I am an idea person: very visual with a brain that is constantly coming up with ideas for everything from home decor and organization to future wedding plans. This is where Pinterest replaced my "book of 'Someday' ideas". I can sift through endless photos, save the ideas that I like and want to implement, and figure out how to actually make these ideas come to fruition. This brings me to a perpetual dilemma in my home: what do you do with old picture frames?!
We recently downsized our photos on the walls of our home and were left with an over abundance of frames. I used one antique number to display my recent degree from Florida State College - it looks rather distinguished on my bedroom wall - .
There is always a need for frames at some point, so I really do hate to get rid of them. Cross stitch and embroidery projects have been frequent productions over the past few years, and I know that I can turn just about any frame into a home for some project. However... I have been carrying around a set of frames that once displayed photos of the McGehee cousins in my grandparent's home.
They were totally "grandma" style: white with green mats, short and wide (or tall and skinny depending on your vantage point) enough to hold three 4x6 pictures. They are a shape that you just know you will want to have at some point in the future, but that currently sits in a box labeled "frames for future projects". I hate that box. It doesn't fit into my carefully arranged layers of storage bins in the basement. Tonight, insomnia proved productive -and- I was able to use one of the three frames!
Here, you can see both the "before" and "after". With some black spray paint, a scrap of fabric, and a Sharpie this frame was transformed into a functional and stylish memo board.
I don't think that I am completely satisfied with the result. As you can tell the fabric pattern makes any memo hard to read... I was also thinking about embroidering the word "memo" on a less busy piece of fabric. In the near future, these three frames will all be black and have a different memo function (maybe a menu and chore list...)
The point here is that you can transform an old, useless picture frame into one of those spiffy dry-erase boards that you pay big bucks for at the craft store. It is more versatile in design, it requires very little effort, and it can give you the satisfaction of reducing the size of your craft-donation-throw-away pile. AND, if you do need a picture frame in the future you can wipe away any writing and pop a photo right in. It always helps to have irregular sized frames around just in case.
I don't think that I am completely satisfied with the result. As you can tell the fabric pattern makes any memo hard to read... I was also thinking about embroidering the word "memo" on a less busy piece of fabric. In the near future, these three frames will all be black and have a different memo function (maybe a menu and chore list...)
The point here is that you can transform an old, useless picture frame into one of those spiffy dry-erase boards that you pay big bucks for at the craft store. It is more versatile in design, it requires very little effort, and it can give you the satisfaction of reducing the size of your craft-donation-throw-away pile. AND, if you do need a picture frame in the future you can wipe away any writing and pop a photo right in. It always helps to have irregular sized frames around just in case.
