Get Crafty!

With the economy the way it is right now, can you afford to spend hundreds of dollars for Christmas, Birthday, and other gift giving events?  Probably not!  Well we have the solution for you.  Get Crafty!  Use your imagination or the ideas of others to come up with one of a kind gifts for your loved ones.  They appreciate your hard work and effort much more than going to the store and picking up a gift card.  The next few pictures will show you a simple idea that I came up with for my step-daughters dad using recycled old wooden window frames based off an idea I saw online here.  Window Frame Project

Here is what the window frame looked like to start:

 It started out as a white window frame.  I sanded down the frame very good to start and made sure there were no rough areas.

 Next step was preliminary painting.  I had all intentions of leaving the glass in the frame and as you see here painting the frame this way.  Over spray was difficult to control so I just removed the glass from the frame which worked out a lot better.  Don't worry if you break a pane or two, you can easily get them replaced at Lowes, Home Depot, or you local hardware store like I did.

 The colors we chose were black and blue as this is his favorite colors.  Speaking with the paint crew at Lowes, they advised us that latex probably would not stick for a long time to glass, so what I did was take each pane of glass and use "Gallery Glass Crystal Clear Window Color" on each one completely.  This gave it a stained glass look and a texture for the latex to stick to. 

Next step was to let the texture dry and the following day it was time to have the girls put their hand prints and footprints on the glass panes.  The Silhouettes were create with card stock from profile pictures of the girls.  They were glued onto the panes with Decoupage glue.  After the paint and glue dried a couple coats of clear sealer was applied to the panes for protection and long life.

Final step was to reinstall the panes and caulk them back into place.
A picture hanging wire was added to the top bar for hanging.


Chris