Hey Everyone!
Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!
I wanted to thank you all sooo much for your sweet comments regarding my DIY Pallet Art!! It was such a fun project! If you missed it, you can check it out here.
I wanted to share with you the Father's day gift I made for my hubby...
I know what you're thinking....
"Gee Tonya, would have been nice to have this gift idea before Father's Day instead of after the fact!"
I know! I'm sorry!
But my hubby reads this blog & I would have been spoiling the surprise!!
So just keep it in mind for next year!!
Actually, this project is an any time of the year project!
I am actually going to make some more for my own home!
My hubs is in the process of re-doing his office at work & I thought it would be nice for him to have some new updated pics of the kiddos, especially since I have been taking sooo many with my camera lately!!
So, I picked out two of my favorites & made these!! I actually saw something similar on another blog months ago which inspired me to try some of my own!! And I just LOVE the way they turned out!!
I asked my lovely dad to help me out yet once again & build me a couple of boxes....
He just used some 1x2's that I had laying around to construct the frame & then cut a piece of luan to fit on top of it. I wanted the frames to fit an 8x10 photo..
A few more views of the box frame to give you a better idea...
As for the pictures...I had 8x10's made at Walmart ($2.50 a piece), but I didn't want to mod podge the photo paper, so I then took my 8x10's to Staples and had them color copied on cardstock. Each copy cost me 59 cents....what a deal!!
So then I just mod podged the photo to the frame....
And this is what I was left with....
I took some black craft paint to finish off the edges of the frame...
Much better!!
SWOON!!! I just love the way they turned out!!
They look like canvas prints, but cost a whole lot less!!!
The frame was made out of scrap wood, so I basically only had to pay for the cost of the photo prints!
My husband loved his gift & is looking forward to displaying them in his office!
I of course told him, that he had to wait one more day so that I could take pictures of them & make a blog post! Hee hee! :)
Needless to say, he wasn't the least bit shocked! :)
By the way...this little blog broke the 400 follower mark over the weekend!!!
Wahoo!! I'm so excited!!
Hello all of you newbies!! So glad that you have joined us!!
I'm thinking we need to celebrate this milestone with a little giveaway!!
Stay tuned...I think you will be pretty excited about what I'm going to giveaway to one lucky reader!!
Happy Monday Everyone!! :)
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Tonya, I love love love this idea and will def use it! Thanks so much for sharing! I am giving away a gorgeous necklace this week at Scene of the Grime and I'd love for you to win it!
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Lovely! I love the look of stretched canvas, and usually reuse ones I find at the thrift store, but these are even better than that!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the followers, follower are my favorite!
PS Your kiddoes are adorable!
ReplyDeleteThose photos are so sweet! Love that idea :) I also LOVE the DIY pallet art up top!!!
ReplyDeleteLove these projects! So thoughtful and creative!
ReplyDeleteOh what a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to do something similar!
ReplyDeleteYour Father's Day gift looks amazing! I especially like the black edge on the photo boxes! I'm trying to find wall space in my house to do the same thing! =)
ReplyDeleteWhat great pictures to put on the wall!! You did a great job, not only of the shot, but the framing idea looks great! Have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteThat looks great! Thanks for sharing the idea.
ReplyDeleteThose look fantastic! Can't believe you were able to get them done for so very little $. Very creative. :)
ReplyDeleteCrystal
Saw you featured on A-Z. These are so cute and really very simple, a nice upscale look. Congrats on 400 followers!
ReplyDeleteI love these! I have some photos that I'm trying to figure out how to display and this might just be the winner!! Fantastic job and definitely a new follower! Congrats on hitting 400!! I just hit it last week too, so I know how exciting that is!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I'd love for you to link up at Inspire Me Mondays! http://singingthreelittlebirds.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteAawww, so lovely!
ReplyDeleteOh I love this!!! Thanks for the great tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful...you did such a great job on the photography AND the presentation!
ReplyDeleteI featured this today on my blog!
http://christinasadventures2010.blogspot.com/2011/07/sunday-features-27.html
Very nice! I found this on Pinterest. Just wondering... do you put mod podge over the front of the image too, or just the back? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOkay, you know I love this project and have been pondering where I can use this in my home. I have a couple questions for you. Do you think this would work with colored prints and would it be easier to spray paint the wooden boxes before modge podging the pictures?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift idea, and one I can afford! They are quite amazing. I wonder if this would work with my children's artwork.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea and can't wait to try it. I do have one question though. With the luan, was it held to the 1x2s with nails or an adhesive?
ReplyDeleteI love this idea and can't wait to try it. I do have one question though. With the luan, was it held to the 1x2s with nails or an adhesive?
ReplyDeleteI found a link to this blog on Pinterest and HAD to come find the talented person behind it!! Absolutely LOVE this idea and can't wait to try it!! Looking forward to reading your blogs!!
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www.thebesttexasmimi.blogspot.com
What a great idea! I have some scrap wood in my garage right now, perfect for presents for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI did this once! http://shareandremember.blogspot.com/2010/12/sneak-peek.html
ReplyDeleteYours turned out great! Love it!
Did you place the picture on it then mod podge it, or did you put the mod podge on the back of the picture and stick it to the wood? I heard of someone doing this and complained about the picture messing up because it was too wet???
ReplyDeleteI found you over at Not So Homemade and I'm so glad I did! This project is fantastic - simple, cheap, beautiful! I just *love* it!! Thanks for sharing...I'm looking forward to browsing around and seeing what other great things you have here. =)
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I just happen to come across this on the Pinterest site. I LOVE IT and really thank you for sharing this wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteSo simple, inexpensive and cheap. Love!
ReplyDeleteHow exactly do you mod podge the picture, explain please!
ReplyDeletebljaz10@yahoo.com
Can you please explain how you mod podged the picture? I think these are absolutely wonderful!!! Your kids are adorable!
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I think they turned out great, very professional looking. By the way, you had two great looking kids to work with. I'm going to try this with pictures of my boys as well. thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteI tried putting a pic on a canvas and it didnt work. how did you get the paper off so nicely??
ReplyDeleteI don't even think there was mod podge over the photo. I think the only thing she basically did as far as the mod podge goes for is basically just using it as an adhesive for the back of the stock paper photo on to the wood. And that's was it. Just used as a paste. I'm
ReplyDeleteSure I can use think later of hot glue, or double sided tape. Stuff u might have around the house as an adhesive. And she just painted around it. It can be way simpiler and even cheaper useing a different way to basically adhere the photo to wood. Just an FYI
I used the mod podge was used to adhere the photo to the wood box. I brushed a layer onto the box & then placed the photo on top. Smooth out the photo so that they aren't any air bubbles between the photo & the wood. Then when they mod podge is dry. Brush a couple more layers of mod podge ON TOP of the photo as well.
ReplyDeletecan u use regular photo prints as well?
ReplyDeleteSorry, but what is "color copied on cardstock" ?
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