I have to thank Pinterest for my next project(I spent way too much time gathering ideas). I needed something to hang at the bottom of my stairs and something that was cheap and easy to make. I picked up a frame at a thrift shop I pass everyday on my way to work for $1.49! I just sanded it lightly and spray painted it silver. If I can ever convince myself to spend $35 on just one roll of wall paper to put in frames, then I will have a nicely decorated living room. After the paint dried I sanded it again just so some parts weren't so shiny. That was all accomplished while my little one took a nap, once he woke up the frame went in the closet to be finished when he went to bed.
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| Before sanding and spray paint |
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| Ready for twigs |
I left my natural and didn't spray paint them. I think it looks more earthy that way. I flipped the frame over and laid out where I wanted to the twigs to go and just used hot glue to keep them in place. I also used the hot glue to put the picture hangers on the back, mainly because I couldn't find the nails that went with them. The last thing to do was to hang it on the wall and I actually hammer it while T was sleeping; not a peep from him.
I love how it turned out I just wish it was bigger! I think I still need something else at the bottom of the stairs, I was thinking along the lines of framed leaves or something like that. The project can be found at
Cleverly Inspired
I was given a height chart for my son by a great grandparent. The only problem was that is was plain and had car shapes on it, which doesn't match his room. I took the shapes off and filled in the cracks with wood filler and sanded it down. Then I spray painted it with a satin beige color. After a few coats and letting it dry I just added animal shapes and painted chip board letters dark brown and marked the height measurements. I also finally got to use the circle cutter I bought a few weeks ago. You just slide the pictures in the back and you have a picture height chart.
