Altered Frame No. 2

Well after a few years with no success the cold and sinus demons finally caught me last week. I tried to fight them off but they held on with a vegeance. Eventually they won and as a consequence my house is a mess, my christmas shopping is not done, presents are not wrapped...
So, I finally told the little buggers that enough was enough and that I had things to do and grandbabies to hug. So they're slowly leaving and I'm now on the mend.Not enough to cuddle with grandbabies but enough to get my chores done at least!
I normally don't take meds as we don't get along all that well. But last week I was forced to take some which resulted in me spending a few sleepless nights. I knew that I had to finish (well, more like START) a frame for my daughters mother-in-law for Christmas. She's the other proud grandma!
I planned on doing it one day but seeing how I was wide awake at night I worked on it during the wee hours of the morning then slept most of the day away.
Of course I put a photo of our adorable grandson in it!!

Again, I used Graphic 45's 'Little Darlings' paper. I used an unfinished wood Prima frame rather than a Michaels one. I found it to be much sturdier with a proper picture frame stand (rather than a peg) and glass for over the photo. After painting and sanding I covered it in blue paper that I had inked to add to the vintage look. As in my last frame, I fussy cut and inked the 'little darlings' scroll to add to the bottom. Even though this one was landscape style and the scroll would be completely on the frame, I still decided to adhere it to chipboard to give it some dimension.

I then painted a bronze metal charm and antique buttons in 'buttermilk' coloured paint and dabbed off the excess with a paper towel so that  the metal would show thru and give it a worn look. Once this was dry I cut a little circle of a sleeping baby out of the paper, adhered it to the centre and covered it with a glass circle. I then adhered the charm near the end of the scroll on the frame.

Next I added both Prima and handmade flowers on

to the bottom corner and a chipboard tag with a little blue pearl on it.

and a handmade glittery butterfly in the top corner.

I know my daughter's mother-in-law will love this but I am just hoping

 she doesn't read my blog - at least not before

Dec. 25th!

I WISH ALL OF YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!