The colorful frames shown below came from Michael's craft store. They were originally $1, marked 70% off, for a final price of 30 cents each. :)
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I spray painted the frames black and put in black-and-white print papers. The plan is to cut bat silhouettes for each one. In the meantime, I used some bat stickers I had on hand to give me an idea of what they will look like.
The larger frame below was already black - no spray paint required. It was $10. Not quite the 30-cent bargain, but not too bad. :)
This is so cool! Love it! Also have you ever seen kilhouettes? so fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I have seen killhouettes; they're hilarious! Since my silhouettes are going in my office at work, I guess I'd better stick with cute shapes. ;)
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ReplyDelete*,* Soooo cuuteee ^^
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! They're so cute.
ReplyDeleteThose look really cool - definitely getting all crafty again :D I really want to get my Gothy paws on some frames like that! My plan is to either get silver ones or get ones I can paint black, have creative mounts and then do black pen & ink, pastel and pencil drawings in them - sell a few, put the rest on my walls when I have walls I can put picture hooks in so that I can do a whole wall of diddy black frames with various pictures in.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've moved into my new job at last, and I finally have time to catch my breath... and create again. :) Sounds like you have a good plan!
DeleteThese look great, this is a really clever idea. I hope the silhouette cutting goes well!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's time to get out the teeny scissors. :)
DeleteI was wondering what you were going to do with a bright blue frame. Should have seen the spray paint coming! ;P
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Yeah, I do love the spray paint. I have a "to be painted" box where I stow the various treasures until it's time for another spray paint session. :)
DeleteThese are really cute! I look forward to seeing how you arrange them! (I picture the four smaller ones flanking the larger one somehow, but I have a feeling you have something up your sleeve!)
ReplyDeleteThanks! They're going on my bookshelf at work; I will probably group the small ones and put the large one on a different shelf.
Delete"Silhouette" is actually someone's given name. He was notoriously cheap, and cut-paper profiles of loved ones were cheaper than painted portraits. Hence, silhouette.
ReplyDeleteAt least that's what I was told once upon a time.
Indeed. He was not only cheap, he was the government treasurer and imposed his penny-pinching on the whole country. He was not well liked. ;)
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DeleteOoooh those are lovely!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :D
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