| Twice a year in my community, they have a "large | | | | there, or decoupage photo copies of pictures, family |
| garbage" pick up day. That is my favorite day!. I drag | | | | vacations, or you could rubber stamp a design... your |
| my family along, and we drive up and down the | | | | imagination is your limit. |
| streets looking for buried treasure! | | | | I hung this in my kitchen and its a great way to keep in |
| I found this great large white frame on top of a pile of | | | | touch with your growing kids!, they can just quick |
| appliances, I took it home and cleaned it up. It was solid | | | | scribble in chalk on the board where they will be or |
| wood, there was no picture or mirror, just the frame. | | | | phone numbers etc. If you don't like the idea of a chalk |
| My husband wanted to know.. what was I going to do | | | | board, then you could get a roll of cork from the |
| with it?.. He visioned it ending up in his garage! | | | | hardware store or cork tiles and glue them to the |
| I cleaned it up, painted it white, and then I purchased a | | | | hardwood and use pins for messages.. |
| cheap piece of hardboard from my local lumber store, | | | | This was a great way to use a good wooden frame |
| and it just happened to fit the frame, but they will cut it | | | | that just needed some TLC, that would have |
| for you for a small fee if you can't cut it yourself. My | | | | otherwise ended up in the dump. Recycling is good for |
| frame was 2.5 x 4 feet. | | | | the earth, its good for your creative soul, and its good |
| I inserted it into my frame, and I then glued a piece of | | | | for a craft business.. as every piece is unique. Also |
| flat trim I had kicking around the house (I am a pack | | | | watch out for cupboard doors, they can make great |
| rat!) about 1/4 of the way down to give the | | | | pieces of art, as there tends to be trim on them that |
| appearance of a separate section. I painted the largest | | | | makes them look framed, you can use crackle paint to |
| section with blackboard paint (Its probably best to do | | | | make it look even older, or old jewelry boxes, cutlery |
| this before inserting it into the frame) I used 3 coats | | | | boxes, stools, its amazing what you can find out there. |
| and make sure its good and dry, I then created a | | | | That saying "one persons trash is another persons |
| painting in the top section. My passion is painting, but if | | | | treasure" is so true! |
| you don't like to paint, you could frame a cross stitch in | | | | |