Denami Designs June Blog Hop - Fancy Frames

It’s blog hop time with Denami Designs! If you’ve come here from Patti’s blog, then you are right on track!

This month’s theme is “Fancy Frames” – a theme that has a ton of possibilities. I love to frame cards in a simple line border…I think it adds such a finished look. For today’s project, though, I am doing something that I often do…taking the literal approach.

The Fabulous Frame theme inspired me to make none other than a….Fabulous Frame! Whodathunk?!

To be specific, I decided to make a framed earring holder…a project that I’ve been wanting to do for a while.

I had all the supplies on hand and this blog hop gave me the perfect excuse to use them.

I started out with a wooden frame that I picked up at Michael’s for a whopping 75 cents!!!

Clearly, this frame needed some love, so I created some patterned paper by stamping the D128 Elegant Floral Blossom all over a sheet of cream colored 12×12 cardstock.

Next, I brought the pattern to life with green and a few shades of pink.

Before covering the wooden frame, I used a pair of pliers to pull out the metal pieces that are intended for holding a photo.

With that complete, I pulled out my beloved Mod Podge and wrapped the frame in the patterned paper.

**For a rundown on using Mod Podge, take a look at this previous post.

Once the frame was covered, it was time to add something that would hold earrings. Lucky for me, I have about 48″ of aluminum mesh left over from my plantable paper project! The mesh is the perfect medium for hanging earrings. I used a staple gun to attach the mesh to the back of the frame (not pictured).

As a final little piece of pizazz, I created three rolled ribbon flowers using the Denami grosgrain ribbon! I mounted them to the corner of the frame as an accent! I love the way they turned out!