BTW...big announcement...I have officially been blogging for one year now. It's kind of crazy. My first post was on May 18th, 2011. I am so glad I have gotten to share our life with so many people.
Back to Mother's Day though. My mom had gotten Jay and I this cute orange and blue frame, looks a little weathered, for our anniversary. I just love it. I have no idea where she got it, so I decided to re-create it for Jay's mom.
I used just a standard wood block and painted all over sea foam green first. After that was dried, I went back and taped off for the stripes. This part helped tremendously so pay attention. I painted all over sea foam green once more before I painted the blue. It definitely helped keep the blue from running under the tape.
Once the whole thing was dry, I took a sanding block to give it a bit of a distressed look. I found the ribbon at Michael's, and thought the grey worked well. I used a staple gun to keep it in place, next time I will use my glue gun. That was the initial plan this time, but I couldn't find it so we made do!
On the back, I simply drilled a small hole and placed a peg in there to keep it upright.
This is a very simple project, if you are patient. Waiting for paint to dry is my toughest battle in life sometimes. I always just want to keep painting over it. I kind of like how this turned out, and want to try a couple of other variations.
I made one for Paige too, to take with her to Cape Town this summer. I didn't want her to forget what we looked like! However, since she ran out in such a rush, and spent less than a day at home between finals and Cape Town I didn't get a picture. Hers was red and black. It was the cutest frame I could make in red in black!
If you have any other suggestions, feel free to leave a comment!
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