I never know what presents to get for guys. Anyone with me? This weekend we went to a party to celebrate several birthdays, one of them for a guy. I knew I wanted to diy his gift, but I didn't know what to do. After wandering around Michaels for a bit, I finally got some inspiration...who doesn't like getting a picture frame? Here's how I did it...
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1. I bought an unfinished frame (which I forgot to take a picture of), and painted it blue with regular ol' craft paint.
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2. Then, I dug through my stash to find the manliest paper I had, and tore it into thin strips.
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3. Next, I got out my Mod Podge. MP is an absolute crafting essential for me!
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4. Then I began podging the strips around the frame, leaving small gaps to let paint show through.
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5. Once I had gone all the way around the frame, I used Distress Ink to darken it up. It's important to distress before podging, otherwise the the ink won't hold.
6. After that I put on two coats of MP over the whole thing, to give it a nice shine.
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7. Finally, I mostly covered up the gaps where the paint was with more little strips of paper. This time I left the white, torn parts showing. This gave it a layered, marble look. To finish it up, I covered it all over with MP again.
Here's the final product.
Our friend really appreciated it.
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This post is linked up to the DIY Showoff's
Project Parade. So much inspiration!
1 comment:
Hi Kristina,
Thank-you for telling me about the soup! I'm happy you liked it.
Awesome frame. I admire that you can envision and create things like this!
Laura
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