Because this was her second baby girl, I knew she wouldn't need much in the way of traditional baby shower gifts, so I decided to think outside the box, and created her a personalized picture frame...of sorts.
Here's what it looked like:
Here's how I made it. I started with an old cabinet door I purchased at a construction salvage store.
I roughed it up with sandpaper, and then sprayed three coats of ivory colored spray paint on it.
Next, I took my sander and sanded the edges and corners to bring out the brown undercoating.
Then, I applied a layer of Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze around the edges, and wiped most of it off with a clean rag. It ages it even more!
Then I brought it in the house and cut a piece of floral card stock to fit the inside of the frame. (Her middle name is Rose, so I had to use my little rosebud patterned paper!) I attached it with spray adhesive.
Next, I cut out a mat for a 4X6 photo in coordinating paper, making the rectangle slightly larger so that it would frame the photo when centered. I inked the edges with a brown ink pad to age it slightly. Then I used my Cricut Cutter to cut out the lettering, and various sizes of flowers.
I used the "Alphalicious" cartridge for lettering, and the "Plantin SchoolBook" cartridge for the flowers.
Then I arranged them on the door.
It's tough to see in the picture above, but I have two layers of lettering, with the layer on the top being slightly thinner than the bottom layer, and I used the green paper for the bottom layer. I affixed the letters with wood glue. Then I used spray adhesive to affix the photo mat to the board.
For the flowers, I layered several sizes together and inked each petal with a brown stamp pad to age the flowers. Then I used a decorative brad for the center. I hot glued the flowers in place, and curled up the petals with a pencil to give them added dimension.
I used a staple gun to attach coordinating ribbon for a hanger on the back. Then I used complimentary ribbon colors to make little knotted bows on the sides of the ribbon hanger.
A baby shower gift made with love, and ready for a precious photo to be added.
I had so much fun making this!
That is SO beautiful! Wow, seriously, that gift is beautiful and perfect for mommy to be and new baby! Great job!
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