You're done!

Now you've got a cute decorative piece to add to your room.  Plus it's functional as storage!  Win win!