I've Been Framed - Tutorial

I love crafting along with cooking and decorating.

These fun frames are an easy project that take very little

skill and just a little more time. 

I wanted to make some cute frames so off to the craft store

I went. 

I found two scrapbooking papers I liked, two unfinished flat

wood frames and spray paint to coordinate with the papers.

One frame got spray painted black and one cream.  I

do that out in the garge with plastic laid down on the

cement.  Don't have your car in there as there does

tend to be some overspray.

Next, cut the paper to match the frame.

Use a sponge brush and apply Mod Podge to the frame.

Lay the paper on top, smoothing out any wrinkles and apply

another layer on the top of the paper.  Let dry.

I then sanded the edges with a medium sandpaper.

You could also glaze after this point if you wanted

a more antique look.  My papers already had the

look I was going for.

I created burnt satin roses to decorate the frames with.

If you want a tutorial on how to do those,

click here.

I had some neighborhood girls come over and we made

roses all night.  They are soooo easy.  The girls glued

them to headbands.

The large pink flower, I cut six large petals and

burned the edges, then gathered them at the bottom

and sewed them together.  I finished by gluing a

button in the center.

Glue the roses onto the frame.

These are a fun easy project to teach

someone else.

You wouldn't have to put the roses on, you could leave

them as is or decorate them any way you would like.

(Pictures courtesy of Photobucket.com)

I also won a giveaway from Tanya at

Sew Many Dreams.

This is her first giveaway.  She made the 

gorgeous cable knit "scarfette" from

wool yarn.  It is so beautifully done.  She calls it a

"scarfette" because it is short and wraps around and

then threads through.  Soooo cute.  Tanya also made the

card.  Thanks Tanya for the great giveaway.

Visit Tanya, she not only sews but cooks.  She

is a great blogging friend and I feel really lucky to

have her beautiful scarf.

I will be posting this with

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