Modpodge Photo Frame
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Whoo wheeee!!! Did I
drop the ball in December, or what???!!???
drop the ball in December, or what???!!???
It seems as I get older that time is FLYING! Christmas has come and gone, and I never even
baked a batch of cookies… and now that I think of it, I didn’t take my normal
Christmas cookies to the fire department.
baked a batch of cookies… and now that I think of it, I didn’t take my normal
Christmas cookies to the fire department.
DANG!
Oh well.
So what is to blame for this time flying by??? Well, my
boyfriend Houston thinks he is the culprit, and he is probably right. I have been MAJORLY slacking when it comes to
my chores, craft projects and just about everything else that doesn’t include
him. Now, he is not to blame… no, no, no. I am the one who
wants to spend almost every free second together. – He is so great, he will
even go couponing with me at Target (winner!)
boyfriend Houston thinks he is the culprit, and he is probably right. I have been MAJORLY slacking when it comes to
my chores, craft projects and just about everything else that doesn’t include
him. Now, he is not to blame… no, no, no. I am the one who
wants to spend almost every free second together. – He is so great, he will
even go couponing with me at Target (winner!)
So the dilemma: what
to buy the guy who wants for nothing, has everything and insists that time
together is the only thing he wants for Christmas??? * Girlfriend freak out * I managed to be creative and get a few quirky
gifts, and made him a favorite snack, but when it came down to having something
for him to really enjoy, I was stumped. Everything I tried to coordinate either failed to happen in time for Christmas or I hated the end result. Yes, I am even guilty of trolling on Pinterest searching for “gifts for
your boyfriend” ideas. UGH.
to buy the guy who wants for nothing, has everything and insists that time
together is the only thing he wants for Christmas??? * Girlfriend freak out * I managed to be creative and get a few quirky
gifts, and made him a favorite snack, but when it came down to having something
for him to really enjoy, I was stumped. Everything I tried to coordinate either failed to happen in time for Christmas or I hated the end result. Yes, I am even guilty of trolling on Pinterest searching for “gifts for
your boyfriend” ideas. UGH.
Then I had a stroke of genius. I would make a photo frame! I love photography, and so does Houston;
actually, he REALLY likes photos of us together. I envisioned a black and white frame with a
color photo in the middle.
actually, he REALLY likes photos of us together. I envisioned a black and white frame with a
color photo in the middle.
I purchased an unfinished wood frame from Michaels and used
craft paint to paint the edges black. *Forgive me for also slacking on the “in process” photos.
craft paint to paint the edges black. *Forgive me for also slacking on the “in process” photos.
I printed black and white photos of us from the last 12 months and carefully
arranged them around the border. *I printed on plain ‘ol white paper to get the sizes right before I printed on photo paper.
arranged them around the border. *I printed on plain ‘ol white paper to get the sizes right before I printed on photo paper.
We usually take photos landscape and I had a little spot of the frame that was uncovered, so I put our names and the year on the bottom right corner. – cute. One of my favorite pictures went in the middle and, viola!
I had originally planned on modgepodging the frame to make a
smooth surface once everything was attached, but I decided to do a test on a
couple of extra photos… I am sooooooo glad that I did! I am assuming that since I printed the photos
at home on my ink jet printer when I put modgepodge over it, it turned the
white parts of the photos purple!!! So glad I didn’t ruin my newly finished
frame!
smooth surface once everything was attached, but I decided to do a test on a
couple of extra photos… I am sooooooo glad that I did! I am assuming that since I printed the photos
at home on my ink jet printer when I put modgepodge over it, it turned the
white parts of the photos purple!!! So glad I didn’t ruin my newly finished
frame!
Houston thought it was great and couldn’t believe I had made it from scratch – yes, I suppose ordering one would have been easier, wouldn’t it??? Merry Christmas, my man.
