Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mamas out there!!
A few days ago with Mother’s Day fast approaching I was
trying to figure out what I could possibly do with the little girl I babysit
for as a project for Mother’s Day. She’s
a little too old to do the whole make a hand print in play dough deal, and a
homemade card just wasn’t going to cut it.
I also didn’t want to simply buy a kit at the store and make some
generic gift. So I decided to head to
Michael's and let the creative spirit move me.
I no sooner
walked through the front door of Michael’s when wham, the most wonderful idea
for a Mother’s Day present hit me… hand decorated picture frames! Actually, it quite literally hit me. I was taking a few of them off the display and
one fell and hit me in the face. These
picture frames would be the perfect way to let the little girl be creative and
make a gift her mom, aunt, and
grandmother, would love.
Now I’m sure you’re thinking that
there’s no way picture frames could be budget friendly. Well let me tell you, these frames only cost
$1 each! They came in three different
shapes, but I ultimately chose the ones with a heart shape in the middle
because they were for Mother’s Day after all.
Conveniently located next to the frames there were some pretty flower
foam shapes which were on sale as well that I thought would cost me around a
dollar. But I figured since we were making
3 frames, $0.33 cents a frame wasn’t a bad deal so I grabbed some. Well guess how much I paid for the stickers…
$0.01!! That’s right, stickers that were once closer to $4, cost me one
penny!! You can’t even get penny candy
anymore, so me finding a whole pack of stickers for a penny is like winning the
budget lottery. I also needed a piece of
scrapbook paper to serve as the backing for the frame and luckily for me scrapbook
paper was on sale that day. It only cost
me $0.20, not too shabby. We already had
the paint to paint the frames, so this project only cost me $3.41,
which is perfect for a girl on a budget!!
The next day we spent the afternoon
painting and decorating the frames with her mom, her aunt, and her grandmother’s
favorite colors and the stickers. When
the paint had dried I had her write their names in permanent marker at the
bottom of the frame. It would be next to
impossible for kid to have the brush skills to paint their names onto a frame,
heck I even have a hard time painting names sometimes. She was able to use her imagination and customize
the frames however she wanted, something that you can’t do when you buy a
premade kit. I was so happy with the way
the frames turned out and what took us an afternoon will give the special women
in the little girl’s life a lifetime of memories!
These frames aren’t just for Mother’s
Day. You can make them for any occasion,
especially when the frames only cost $1!!!
Here’s how to make them:
1. Sand the frame to ensure that the edges of the
frame are smooth
2. Prime
the frames with white paint and let dry
3. Paint
the frames with whichever color you choose and let dry
4. Either
paint or write with permanent marker the name of the recipient, the occasion,
or whatever you choose
5. Decorate
with stickers, foam stickers, or paint a design yourself
6. Cut
out scrapbook or card stock paper to fill the back of the frame
7. Print
out your favorite picture to fill the frame
8. ENJOY!
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