A different photo frame for this summer

Hi everyone! 

Myry here again and today I'm gonna show you how I altered this helm to use it as a photo frame.

I already had my rudder ready (I glued scrap paper to the faces and painted the edges).

So I chose this "Vitamin Sea" as the main chipboard. I love the phrase (so funny!) and the marine elements.

I also used some elements from "Doodles Set 1". I recommend having some chipboard of this style because these are very versatile.

I painted the main chipboard with a color that stands out.

And before painting the rest of the chipboards, I put all the elements in their exact place: moss and pressed sisal as base, I alternated small chipboards with other small embellishments, and the flowers and the photo on top.

Once I was satisfied with where each element will go, I painted the chipboards with another color.

Now's the time to glue each item on their place!

To finish I used a little white liquid paint to give "drops" effect.

And that's it! A summery altered project!

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts items used:

Vitamin Sea

Doodles Set 1 

Other items used:

Cutter and glue

Polystyrene helm

Acrylic paint

Prima Marketing "Redondo" flowers

Moss and pressed sisal

Die cuts and some "marine" embellishments like shells

Small photo

Victorian Frame and Easel Set...

Hey everyone it's been an amazing month on the blog with all the gorgeous things everyone has shared with all of you... I really love all the products that GSLC has in the store so I can't wait to share my new frame that I made up this week.

Today's project is made with the "Victorian Frame and Easel" set.  It's a beautiful set with lots of gorgeous details in it and would be great to give or make for yourself to put in that special picture or quote from your favorite stamp.  I made mine to put in my crafty room so I did it in a pretty pink.

Below i have a simple tutorial to make this beautiful frame.

To start you will need to glue all the easel pieces together so that you can paint it. Let them dry.

Paint 1 to 2 coats on both the fronts and backs of all the pieces that you see above you.  Let them dry.

( I didn't end up using the smaller bits but it's better to paint it all at once just in case)

To add some texture on the front of my easel I picked a pretty stencil and some gesso and added the design to it.  I let that dry and then washed over the front with pink paint.  I also chalked around the edges with a darker pink chalk ink to give it a bit of shading so it wasn't so flat looking.  Then I glued the frames together and let them dry.  You can always add the photo inside later.

Then when all of the paint was dry I added pretty clusters of flowers to both sides of the frame and a few pearls to the sides to make it really lovely.  It's like a rose garden for inside your house.

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see what is new and be sure and leave a comment to let me know what you think or if you have a question about anything.  

Supply List:

Victorian Frame and Easel Set

Pink Chalk paint

Flowers/ Pearls

stencil/gesso

chalk ink in a darker pink

Beacon 3 in 1 adhesive

white jute

Have fun and enjoy your crafty weekend!!

Teresa