Sunday, November 27, 2016

Crafted DIY: Decoupaged Frame


Christmas is right around the corner and we're running out of time and money to go get gifts from the great Black Friday sale. Do you need a few ideas for gifts; for your loved ones or for yourself in general? This is the blog for you!!
Woram, 36
The first thing that caught my eye from 'Homemade Gifts With Love' by Catherine Woram was this beautiful and unique frame that I thought was quite pleasing. I wanted to recreate and try to attempt this DIY and see if I could do it for myself.



















STEP 1:


In my attempt for this project, I found this old frame well over 6 years and just isn't its best looking and I'll try to "revive" it. I started by detaching its pieces in preparation for the new makeover.







 STEP 2:

After scavenging around the house, I finally found my map of Washington State that nobody cares to use. So why not use it for the aesthetics? I cut multiple specific selected sections on the map and continued on with my journey to success or a complete total fail.






 STEP 3:

After you've gathered all materials such as map decoupage, frame, tape, and scissors.. It's now time for the "hard" part, depending on your frame. All you want to do next is wrap the tiny snippets of mapping paper around the frame and use tape to hold the paper in place from behind.






STEP 4:
For the result, this is my final product (:
To fit the idea of this project I used a photograph of my family and I in Hawaii (Cause the frame/border is a map, as a symbolic representation of travel)
I'd say this was a productive DIY and that it turned out better than I thought it would. I mean, there are a few parts where I could improve on.. But that's okay because I'M NOT PROFESSIONAL.. Yet.






 BEFORE AND AFTER:






















Was this project a poop or woop? Yay or nay?
Tell me what cha think! Leave a comment down below :)

CITATION:
Woram, Catherine. "Chapter 2: Special Occasions." Homemade Gifts with Love: Over 35 Beautiful Handcrafted Gifts to Make and Give. London: Cico, 2010. N. pag. Print.


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5 comments:

  1. UnknownNovember 28, 2016 at 5:02 PM

    This project was a woop. It is a great representation of how you can improve things with just small things in your house. I liked the creativity in it also, it turned out very well! Great job!

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    1. UnknownNovember 28, 2016 at 10:58 PM

      Thanks for the feedback! I was honestly tired of looking at that old frame with chipped paint and could care less of what the next frame would look like. So why not give it a Chance? Get it? Your name..? *slaps knee*

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  2. UnknownJanuary 29, 2017 at 11:55 PM

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  3. UnknownJanuary 30, 2017 at 7:35 AM

    Wow Nene, this is a great project, definitely a woop and a yay for me! I think you did a great job making the frame look good with very little, commone household supplies. I also think the symbolism you used in the map and travelling to Hawaii was a great idea. Overall, awesome job, keep up the good work. One thing I was wondering is if you thought of these kinds of crafts as forms of art?

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    1. UnknownJanuary 30, 2017 at 7:38 AM

      Thank you Quentin! I do believe that these crafts are a form of art. They're ways you can improvise and give your own twists to crafts to make them creative and give it some originality.

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