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.

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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.  

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This is our Christmas card for this year.  This was created using the free online software at www.picnik.com.  Click on the Holiday option and there are several free options (all of the above are the free options) although some of the cute options are premium.

Alas, gone are the days when I could dress him in a little Santa or Elf suit.  Now that he is 16, he would only agree to wear his "What Happens Under the Mistletoe Stays Under the Mistletoe" because he couldn't find his "Dear Santa, Let Me Explain..." t-shirt.  

This was taken at our local Home Depot because it was more "manly".  Herefused to have his pic taken with Santa, but if there had been a cute girl elf handy he would have been game.