I saw these cute little pictures frames at Michael's in their dollar spot last month.
(BTW.....if you didn't already know......their dollar spot is huge and seriously ROCKS)
Their colors were a bit on the bright side for me, but for a dollar I decided I could see beyond their brash paint job to the beauty lurking below.
So I bought 6 home with me, along with my current favorite colored paint.
I popped the backs off of the frames using a screwdriver and most came off very easily.
I then painted the fronts several times. Because their original color was so bright, it took many layers of paint to completely cover them.
Then I took some cardboard (I used the piece they put in packages of patterned printer paper but any kind of cardboard would work) and spray painted them with 3 coats of chalkboard paint. I traced around the back of each frame and cut them out.
Then I hot glued the chalkboard piece and the back of the frame pieces together and I was done!
Aren't they cute?
And for only a little more than $7 I have 6 super cute little gifts.
I'm going to give one of these little cuties away.
So leave a comment and I'll put your name in for the drawing!
Okay... I won one of the last giveaways, so I'm not really entering, but I wanted to say how cute these are!!! And that color is the color of my bedspread. LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely DARLING!! Wish I didn't live so far from Michaels :(
ReplyDeleteThese are SO CUTE! What a neat idea for gifts, hostess gifts, kids party favor gifts, teacher gifts...etc. LOVE IT.
ReplyDeleteCute!! Cute!! Cute!!! And So Creative!! Fingers Crossed, I'd loved to win one. Thanks!! Renee
ReplyDeleteMy goodness how cute! I was in Michael's this week and didn't see a dollar spot, just some "ehh" clearance items. Please enter me in the contest - I just came from Kimba's where I posted a filing cabinet in almost the same color as these frames :D
ReplyDeleteVery clever Idea. I love the blue that you painted them. The original colors would have gone nicely in my living room, but the blue would go in my master bedroom!!
ReplyDeleteShannon, you are so creative! YOu are always giving me great ideas! I have actually seen these frames, but could not figure out what to do with them!! I also loved it when you did the plates!!
ReplyDeleteThose are SO cute! They would look adorable for a party to label cheeses or different appetizers.
ReplyDeleteT- 4 days til you get to help decorate my mantle :) I won already, so don't enter me either, but what a GREAT idea!!
ReplyDeleteYou crafty thing! You find the coolest stuff :-)
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I would love to have one of these on my desk in my office!
ReplyDeleteThose are darling. I wish I had just a smidgen of your creativity!
ReplyDeleteWow...are those amazing. I'm off to Michael's thanks for the great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteFirst time at your blog. I love it!!
Those are soooooo cute! I saw those at Michaels too, but didn't buy them. What was I thinking? Obviously, I wasn't. I love the color too! I hope I win. I hope I win. I hope I win.
ReplyDeleteYou have such great ideas. Where do you come up with them all? I think Laurel and I need to get together soon and make some Christmas gifts!
ReplyDeleteOK, I love the blue you chose. Much much cuter than the original colors!
ReplyDeleteMy kids would love to play with those. Very Cute!!
ReplyDeletethose are seriously adorable. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! I love how easy they are on the budget. Thanks for info. and giveaway.
ReplyDeletesoooo sweet! and LOVE the color!
ReplyDeleteAm I too late to win one? Those are adorable ... I need to head to Michael's. They'd make such cute placecard holders as well ... you could even write a neat quote on each one. Love them!
ReplyDeleteI love these chalkboard crafts. I need to get the chalkboard paint and make something.
ReplyDeleteOn my to do list.
Oh my goodness! I was just at Goodwill today and the same idea crossed my mind! :-) Unfortunately, I was on another mission and was trying to stay focused on the project at hand. Yours are so so cute! Hope I can create something as cute as these some day!
ReplyDeleteso cute! love the color. I don't live near a michael's... so i rarely get there. :(
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job seeing past their bright color! I'm not sure I would have.
gail
i was thinking i might need to go get an ORANGE (or 3) one and NOT paint them. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are sooo creative, my friend. :o)
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable. Makes me wish we had a Michael's close!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I love that color of blue.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea!
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