I had such a great day yesterday full of shopping, a doctor's appointment (where I forgot to tell him half of the reason I was there... grrr), and the first Christmas party of the season. It was lots of fun and since I am the new girl, I am so happy to be included.
The party theme was "my favorite things" so we each brought 5 of our favorite things that cost $6 to give away. I came home with some super great things, one was a green vase that is going to be the feature of a future post! Oh, and I have to tell you about the house where the party was. When you walk in there is a big spiral staircase... with ZEBRA carpet! I'm dying at how fantastic it was! Maybe she'll let me snap a picture for you.
Anyway, I decided to go with the whole "12 DIY decor days of Christmas" so welcome to day #2: Starlight Mint Frame.
I bought this foam board at the dollar store a few days ago. I didn't have a clue what I would be doing with it. I just knew that there was a project with it somewhere.
I cut a piece of the board the size of a piece of paper.
A few days ago I pinned this great printable at Capital B. The "Behold Your King" just gives me chills. You know, like the true meaning of Christmas. Anyway, I printed them the full size of the paper and decoupaged them to the foam board that I had cut. I used card stock but if I did it again I would definitely use photo paper because the card stock wrinkled with the decoupage and it looked really crappy so I took some antiquing glaze and tried to make it look old instead of crappy (the one on the right).
Next I glued starlight mints (I'm obsessed with them this season!) around the entire print with hot glue.
I really like the frame but I would prefer it if the print was not antiqued. The gray just looks better fresh.
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What a cute idea! It still looks great even with the Antiqued finish!
ReplyDeleteYOU "did it again" Miss Kelli!
ReplyDeleteI SO need to get to the Dollar Store. It's been a while.... I wonder if they miss me as much as I miss them??!
Smiles,
Suzanne in NW IL
Pretty nice! I like those three boxes that are on your mantle too, and that darling photo!
ReplyDeleteHow neat to see someone use my printable in a project- I love your mint frame! And you are clearly better than me at turning a potentially ruined project into something that works! :P Hope you have a great weekend, Kelli!
ReplyDeleteSuper easy and so so so cute:) I am hosting my first ever link party this weekend and I would love it if you popped over to link up some of your cutie stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim
http://kim-toomuchtimeonmyhands.blogspot.com/2011/12/get-schooled-saturday-1.html
You are SO talented!!! simple but so pretty. thanks so much for linking up to the SPEND LESS-GIVE MORE Handmade Holiday link party at SSJ! :)
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Lauren @ summitstreetjoy.com
Hey, you can always change what you don't like. You've got a good concept going.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit. Do come again.
That quote is beautiful and I love how you framed them-so creative!! And you're way better than me, I just trash anything that doesn't seem to be going in the direction I planned, I'm too impatient to try and save it! ha ha! Great job!
ReplyDeleteThose printables are just GORgeous...and the mint frame is such a great idea! Such a fun project! Thanks for sharing at Shine On Fridays!
ReplyDeleteamy
oneartmama.blogspot.com
What a cute project! I would love for you to share it on the Make and Takes spotlight page (http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight)
ReplyDeleteThis is really cute! It's a great way to show off your printable. Thanks for sharing-
ReplyDeleteI'll be featuring this on my blog tomorrow for Three Things Thursday, where I feature projects that have inspired me each week. I hope you'll stop by and check it out!
Valerie- www.occasionallycrafty.blogspot.com
Beautiful. And I LOVE the photo you have it sitting next to. So cute.
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Jamie
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
So cute! I remember making something like this as a kid:)
ReplyDeleteA great simple project with the right touch of whimsy. Thanks for linking this up to Motivated Monday at BeColorful.
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