Two weekends ago I picked up some little wooden frames at JoAnn's, and just in time too! I wanted to alter one of them for the Crafty Secrets booth at CHA! I managed to squeeze in some time this past weekend to get it finished up. I used regular ol' acrylic paint and painted the wood with a nice vintage pink, and vintage white.
Once the paint was dry, I brushed a light layer of brown paint over the entire frame, and quickly wiped it off with a paper towel. This added just a hint of "age" to the paint, and took the "newness" off of it. I adhered the patterned paper to the front of the frame and inked it up a bit with Walnut Distress Ink by Ranger. I used one of the Crafty Secrets flourishes stamps to add a bit of flair to the front and sides of the frame. Once everything was dry, I made a little pin to add to the center of the ribbon.
Here is a close-up photo of the pin I made using little plastic flower petal and leaf beads, also found at JoAnn's. I used a BIG beaded pin (the pink ball at the top of the flower is the ball on the head of the pin), added the flower petal and leaf beads.
At the base of the beads I added a crimp bead. I also added a bit of jewelers glue to help keep things tightly in place. To keep the sharp tip of the pin from poking anyone, I glued on of the button-style flower beads (included in the package with the other parts) to the tip of the pin, and then glued the bead to the frame.
I'm pleased with the way this little project turned out! It got me wanting to do more painting!!
I'm off to the airport! Today is the start of my trip up to Milwaukee and Chicago! Yahoo!!
Beautifully soft colours, ans so me !
A lovely project.
Posted by: Kathleen | July 19, 2008 at 04:49 PM
Precious! I really like the pin. Thank you for sharing. Have a safe and FUN trip!
Posted by: Mary Lou | July 19, 2008 at 06:18 AM
Anna, this is just so pretty! I think you may have just coined the phrase "vintage-y gorgeous"!
You were the Runner Up for Project of the Week, over at www.Card of the Week.com. You can see the original post at http://www.cardoftheweek.com/2008/07/card-of-the-w-5.html
I included a picture of your card and links to your blog and the original posting. Please let me know if this is OK!
Keep up the AMAZING work!
Posted by: Susanna Boyd | July 18, 2008 at 11:41 AM
I just love anything shabby and this is just vintage-y gorgeous!!
Posted by: Debbie Fisher | July 18, 2008 at 08:52 AM
This is absolutely gorgeous!!! I hope you nail it down in the booth at CHA so no one takes it like they did your project last year :(!! Have a fabulous time and I can't wait to see what you share when you get back. :)
Posted by: Dotty | July 18, 2008 at 07:04 AM
This is pure perfection! Gorgeous! LOVE IT!
Have fun at CHA...those that will get to meet you are SO lucky!!! :D
Posted by: diane mcvey | July 17, 2008 at 07:56 PM
Gorgeous.
Hugs
Nic
Posted by: Nicola | July 17, 2008 at 09:36 AM
Anna, this is beautiful!!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | July 17, 2008 at 08:35 AM
Lovely!! TFS
Posted by: Cindy H. | July 17, 2008 at 06:41 AM
Beautiful work!
Posted by: BlueJules | July 16, 2008 at 10:49 PM
wow what a beautiful frame...luv ur blog
Posted by: Sue | July 16, 2008 at 07:31 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous as is all of your work of course. Have a blast in Chicago!
Posted by: Pam | July 16, 2008 at 06:40 PM
Beautiful but everything you do is - so this is no surprise. Have fun at the show!
Posted by: Erika M | July 16, 2008 at 06:30 PM
I want one of these if I can ever get pregnant!!!
Have fun at CHA!!!
Posted by: Jennifer (jkincolorado) | July 16, 2008 at 03:48 PM
Beautiful! I love Shabby Chic....where did you find the papers?
Posted by: Mel | July 16, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Beautiful, awesome frame, Anna. I love the embellishment! Have a great time this weekend.
Posted by: Kate Hart-Sampson | July 16, 2008 at 11:22 AM
This is so GORGEOUS!! That trick with the brown paint is pure genius. And it really adds so much to this project, just like that darling flower pin you made for that beautiful ribbon. Hope you have a safe trip and a fun time.
Posted by: nise | July 16, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Just too gorgeous! LOVE that beaded pin - what a charming accent!!
Posted by: Maureen W. | July 16, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Oh this is just precious Anna. You did a wonderful job altering the frame and the wee pin and ribbon is a perfect touch...
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | July 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM
This is so gorgeous!
I love the Shabby look it has and the beads and ribbon are wonderful!
Posted by: Lynn | July 16, 2008 at 09:24 AM
Oh, this is gorgeous Anna, wish I could be there to see it IRL!!!
Safe travels to you!
Posted by: pam hooten | July 16, 2008 at 07:54 AM