DIY Accessory Frames

Here are the supplies that you will need to create your own:

Folk Art Acrylic Paint in colors of your choice to paint the frame

Scrap book paper

Plaid Paint brushes for paint application

Plaid Foam Applicator Set

Paint Primer (spray or brush on)

Cup Hooks

1- 13 opening collage frame (18.5 inches by 8.5 inches)  from Walmart

1- 5 opening Collage Frame (this is the long one) from Walmart

1- 8×8 inch shadow box frame from Walmart

staple gun or really strong permanent glue like super glue

Ribbed Shelf Liner- non adhesive (the kind with holes in it)

Directions for the Accessory Frames:

First remove the paper mats and glass from the frames.  The bigger one you might have to hammer out- please be careful when doing this.  I covered the frame with plastic then (with gloved hands) I hammered out the glass right inside the trashcan.  This seemed to work well.    The next thing that you will do is prime the frames so they will be ready to paint.  If these were white frames I wouldn’t have needed this step, but with the black I used a white primer.

  I painted my frames with the Folk Art color “Calypso Sky” from Plaid.  The paint was so smooth and easy to apply.  I just LOVE this color.  It is so bright and cheerful which is perfect for my girls!   I only used one coat and applied a little more once it dried to any of the areas that needed a little extra paint.

The next step is applying the scrapbook paper to the backing of the frame (the inside- the part that will show in the front).  I brushed a thin coat of Mod Podge to the inside of each frame backing.  Then I placed scrapbook paper on top of the Mod Podge.  The littlest frame only needed 1 piece of paper, but the larger one needed 3!   

Once the Mod Podge was completely dry I brushed on another coat of Mod Podge to the top of the scrapbook paper.  Then that part was done!

The next part was to make strips of shelf liner to hold the bows and earrings.  I knew that shelf liner would be perfect because the bows would not slip off (like with ribbon) and the earrings could fit perfectly into the little holes!   I cut the liner into strips that were about 1 inch wide and the length of the frames that I was using.  I used 3 strips for the 8×8 shadow box frame and 3 strips for the long frame.  

To give the shelf liner a different look I painted each strip with the Folk Art paint in “Parisian Pink”.  This was another bright and fun color!   One thing that I found especially helpful was the foam applicator set.