The cutest frame...ever! DIY project

Hello Love! I am super excited ECSTATIC to be guest posting for Kim over at her blog today the Keller Creative. Her blog is a great mix of DIY projects, handy information, and finds. I am still drooling over a bronze tired chandelier she posted weeks ago...I am totally obsessed with tired decor...anybody with me on that? Well head on over heart sweets and see how I decorated and distressed this frame.  Doesn't it make you think of happy summer days? That's where it takes me and it's only February, I am totally ready for summer, aren't you?

Happy Monday!!!


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Location, location, location!

Need some photo project inspiration? Here ya go! Now to get to work on a super fun advent calender with a twist...to be posted very soon :)

Accordion Gallery How-To I really like it when you can find a project like this because it displays so many photos. It doesn't need to be matted and framed to make a statement. I think it would be fun to do this with even bigger photos, it works for this space since it's part of the headboard. However this  one would definitely take the right space for it to be displayed. Just because I think it could get cluttered looking real easy, they keep it simple and add some height with the vase of flowers. I think it would be fun also to replace a photo or two with some fun typography, perhaps one of your favorites that you have seen on Pinterest.

Feature wall & photo cushions       They have 6 photo projects here but these two were my favorite.
I LOVE this wall o' photos! Wow, would you like a little wall with your photos? I would totally do this but I KNOW my husband wouldn't go for it...maybe if I do it and say it's a Christmas present he wouldn't have a choice...hehe :) I have to say I don't normally ever like photo cushions which is sad since I love to display photos on anything and everything. But...then I saw this and changed my mind. Agreed? I think this works since you have more then one lone photo pillow. I also like the odd number of pillows and the pillows behind them are a pop of color and pattern. Oh...and the black and white photos with the bright blue walls...fantasmic! Very smart :)                           

 

Fun Macros This would be fun a fun project to do with your kids. Have them gather their favorite toys and take macro/close ups of them. Experiment with lighting like they must have for this photo. I like how they used the light to obscure the background. These would be fun to take and then print out and frame in your kids room. When the day comes when they out grow these toys they will still have these photos and travel back in time to all the fun memories of playing with them. If you do this project with them they will always remember that day when they a great time taking pics with mom of their favorite toys.

Which of these was your favorite? Talk to me goose!

On the rocks photo project

Super fun and simple project coming your way...gather the kiddos, or Rover, or whoever...well bundle up first cause it's COLD out :(  Making some hot cocoa sounds good just about now doesn't it? One of my favorite things about winter :)                                                                                                      

Step 1) Head outside, or to Hobby Lobby or your friends yard or wherever you can find rocks. You may want to make her one too so she doesn't think your crazy. Plus, then you can show her your crafty green genius. 

Step 2) Here are the rest of the...

Step 3) Cut your wire. How long depends of coarse on how many times you want to wrap the wire around the rock and how tall you want the wire to come up. I cut mine to about two feet each.

Step 4) Spray paint your rocks if desired you could go for the all natural look. It took mine more time to dry then most projects I have done with spray paint. It also takes several coats of spray paint. I also think using stencils could be fun so be creative, it doesn't have to be a solid color. You also have the option of spray painting your wire, which I did.

Step 5) When the spray paints dry, wrap wire around your rock. I did these two ways shown below. Again be creative, there's no one way to do this.

Step 6) Make a little loop at the top of your wire for your picture to sit in. I just used my fingers to do this. The one below I did no problem the first time the other two I had to play with a little to get just right.

Step 7) Find pictures you want to display in your new rock photo holders. I grabbed several pictures to play around with to see what I liked. I really need to get some more pictures printed ASAP. Although I love my sis-in-law and I love this pic I took of her I don't really want it on my dining room table. It was fun to play around displaying different pictures using one rock photo holder to using all three for one photo. As well as layering them on top of a wood round and place mat. Enjoy!  Let me know how yours turned out!

Photo flower tutorial and giveaway

This is what we will be making. Okay...I know the pic isn't the greatest of the felt flower but I got so into making these I forgot to take pictures until the last minute. The bright harsh light makes the texture of the felt really show up but it really looks more like this....

I found the flower tutorial  (for the felt flowers) I wanted at the Fickle Pickle.This flower works the best for putting something big in the middle of it.

For the other flower you will need any fake flower of your choosing. I have used all sorts of flowers for this but gave them away but these three so have no other ones to show you.

 1) Gently pull the flower apart and layer as many petals together as looks good to you. The three in the image are actually just the center of Gerber Daisy's. 2) Glue the layers together with a hot glue gun. 3) Follow directions for gem below. 4) Cut out circle of felt for the back of the flower. 5) Mount hardware with hot glue gun. BOOM...done!!!

For the rest of the project you will need clear glass gems I recommend getting ones that DO NOT have a light glaze on them. It just makes them harder to work with but that's all that Hobby Lobby had at the time I got mine.

3) Photo or your choice. Printing them off at home will work just as well as getting a photo that has been printed from a lab. If you don't want to use a photo, you could use scrap book paper or google an image and see if you find something you like. The pictures of the owl and women I found on google. If you have pictures of your great grandma or whoever it would be fun to copy and use those images. Or you can always find vintage photos at thrift stores. 

4) I used tacky glue but any glue that dries clear will work. Spread a thin coat of glue on the image of your choice. Center the image in the clear gem the way you want and let dry a minute or so.

 

 5) Once dry, cut excess paper off from around your gem.

6) put your hardware on back. I actually put on a pin and an alligator clip. I love to wear them on my black peacoat in the winter it really makes them pop. The possibilities are endless, for go the hardware and make a head band or...insert your imagination here. Let me know if you found a different way to use these, send me a pic and I will post it on the blog. I would love to hear from you!



Image courtesy of Fickle Pickle



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