Picture Frame Painted

In my earlier blog I mentioned I was working on a few small projects for my kitchen counter.  The first was the kitchen clock I completed.   Sorry, there aren't very many pictures showing how I did everything, I've been fighting a cold and not feeling too well.

This is a picture I kept on my counter for years...

It's been a while since I repainted my kitchen, so it was time to get creative with my frame.   I was too lazy to pull out the primer so I base coated it with chalk paint...

I then painted it with a Williamsburg Blue paint I had gotten from a craft store.  I then distressed it and finished it with ocher paint that I would then wipe down.

I wasn't too pleased with the results, the frame looked like it was missing something...

So,  I slapped on another coat of paint, applied a raised stencil, and repeated the process...

Well I'm gonna take some cold medicine and huddle under the covers for a while.  But don't forget to LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!

Pictures

Here's a neat project I did with some pictures of my son.  My niece, who is a professional photographer, shot some pictures of my son some time ago.  I had some spare white ceramic tile left over after tiling my floors some years ago, so I decided to play around with an ideal. 

I first made copies of the pictures (didn't want to mess up the originals).  Then I glued each copy on top of the tile and then the fun began.

WHITE CERAMIC TILE BEFORE

On this picture I wrinkled tissue paper (the kind you use in gift boxes), cut them in strips and then glued the paper around the picture.  I then painted over the tissue paper and sealed with a clear varnish.

On the next picture I used paint chips (the kind you get from Home Depot or any paint supply store).  I cut out the chips, glued them on top of the tile, played around with crackling and then varnished to seal.

And on this one I cut strips of construction paper, glued around picture, crackled and then varnished to seal.

I then displayed them in his room.  I like how they turned out and I really liked knowing I didn't have to waste money on picture frames.

Being creative is about having fun while being different. The next time you want to be different just LET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOW!