Materials:
- Small Shells
- Tacky Glue
- 13" x 8" Cardboard
- Paint
- Paintbrush
- Craft Knife
- Ruler & Pencil
- Optional - Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
Optional - If you prefer, they
sell ready - to - decorate picture frames at craft stores. If you
decided to use one of those, you can eliminate the cardboard, craft
knife ruler, pencil and hot glue gun.
Also, colored poster board can be used in place of the cardboard
eliminating the need to paint the
frame.
1) Cut 2 pieces of cardboard 8"w x 6 ½" h.
2) Take one of the 8" x 6 ½" pieces of cardboard. This will be the front
of the frame. If your frame is being made to fit a 3 ½" x 5" picture,
you will need to make a 3" x 4 ½" opening. If your picture is 4" x 6"
make your opening 3 ½" x 5 ½". To make the opening, mark the center of
this cardboard piece and use it to mark the size of the opening you
need.
3) Using a craft knife and a ruler or straight edge, cut out the opening
and save the piece you cut out. It will become the stand for your frame.
4) Paint the front piece of your frame. I used blue paint and left the
paint streaky to give it a beachy look. Let paint dry.
5) Fold one of the 3" ends back 1" from the end. Glue this 1" x 3"
section to the front of the other 8" x 6 ½" piece leaving the rest of
the stand piece loose. When gluing the stand on, be sure the stand is
centered side to side and that the other 3" end is even with the bottom
edge of he frame back. [If you made the larger opening, your stand will
also be larger.] Set aside and let glue dry.
6) With the tacky glue or the hot glue - glue the front of the frame to
the back of the frame on 3 sides only leaving the top open for inserting
your picture. Be sure to glue close to the edge so you still have an
opening big enough for your picture.
7) Spread the tacky glue over the entire front of the picture frame. The
glue will be on top of the paint but don’t worry, the glue will dry
clear. An easy way to spread the glue is to squeeze out some glue then
spread it with a popsicle stick or plastic knife.
8) Place the shells randomly all over the glued area. Let dry completely
then place one of your favorite pictures in it.
Variation: For a different look, replace the shells
with buttons.
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