So, have you heard? Curbly is releasing a new ebook next week, Make It! Secondhand Chic. In it Chrisjob, ModHomeEcTeacher and I scoured our favorite second-hand haunts and came up with 14 very cool and inspiring makeovers (if I do say so myself!) that will have you rummaging through rummage too! One of my projects featured in the book uses picture frames. Since I’m under strict no-giveaways rules, I can’t tell you much about it. I will say, however, that the black picture frame, shown above, didn’t make the cut because of its shape. (Not much of a hint, huh?) Because I CAN’T let a thing go to waste, even a second-hand thing, I put my reusable thinking cap on and decided to use my rejected reject to make a super simple floating frame. Here’s what you’ll need to make one:
- Two second-hand picture frames of the same size. The frames themselves don’t have to be the same size, just the glass. (I’ve got plans for the glass-less frame too!)
- Something to frame. I had a botanical shape that I cut out of stencil sheets using my Cricut (and this cartridge) that I didn’t know what to do with. As it turned out, this was a perfect project for it.
- A hot glue gun and glue stick.
Now for the simple steps:
1. Take the glass panes out of the frames and clean ’em.
2. Next make a ‘glass sandwich’ by placing one of the glass panes back into the frame you want to use, then center your picture/piece to be framed and then insert the second piece of glass over your picture/piece. Because my botanical was opaque, I didn’t use glue to hold it in place, but if it hadn’t been, I would have put a dot of glue on the back of it so it wouldn’t slip. Although, because the stencil medium is mylar, it sort of ‘clings’ so no worries about slipping for me.
3. Run a bead of hot glue around the perimeter of your glass sandwich.
And that’s it!!!
Now, keep in mind that hot glue–or any other kind of glue–is going to make it very tricky to re-use the frame. However, small cleats or even weatherstripping might be a better way to go if you’re so inclined. I just used hot glue because it’s the easiest!
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