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
I am a member of the Walmart Moms program. Walmart is compensating me for sharing this DIY project (featuring products that I purchased from Walmart) with you. All words and opinions are always my own. Read my full disclosure policy here.
Danielle
Monday 3rd of February 2014
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!!
Sheena Tatum
Tuesday 4th of February 2014
Hi Danielle, thanks for letting me know that the file was down. Here's a new link. Enjoy!
Diane @ Philzendia
Monday 13th of February 2012
Love the frames. I think the glitter gives it an extra oomph!
Sheena
Tuesday 14th of February 2012
Thanks, that's exactly what I thought!
Kathleen
Thursday 9th of February 2012
Ooh, I love them! So classy, and easy to make.
That photo of you two is gorgeous.
Sheena
Sunday 12th of February 2012
I'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.
Latonya
Thursday 9th of February 2012
Cute frames! I am going to give this a try.
Sheena
Sunday 12th of February 2012
Let me know how they turn out for you!