Photo taken 12/4/11 during a date night at FunFusion in NY.
I recently picked up my very first bottle of Mod Podge and I am hooked. For my very first project I decided to attempt to decorate some frames for Valentine’s Day. I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but I love how they turned out!
This project is perfect for sprucing up old frames. I didn’t have any frames in need of an immediate makeover so I picked some up at Walmart for 98 cents.
I was hoping to find white frames, but I was unable to find any. I ended up grabbing brown frames and painting them with white acrylic paint.
In Photoshop, I made a chevron pattern, tiled it to fit an entire sheet of paper, and printed it out.
I then, brushed a little Mod Podge on the frame and placed the frame on the back of my chevron pattern.
With a X-ACTO knife, I trimmed around the frame, leaving just enough paper to fold around the frame.
I brushed a layer of Mod Podge on top of the chevron paper and folded the excess paper around the frame. I glopped on too much Mod Podge in some areas, so the ink bled a little. Other than that it looks super cool, huh?
Although my frame was pretty pre-glitter, I decided to go over the red chevron lines with a red glitter pen.
Voila!
I also decorated another frame (not as great as my first) and slid a cute “i love us” print inside.
What will I Mod Podge next? Stayed tuned…
I Love Us prints can be found here and here, chevron patterns here (a freebie from me).
Linking to: Made by you Monday, Craft-o-Maniac, Sumo’s Sweet Stuff, and The Girl Creative
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8 Comments
I just discovered the greatness that is Mod Podge too, and just did my first project. I’m hooked as well! I absolutely LOVE your chevron print! When I went to download it, it wasn’t available. Any chance you could re-post? Thanks!!
View CommentHi Danielle, thanks for letting me know that the file was down. Here’s a new link. Enjoy!
View CommentLove the frames. I think the glitter gives it an extra oomph!
View CommentThanks, that’s exactly what I thought!
View CommentOoh, I love them! So classy, and easy to make.
That photo of you two is gorgeous.
View CommentI’m hooked!
And thank you. There’s another photo of us from about 5 years ago that I wanted to frame. It was a little not safe for a family friendly sponsored post. We shared a kiss on the beach and I was in a bikini. The angle put a little more emphasis on the side of my boob and our sensual kiss… It was beautiful but I kept questioning it. Maybe I’ll share in a later post, lol.
View CommentCute frames! I am going to give this a try.
View CommentLet me know how they turn out for you!
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