Holiday Homeade Frames????

[janielinds]

I was just wondering if anyone knew how to make homeade picture frames to give as gifts? I come from a family that loves to take photos and it gets tiresome to just keep them in an album. So, hopefully, someone creative out there might know how to make a rather cheap photo frame!

Thanks,
Janie

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[qkforever]

I just saw this when I took my kids for their pictures.  It was a shadow box  that was scrapbook.  This one was Christmas themed. There was a spot for a picture to go.  It was so cute. I think I am going to look into see if I can make one.

 

[leosmommy]

Make one out of popcicle sticks...then you have the option of making it an ornament!! Thats all I can suggest!!!!

[mamamiaohmy]

There are so many things you can do with frames.... you could paint the frame itself or leave it , then cover the mat with a nice fabric....you could paint the frame with different fun designs- polka dotting is super easy with the eraser of a pencil dipped in paint....  you could decoupage the frame with whatever- pictures, fabric, etc., you could glue buttons, ribbon, dried/artificial flowers around the frame.....  you could antique it with crackle finish, you could find those cutouts (metal or wood) and glue them on to a painted frame (family, love, sisters, etc....)  Is that kind of what you were thinking of- if not, just disregard it all..... :)  I've seen on more than one craft show where they glued fabric to the mat of a frame to make it "trendy"- it doesn't have to look cheesy.... same with the dried flowers, etc, it's all in the presentation....  Craft stores have a lot of unfinished frames- some flat front, some not, but you could also recycle old frames of your own, or get cheap cheap from thrift stores...  Good luck!  Kathryn

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[jamiewhite2006]

                                                     JAMIE

                                                     PROUD MOM OF 4Make it out of popsicle sticks or cardboard cut it into a square then cut out the middle to fit the size of your picture then decorate it wih fabric or whatever you may want

[laurynsmom16]

I own a home daycare and what I'm doing for the parents is picking a picture of when the parents came to parent participation day. Then I have mats to go in the frames. I'm letting the children paint the mats themselves for a personal touch for their parents.