Mini Framed "Button Owl" Project

I really struggled at what to call this object that I made! It's a redo, a frame, an owl made of buttons, a hair-bow-organizer-topper thing! You'll see...

First, my mom's friend gave her this little metal frame with this red velvet fabric in it that had formerly held a brooch pin. Then my mom gave it to me! (Yea!!!)



I immediately saw the potential & went to work. I keep all of my daughter's hair bows clipped on a french memo board behind her door in her room. They're accessable but out of the way. Well, she has recently been wearing smaller clip-style bows in her fine baby hair & I really needed a way to organize them as well where I could see them all & easily get one. (but alas, the memo board was pretty full already!)

So, I decided to alter the mini frame & use it as a topper for a ribbon that would hold all the little bows. Of course I broke out the Krylon "Watermelon" that I've used to spray many other things in my daughter's room...

Then I cut some chocolate brown knit fabric from an old onesie to cover the red velvet. I thought about removing it, but thought I might like it to just stay under there! I saw that the velvet had just been taped on, so I did the same. If I ever want to change it out, this way it will be easy.

Here's what the back & front looked like at this point:


I then decided to try to make an owl (to match the room's woodland animal theme that happens to be heavy on owls) with buttons. This took a little tweaking to get it to look right. When I was finally happy with it, I hot glued the buttons on. (I don't sew & this was super fast & easy)I then used wide clear tape (classy, I know) to tape a long, wide ribbon onto the back. (Can also be easily changed in the future, if needed.)

I squeezed it in on the wall right next to the French memo board & clipped all the little bows on!
I even sprayed the nail head with paint since it was showing...
Finished!

Fast, Cheap & Easy Frame Redo!

I found this ornate 5x7 frame at the thrift store for 50 cents...

Popped out the glass....
Sprayed it with my fave Krylon "Watermelon" gloss that matches all the other stuff in my daughter's room...
Let it dry, printed a pic off the computer, and tah dah!! A cute new pink frame (with a cute little girl in it!)

More Thrifty Finds!

Over the last 3 weeks, I've made 3 trips to 2 different local thrift stores. I'll admit that I simply cannot stop buying cute clothes for my baby girl! She outgrows them so fast that she is usually in constant need of new outfits anyway. I try to find clothes for my son, but it's a lot harder to find quality used boys clothes (especially in his size) for some reason.

Here are the clothes I found: (each was $3 or less)

I also found a floral bucket ($1.50) & a tissue box cover ($1~will post the redo of this soon)



I was amazed to find these Southern Living at Home decor items!

The tray & the King Street Trio glass vase set were each $5. (My mom bought those from me)

The small Rosedale planter with the 4 Jamestown votive holders was just $1. (I used to be a consultant!)
A pair of shorts, brand new flip-flops & a few children's books for my son ($5 total)...

A glass cutting board that matches my kitchen ($1) and 2 frames ($2 for both)A straw wreath & 3 zippers for craft projects (total 40 cents!)
This concludes the tour of great thrift store bargains! (Until next time!)

Thrift Store Frames with Art Prints

My son's room has a robot theme and he really desperately needs something hanging on his poor walls! I came across this robot abc print and thought I'd seek out a thrift store frame to alter to match his room. I also got an owl abc print to match my daughter's room (and she doesn't need anything else on her walls-but I managed to fit it in somewhere anyway!)

I found these two frames at Helping Hands. The brown one was $2 and the white one was $3.
I popped out the glass & mats & sprayed them...
Watermelon & Cherry Red gloss!
I adhered the robot print to a sheet of navy blue cardstock that I cut down from a 12x12...
Then, to add just a little dimension, I used Zots glue dots to adhere the cardstock to the mat. (The inner area of the mat was too small to let the entire print to show through, so I simply put the print on top of the mat.)
Here is the final product, hung on my son's wall! I love how it turned out...
...And how well it matches his room!
Here is the BEFORE of my daughter's frame. I really scored on this one at $3 because it had this print in it that had been professionally framed and matted with non-glare glass.
After I sprayed it Watermelon, I decided to sand some of the paint off to show the detail of the lines in the frame and to hide of few small chips in the wood.
I adhered the owl print to the pink marbled mat that the frame came with...and hung it on the wall! Super cheap & easy & I love the results!


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Frame Sale!

In honor of the upcoming Craft Fairs in our area, (it's a pretty big deal) I'm having a Sale on all Frames on my Etsy site! Each frame is now just $15 (which is $5 to $7 off regular price.) Go check them out and remember if you live in Northwest AR, I will be happy to waive the shipping charge!
Fiddlesticks by LindsArt: www.lindsart.etsy.com

Crown Painting & Paisley Frame

I made this crown painting for Maggie's birthday gift. It's so nice to create girly stuff for a change!




This paisley frame is just for ME! I love this picture of Mason in it. It was pretty time-consuming, but worth it.

New Funky Frame and the Letter "G"

My latest creations are:

This "G" that my friend, Lela asked me to make for her daughter's room. The colors didn't show well in these pictures, but you get the idea.




And this fun, bright, girly frame that is up for grabs! ($22 if you're interested!)
The frame itself is almost 8x10 and the opening is 4x6. Hot pink & bright green--looks cuter in person.