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May 27, 2013 by jeanie

Patriotic Painted Picture Frame {with a printable} (she: Jeanie)

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Patriotic Picture Frame_createandbabble.com
Have you seen these cute wooden frames at Michaels? I spotted them the other day as I was headed to the check-out line. What caught my eye was the price: $1. Yes, one dollar! I grabbed a couple. My crafty mind was spinning thinking of all the ways I could decorate and use these frames: paint, vinyl, stickers, mod podge, washi tape….. Now I have to go back for more!

frames from Michaels_createandbabble.com
Since today is Memorial Day, I wanted to make a patriotic frame. Here’s how I painted my frame: Using painters tape, I taped off the frame in varying widths and using paint I had on hand, I painted red and blue stripes. I didn’t measure or anything- just eyeballed it. I was going for a rustic, shabby look, so after my paint was dry, I lightly sanded the whole frame.

painting stripes on frame_createandbabble.com
Since I’m kind of a lazy crafter, I reused the strips of painters tape and ended up with a few little oops splotches of paint between the stripes. No problem – I just added a few more splotches and I think it adds character and goes with the shabby, worn look I was going for.

painted patriotic frame_createandbabble.com
This frame would be perfect to display a photo of a member of your family who is or was in the military. For mine, I made a 4″ x 6″ printable that I’m happy to share with you.
home of the brave 4x6

Download the printable here.

This frame goes along nicely with the canvas flag that I made last week. There’s a lot of crafting and DIYing going on over at Create & Babble. I’d love to see you there!

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  1. Nancy says

    May 28, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Such a great idea! I love how it turned out!

  2. Rebecca says

    May 28, 2013 at 10:40 am

    So fun! That’s a simple enough craft that even I could do. And thanks for sharing the cute printable too!

  3. Small Talk Mama says

    May 30, 2013 at 7:17 am

    Very cute and how simple. I really like the imperfection of it — it’s perfect! 🙂

  4. Crystal says

    May 30, 2013 at 11:37 am

    Love it!! It turned out great! Thanks for the printable too!!

  5. Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Jeanie, you make the cutest things. Thanks for this great idea!!!

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