Old Frame Repurposed

You all know how I LOOOOVVVVEEE to repurpose thrifted finds.  It is so much fun to turn trash into treasure.  I especially love to decorate my home with thrifted finds.  It is a great way to unique elements to your home.  

Below are some pictures of a LOTTO game I found a while back.  

Check out my original post to see how much I paid for it and what else I found on that day!

I've been dying to do more with this!

I have lots of old frames laying around, but don't want to fill them ALL with personal pictures, so sometimes I'll do something unexpected with all those frames.

While digging around, I found this beautiful chunky old frame that I found at Goodwill.  I don't remember exactly, but I'm sure I paid no more than $2 for it.  I thought the dark stain on the frame would look beautiful with the LOTTO game cards.  The frame has a few rough spots on it, and I had originally planned to paint it, but I think it adds some character to it.

  This project was way too easy!  

All I did was place the game cards in just as I would a photograph. Since the game cards were smaller than the picture opening, I just layered them until there were no holes.  Once I did this, I thought it needed a little something, so I hot glued some of the wood playing chips to the glass on in the frame.  

I'm pleased with how it looks.  The colors warm up this little nook table.  

I've been trying to incorporate some blues throughout my house.  No, I'm not a blue person, but I'm beginning to find an unexpected love for the color blue!  This added a perfect little touch of blue in this corner of the room.

See here, here, and here  for more ideas on repurposing old frames. 

Be sure to comment below with the links to any of your frame projects!

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Framed Bow Holder Tutorial

What to do with all these bows! 

We love bows in our house!  Unless we have a bow on Elizabeth, everyday there is at least one person who says "What a handsome boy you have there!"  Seriously???

Today, I am showing you an easy tutorial to do a framed bow holder to organize all those bows.

Supplies:
Picture Frame
Fabric
Ribbon
Glue Gun
Scissors

Step 1:  Take frame apart.  Discard glass (or save for another project).  If there is a piece of cardboard in between the glass and the backing of the frame, save it to use for this project.  If not, cut a piece of cardboard to fit inside the frame.  An easy way to do this is trace the piece of glass.

Step 2:  Wrap the cardboard with fabric and hot glue.

Step 3:  Cut ribbon in lengths long enough to wrap around the edges of your fabric covered board.  Place the ribbon where you like them on your fabric board and glue ends to the back.

Step 4:  Place in the frame and cover with the backing.

Step 5:  You're done!

Here she is all dressed up!

Be sure to come back tomorrow for an interchangeable headband tutorial!




   
 

 

Spray Paint and Burlap

My mom gave me this picture a few years back.  It's not really my style (and we're not coffee drinkers), so I'm finally doing something with it!

                                                                   

                                                                    BEFORE:

I began by taking out the picture so I could paint the frame.  The frame was beautiful and solid wood, but I wanted to add a little color to a large wall in our dining area.  I loved the color Ivy Leaf that I used on my Fruit Stand Rehab, so I decided to use it again.  Plus, I thought it would be a good way to pull it all together.  I sprayed two coats of Krylon's Ivy Leaf.  The next day I distressed it by sanding and applying Mocha glaze by Valspar. 

I've been dying to do something with an old piece of burlap that I've had laying around, so I covered the original artwork with the burlap.  I also had this metal "J" that I got at Kirklands a few years back that had been collecting dust, that I decided to use in this project.

AFTER:

Oh, and there's the Fruit Stand!

It's amazing what a little paint and burlap will do!

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