Re-Purposing Frames from the Thrift Store

A few weeks ago I was at one of the thrift stores here in town looking for something. I can't remember what it was, but while I was there I started looking at pictures. I mean, you never know, right? I found the most ugly things ever. But, while we were away this year, I had bought some matted prints that needed new frames. I decided to pick up some really ugly pictures just to use their really ugly frames for these prints.

The thing was, the frames weren't really that ugly, mostly they were only ugly because of what colour they were. I decided to get some spray paint, and make them what ever colour I wanted!

I wish I had thought to take a picture of what was actually IN these
so you could see how far my imagination had to stretch! They really don't look
all that bad once you take the stuff in them out, and give them a wash.

I made them a neutral vanilla colour to make the black matte really pop. We are moving
in a few weeks and I'm really hoping to begin a really awesome gallery wall, and
these will be a fantastic part of it!

And that's it! It couldn't have been easier really! I ALWAYS keep my eyes open when I'm at the thrift store. Sometimes you can find really awesome things there if you take the time to look at what you might be able to DO with it, and not just at what it already is!

Whale Art

Hello everyone. I have not posted on here in awhile, but I have been crafting! My latest one is soo simple! But so cute! All you need are 3 tiny canvases and 3 paint colours (1 dark blue, one light blue, & one white).

First, I drew the whale and the blow by hand very lightly in pencil, then I painted those areas white. Then, starting with the whale piece, I painted those areas dark blue. Then used the light blue for the top picture. I then mixed the two blues to create a medium blue (make sure you mix enough, as you will have a hard time matching the colour if you need to make more!). I painted with the medium blue the middle canvas, and voila! Finished product!