Tuesday, March 10th, 2015
The other day I went to Joann’s for yarn… went home with yarn and some wood slats HA! For some reason right after I grabbed my yarn I ended up walking around the entire store like I always do, then in the middle of the wood crafts aisle this frame DIY idea came to my mind. I realized I had the rest of the materials at home so I ran out of there as soon I could without getting more distracted. Is it just me or can you not just go in and out of that store? I always end up spending way too much money time there. Thank God they have great coupons, otherwise we would be in big trouble HA! Anyways, back to the DIY.
The materials you need are simple, paint or stain of your choice, wood slats (these were $3.49 and makes two sets of frames once cut into four. I mean, it doesn’t get better than that!), washi tape, double sided tape, push pins and some twine. Then, you pick your favorite print and away you go to DIY-land (is that a thing?) I ended up picking some prints from my etsy shop since I’m a dork who likes to frame my own artwork HA! I sized and cut my wood pieces to hang about a 1/2″ over my prints. The next step once your wood is stained and dry, grab your twine and push pins and add it to one of your pieces. Depending on how thick your wood pieces are, be careful not to push the pins all the way through since you don’t want them showing in the front. Then grab your print with some pieces of your favorite washi tape and stick it to the wood making sure it’s centered. For the bottom panel, I used a little piece of double sided tape to keep both the panel and print together. The end result is just beautiful! I love how the possibilities are endless with this. What do you think? Will you give it a shot? I know we all have stuff that needs to be hung lying around. No, just me? Oh well, have fun, get creative and enjoy decorating with your new frames!
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