Frame It In Style

I love to shop in boutiques.  Everything is unique and you

aren't going to see it in every store you go into.

Last year my daughter and daughter in law saw a simple pink

wood frame with a white raw silk ribbon and a jewel.  It was

simple yet gorgeous.  I turned it over about gasped.  They were

asking $98.00 for it.  Mind you, there wasn't more than $25

in supplies, and that is if the jeweled piece was fairly pricey.

We decided to go home and make them ourselves.  This year

I went there again and I guess they sold that one, now they had

a white one priced at $105 and the ribbon wasn't even

 as wide as the one last year.

I immediately had to text my daughter in law and tell her how

much it was selling for this year.

Then later, my daughter in law presented me with this

one she had made that I featured in my trayscape on

Tuesday.  I promised a tutorial for it.  This is a super simple

craft that takes only minutes and you may have all of the

makings for it already.

All it takes is a frame, some ribbon, a jewel and a hot glue gun

and you can create a fabulous gift for very little time

or money.

I bought this ribbon at a local store, Thanksgiving Emporium for

 about $4 a yard.  You will use right around one yard.

The pressed metal frame came from another little store

and cost $9 (theirs was wood, you can use any frame you like).

The brooch is one I already had, but I have cut apart necklaces,

earrings or used fancy buttons before.

Using around a yard, make a bow.  This ribbon was so bulky

that I decided not to tie a 

 bow but to create the bow shape and then tie it off in the

center with a smaller ribbon.

Glue the bow in the center of the frame (make sure you know

which is the top of the frame.)  Hold it until it is secure,then glue

or pin your jewel on.  You can always find inexpensive

brooches, dangly earrings or necklaces in the costume jewelry

sections of stores, or use something you already have.

If  you think you might want to reuse the brooch, just pin

it on, otherwise, I usually glue the piece on.

Trim the ends of the ribbon.  I often glue the ends down to the

frame also, so I can have them stay where I want them to.

Finished in just minutes - ready to fill with a picture or to

give away as a gift.

I just pinned this one on so I didn't destroy the brooch.

On this one I created a bow by tying multiple bows

out of satin, and organza ribbon and layering

with cut ribbons, netting and lace, tying them all together in

the center.

Then I took an old necklace that I didn't wear anymore and

broke the loop off using my wire cutters.

Everything is glued together quickly.

The crystals on the jeweled necklace piece dangle prettily from

the center of the bow on a similar pressed metal frame only

this time in pink.  This is perfect for a picture of a little princess.

You can do the same with a large dangly earring.

Earrings are great because you get two jewels to work with.

I love the varied fabrics and textures that make up this bow.

I know just the princess to give this to.

This beautiful frame is in inspired by 

Valentine's Day.

This is a little $5 frame I got on sale at Home Goods.

I used red ribbons and white netting and tied a

similar bow, tying a traditional bow with the red organza

and then cutting the netting and tying it into a bundle,

followed by layering that together with 3 short Valentine

ribbons, all tied together and finished off with a brooch

that I have had for years.  Again, I didn't want to destroy

the brooch so I pinned it on rather than glued it.

Give it a try.  It is such an easy craft to make and

always gets rave reviews.

I will be posting this with

A Few of My Favorite Things,

Feathered Nest,

Show and Tell Friday, Favorite Things Saturday,

Pink Saturday, Weekend Wrap Up

Not Baaaad, Metamorphosis Monday,

Made By You Monday, Twice Owned Tuesday,

Boring to Better, Show and Tell

Valentine Party

Wow Us Wednesday