Stoned Picture Frame

 This is another version of the Stoned picture frame that I made here, except I used red spray paint on the dollar store frame and only 8 of the clear stones.

Stoned Picture Frame

These are based on a tutorial over at  Ruffles and Stuff for "Easy Fancy Pants Frames" and we made them previously  here.   They are inexpensive and very easy to make and add panache to a plain frame.

The only thing that is a bit different is I didn't find a frame in pink at the dollar store and used some hot pink spray paint I had on hand.   

•  Picture frame (with an edge wide enough to hold the stone you are going to glue on
• Small clear decorative stones
• Amazing Goop or other strong, clear glue
• Spray Paint
• Newspapers

- Put down newspapers

-Spray the frame with paint, allow to dry

-Check for missed spots, spray again, allow to dry

- Position stones on frame then glue down.

-Leave frame flat until glue is dry.

- Place picture in frame and it is ready for gift-giving.




The photo was Walgreens using their free software to create a collage and you can select up to 20 photos for the collage, but I only used 10 for the above.  I ordered it during a promotion and it was free, but the code has now expired.  From time to time they do offer this special and it usually posted on their photo home page.

http://30minutecrafts.com/2013/05/craft-lightning-week-2.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed

Stoned Picture Frames

These are based on a tutorial over a Ruffles And Stuff for "Easy Fancy Pants Frames" which would never have flown if I had asked my son to make something "girly" as present for his Grandma so instead we are calling these "Stoned Picture Frames".   They were inexpensive and super easy.

http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/2009/12/easy-fancy-pants-frames.html

•  Picture frames
• Clear decorative stones
• Amazing Goop or other strong, clear glue
  

I bought 2 bags of clear small stones, one round and the other more oval, along with two picture frames, 1 rectangle and one fish shaped from the Dollar Tree.

Position the stones on the frame to see how you want them to look.  My son decided to use the small stones on the fish and larger ones on the rectangular one.  You could add bows or flowers to dress them up more, but my son wanted to keep it simple.

Use the Amazing Goop or other clear glue and apply to the bottom of one of the stones and position it back on the frame and continue until all stones are glued to the frame.

5 Minute Blinged Box

Bling up a gift box so it can be used for pretty storage later on.

One of the presents that I am giving my niece for Christmas is necklace and I blinged it up with a few plastic jewels so she can store the necklace or other jewelry in if she wants to.

Items used:

• Small box with lid
  
• Amazing Goop Glue
• Plastic jewels

The box I was already a glitzy red, but you could use a plain box and cover it with pretty wrapping paper.  The plastic jewels were in from The Dollar Tree - it came in a bag of around 100 assorted gems.  Choose the jewels that you want to use and set them on the box to see how they look.  Once you have the look you want, put a small dab of glue on the back of the plastic jewel and carefully place it on the box.   Don't put too much glue on the back or it will come out around the edges and look all globby.