so i’m kinda behind on posting some of the stuff i’ve been working on lately!  i need to catch up!!!

i had this frame laying around forever, it has a bracket that slides through two holes at the bottom that holds the glass in place and also serves as the stand for the frame.  it was originally natural wood colored, but since all of my other photo frames are black i decided to paint it.  i took these pictures of my stepdaughter, Courtney, a few weeks ago – she loves butterflies and has developed an innate skill for catching them and getting them to sit on her finger!  i thought it would be really cool to do something with these feather butterflies i had sitting around that i picked up at Hobby Lobby… this is what i ended up with:

i am really pleased with the way this turned out – i only had an 8×6″ canvas to work with so it was really tough deciding how to place things and make them fit in the space, but in the end i think it really looks nice!  i even painted the frame with black glitter to give it a little extra sparkle, but you can’t really tell that from the pic.  it is now proudly on display on our mantle!

thanks for stopping by – more crafty updates to come

MATERIALS:

• Cardstock – Paperbilities
• Patterned Paper – KI Memories “Pop Culture”, The Paper Studio
• Alphas – American Crafts
• Feather Butterflies – Hobby Lobby floral dept.
• Misc. picture frame
• Black acrylic paint, black glitter glue

Tags: crafts, decor, kids, scrapbooking

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