Howdy! I got to spend some time crafting yesterday, and well, it was very good for my soul! {smile} Crafting, sewing, baking, and pretty packaging - all make my soul happy! I'm not quite sure why, but the whole process of 'creating' is what makes me shine. {smile} I hope that you know what truly makes you 'happy' and what fuels your inner peace. And I know I am blessed to have the time, opportunity, and 'vision' to do these things.
I picked up two white plastic frames from Ikea, about three years ago. Both frames are 5" x 7". One frame is rectangular and the other one is oval. I knew that I loved the design, but wanted to 'do' something with them. So they sat in my stash for a l o n g time. At first, I thought that they needed some paint. Ok, spray, chalk, what? And do I do a distress technique, or faux metal, or dry brushing, or ???? The thoughts in my head swirled at all the possibilities. Too many ideas, it made me nauseous. So, I focused my attention on what to put in them. And the possibilities were endless. I tucked the frames away in a cabinet, and moved on.
While in Phoenix, last month, I picked up some beautiful, and I do mean beautiful fabric. Ridiculously priced. But drop dead gorgeous! I picked up three different materials from the Rachel Ashwell collection. Three different textures, and weights, and three different prints.
here is what I did with the rectangle photo frame:
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| Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Primrose Poplin Fabric |
Recipe: I added two pieces of blanket batting, and then one 6" x 8" piece of this beautiful shabby chic fabric! (I washed and dried the fabric as soon as I got it home, from Phoenix.) I didn't iron, or adhere the layers of fabric. I wanted them to have that wrinkled, worn look to them.
I added the only pale mint crochet doily I had in my stash. [thank goodness, it is one of the larger ones I had.] I tried rhinestone pendants, vintage brooches, and antique ribbon sliced. Nothing looked 'right'. So, I dung around in my Melissa Frances resin stash. [I have too many pieces in this stash, as well.]
At first I tried the bird cage, the nest, a door knocker, and then, I reached for the bird. But it felt as though it was missing something under the branch. I tried buttons, vintage brooches, rhinestone buttons, and then it occurred to me! Add a door knob! I tied 4 different ones, until I found this one! [and yes, I have a stash of door knobs - don't judge me {smile}] *To keep the door knob from falling forward, I added two pieces of chip board to the back of this framed insert. The screw goes through the chip board, batting, fabric and doily. I did add some diamond glaze to the threads of the screw to help secure the door knob to the piece. But the door knob was 'missing' something.
I got it! ribbon. More specifically seam binding! and I purchased a whole roll [yes, 125 yards, of this beautifully soft, pale, pink seam binding] while in Phoenix. So, I made a triple bow. I purposefully left the tails of the bow long. I wanted them to hang over the photo space. I wanted some bling. I cut a 2" length from my rhinestone chain stash [I have a lot of stashes] and hot glued the rhinestones to the center of the bow. And viola!
I am super happy with how this little project turned out. Now, I need to start the oval frame. {smile}
Thank you for stopping by. I hope that I have inspired you to look at some ordinary items around your home with a 'new' eye. Jazz-up some of those ordinary items, and make them work in your space. This frame [along with it's other part of the pair] are to be hung in the hall bathroom. I have decorated that space shabby chic, and very feminine. As, I am the one who mostly uses it. I wanted a pretty space. {smile}
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