A few days ago I salvage a broken clip and found some perfect miniatures (see pictures below). I made a frame out of it. I thought it would be perfect imitation of the pictures in "beautiful idea". See tutorial below.
My salvaged clip (before and after.) I simply pulled the thingamajigies apart with a plier.
See the thing circled in red? Those are my frames.
I got the frames directly from the clip, but you might be able to find something else, like a large chain link. If the chain link is too ovalish, use a plier to shape it.
Okay, back to real thing :)
Materials:
Something to use as a frame
Piece of paper
Scissors
Pencil
Optional: Black paint
Glue
I know half the things are not there, but that's because it was my first try and I didn't think about what I'd need. Plus, you guys know the other things!
Instructions:
Option 1:
Step 1: Cut out a paper a bit bigger than the opening of your frame..
Step 2: Trace a picture onto your piece of paper. I used a silhouette, since I felt that would be the easiest to draw. Also remember the "beautiful idea" I showed you about a week ago? That picture frame had a silhouette, and I actually traced off of that - making minor adjustment to fit my picture frame!
Optional Step 3: Color over the pencil with black colored pencil or black paint. (I did this, but I forgot to take pictures :)
Step 4: Put glue around the edges of the frame that will touch the paper. Then glue them together and wait to dry.
Instructions for Option 2:
(I don't have pictures 'cause I couldn't do it. :)
Step 1: Print your picture/silhouette onto a piece of paper, making sure to zoom in/out so that the picture will fit in your frame.
Step 2: Cut the picture out of the paper.
Step 3: Put glue around the edges of the frame that will touch the paper. Then glue them together and wait to dry.
You are done!
Enjoy,
Erin
I hope you can tell this was done in a hurry :)
So please leave your comments or questions in the comment box below. Email not required. Also, your name can be anything you can think of. I don't need to know your name or email address :)
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