Friday, November 5, 2010

A fun tutorial from our Cute Guest Designer Romy!

Do you know those dull, white frames?
You've got the most amazing picture to put in it,
but the frame just isn't worth it to showcase that wonderful picture you have.
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I got that same feeling when I found this ugly frame in my room. I wanted it to be girly and pretty, so that it would fit in my nieces room perfectly. I had a lot of fun altering this frame and would love to give you a look 'behind the scenes' and share this little tutorial with you about how you altered it.
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1) I started with covering up the white edges of my frame with the Crush rub-ons. They were the perfect size to fit on my frame.
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2) I also wanted to use some pretty flowers on my frame and attached this large pink petal to the upper right corner of my frame, using Tacky Glue.
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3) To create my own handmade flower I took a part of a Bo Bunny wrap.
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4) I stitched the edges of it together, so that I got this 'circle'. As you can see one side of the flower (the one that the stitches are in) looks pretty ugly...
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5) But that is no problem at all, as you can see on the picture above. I just placed that ugly side of the flower under the large pink petal. Nobody will get to see it anymore, LOL! As a finishing touch I added a brad to the center of the flower.
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6) After putting these two flowers on my frame, I took the flower, that comes with one of the Bo Bunny wraps. I cut the tulle backing away and then placed it under the two other flowers.

7) I also took three flowers and four hearts from the Crazy in Love chipboard sheet and attached them to my frame as well.
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8) I love a bit of glitter on my projects and couldn't resist giving the chipboard shapes a shiny feel using Stickles (glitter) and Liquid Pearls.
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9) I used Stickles on the edges of this small flower as well.
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10) And this is what my frame looked like in the end. Pink and girly and a perfect way to showcase this picture of my niece and aunt.

Supplies used: Crush Pink Ruffle Wraps, Crush Rub-On, Crazy Love Pink Rose Wraps, Crazy Love Brads,
Crazy Love Chipboard, Crazy Love Pink Parfait Petals

Romy, thanks for the fun tutorial!
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31 comments:

  1. janisNovember 5, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    love, love your frame romy!!!!

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  2. A Country TwinkleNovember 5, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    Love what you did to the frame. It went from plain to fab!

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  3. Debbie ShermanNovember 5, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    Fabulous tutorial Romy! I'm going to do this over the weekend! Thank you!

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  4. LindyNovember 5, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    Gorgeous frame Romy.....great tutorial. TFS

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  5. geaNovember 5, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    mooi geworden Romy !!!

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  6. CarmenNovember 5, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    Really nice frame! Love the flowers!

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  7. Carin McDonoughNovember 5, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Beautiful frame Romy and a fab tutorial! :)

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  8. ChinaNovember 5, 2010 at 10:14 AM

    Precious!!!

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  9. Tara OrrNovember 5, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    fantastic job Romy - who doesn't have a plain frame kicking around their house - they are so inexpensive to purchase and a fantastic gift idea right around the holidays!!

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  10. JolandaNovember 5, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    Heel mooi Romy,goed gedaan!!!
    Fijn weekend!!

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  11. RomyNovember 5, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    I think it's so special to see my frame here on the blog. I had a lot of fun making this frame and would love to see what other girls make with it:)

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  12. JolandaNovember 5, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    Wauw Romy, heel mooi gemaakt!

    Groetjes Jolanda

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  13. UnknownNovember 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    gaaf Romy lovely work..

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  14. Cook Scrap CraftNovember 5, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    This turned out great! What a neat idea for a gift.

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  15. RaejeanNovember 5, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    This would be a great Christmas gift! I shared the link on my Favorite Feeds Friday.

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  16. RobbieNovember 5, 2010 at 3:27 PM

    Precious Romy!! Such a fun idea and adding the rub-ons is inspired!! WTG!

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  17. pattybNovember 5, 2010 at 3:35 PM

    Great ideas for remaking a frame...great job Romy!

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  18. KathyNovember 5, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    SWEET frame, Romy! Thanks for sharing that great idea!

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  19. MariaNovember 5, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    Very pretty frame! Thanks for the tutorial.

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  20. Erika M.November 5, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    What an awesome idea - thanks for sharing the tutorial!

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  21. Juliana Michaels 17turtlesNovember 5, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    This is just so cute Romy!

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  22. ReneeNovember 5, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Romy, this is so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing!!

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  23. MoiraNovember 6, 2010 at 12:02 AM

    Adorable!

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  24. ChristianeNovember 6, 2010 at 2:19 AM

    absolutely awesome, romy!! :))

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  25. gracescraps@gmail.comNovember 6, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    What Great ideas for decorating frames, Romy! Thanks!

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  26. Vicky AlbertoNovember 6, 2010 at 9:36 AM

    fabulous altered frame!

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  27. Ava GavloskiNovember 6, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    thanks for sharing how you made your flowers...appreciated
    ava

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  28. Gabrielle PollaccoNovember 6, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    I just love seeing step by step tutorials and this one ROCKS!...Romy, you did a beautiful job putting this one together, and the finished product is GORGEOUS!! xx

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  29. Eva SanzNovember 7, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    Una preciosidad.
    Besos

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  30. Monique LiedtkeNovember 8, 2010 at 1:47 AM

    Just wonderful Romy!!! Thanks for the tutorial! you make it seem so easy!! Hugs!

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  31. connieNovember 9, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    beautiful job! thanks for the tutorial.

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