Thrift Store Frame to Holiday Fame!

Hello fellow holiday makers! Today I wanted to share a great holiday decor idea with you all! This is a fantastic way to show off some of your latest Santa pictures or holiday cards along with old childhood photos. I also use it to remember family who’s no longer with us. My husband’s father passed away a few years ago so the holidays can be a bit sad without him. I wanted to find a way to honor his memory without overshadowing the Christmas experience for the kids.

This is what I have come up with. It is an 11X14 inch reminder of his wonderful smile and the life in which he was proud to have lived. I hope that it makes him happy to know that he is remember in our hearts always, not just on Christmas even though he does have a special place on the wall during the holidays. Good luck with your holiday projects! Enjoy!

Step 1 Find your frame to fame!

Here's what you will need:

• Old thrift store picture frame without the glass
• Ribbon (2 different colors)
• Krylon Spray Paint (I've added a link to the one I used)

Tools needed:

• Hot Glue Gun (or tacks, glue, velcro, other form of stickyness)
• Scissors

I love to shop thrift stores and luckily for me there are a ton of them in Mississippi! I have 6 within a 22 mile radius from my warm and cozy home! This frame only cost me 30 cents 4 years ago. The blue color paint on the frame was done by me after I bought it and worked out fine for my son’s bedroom wall until he broke the glass. This frame sat in my guest bedroom closet sadly for the last 2 years but now has been given a whole new reason to live! It holds the memory of a great man and demands a much more important role in our homes décor then it did when it held a picture of a giraffe!

Take your thrift store or unused frame from the closet or parts unknown and bring it into the light! Make sure that it is clean and free from debris. I used a wonderful Krylon Paint that does not require any sanding or priming of the painting surface so most of the hard work is out of the way! One of the many perks of Krylon I suppose!

Comments

[babyruthless]

What a cool and easy idea! I will have to start "accidentally" breaking glass out of my fames so I can make some of these for decorations. lol. Have you tried it with the glass left in it? It might give it a more commericial look. Cool instructable!

[TabbyDeAnne]

No no! lol. Breaking glass could be dangerous!! haha! I think that I'm going to try to do one with the glass left in! That is a great idea! Have a Happy Holiday!