Up until last week, when you walk in the front door of our house you would see this:
In comes Happy Jose. A handsome man inside an even handsomer frame. The lady at the thrift store commented that she had been wondering who would buy this portrait (since obviously the people who loved him best didn't even want it). So I knocked Happy Jose out (not literally), gathered a few other thrift store finds, spray painted them all red and then antiqued them with stain (Ashley Ann will tell you how to do it here). The frames all sat empty for a while but were crying out for a little something more. A little something like burlap, paper, and chicken wire. You can't go wrong with those these days.
For this frame I bought some chicken wire from Home Depot (the little square kind looked better in this smaller frame) spray painted it brown, cut it to fit the back of the frame, and staple gunned it on. Its metal so its also magnetic! Of course it needed a little doily and burlap love as well.
This one got little book paper flags that say faith, hope, and love.
And this one got a little specimen art inspired by this. To make the twine letter, I printed and "S" out on card stock and used lots of hemp twine and hot glue to wrap and cover.
love this so much!!
ReplyDeletethat red is fabulous!
Wow, you are crafty! Love it!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative! I love all the crafty items around your house.
ReplyDeleteYou outdo yourself every time. I would like to import you for some consultations.
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Does Happy Jose kind of look like Brett's dad?
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