buy cheap frames and make them how you want

I had this frame from a long time ago I think it was a $1.00 at the dollar store! I always buy my frames at good will, dollar store or target, because target has surprisingly 2.99 frames all the time in regular black, white and brown colors. This frame was actually black I painted it and the paint would not stick, so... I took a cream colored button down I didn't want anymore and cut off the sleeves then cut those into stripes. All I did from there was wrap the stripes of shirt around the frame and hot glued the ends down. I took the buttons off the cuffs and placed them where I wanted towards the left corner and that's all! the only thing I had to adjust was the back because I wasn't paying attention and started covering the back prongs to hold the picture in. but its easy to work around them...Here is the finished product (with my beautiful cousins in it!)!!!

TORCHING!

I can not take credit for this project... my wonderful boyfriend Antonio gets complete praise and credit for this torch job he did while I was at work yesterday, and I am completely in love with the way these crates turned out! I caught them at Joann's unfinished and had the idea to torch and hang them up, but what Antonio did went beyond what i thought they were going to look like all you need to do is take a torch being very cautious about catching the wood on fire have an extinguisher handy.. and you can make a piece as light or as dark as you want them, I didn't have a preference so Antonio just did whatever and it looks great! ! i don't have anything on them yet, but I think its the perfect spot for my yarn vase bottles that are in the making right now!

BEFORE...

AFTER...

BEAUTIFUL!

Glazing an old picture frame...

My first time ANTIQUING!

Antonios mom gave me this beautiful mirror, I wanted it in my bedroom which is black and white...

 I primed and painted the mirror white...

Then I bought TINTABLE glaze and added black paint to the tint to make it darker (it comes in like a charcole color) I wanted it darker so I added some black paint, you can add as much as you want. Then I painted it on with a paint brush, it doesnt have to be neat just make sure everything is covered...  

Right after I painted the glaze on I took a damp rag and whiped it back off leaving the glaze in the nooks and crannies of the frame!



Bedroom furniture make over!

 Before....

After....



The room is far from finished, and the furniture is receiving new pretty hardware today but this was truly the hardest part and it made the biggest difference already...spray paint does a world of difference, and i have to say that I learned a HUGE lesson with this project over the weekend.. Krylon spray paint is horrible! cheaper definitely does not mean better in this case! the nozzle is weird, and the finish is very uneven, I took it all back and went with my ever so dependable Rustoleum from the home depot a few more dollars but well worth it!.  finished product to follow!