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ReUseIt Crafts Project:  Picture Frame

Project Rating: Easy

Time: 2 hours    		 

Materials:

Creamer container

  Cereal type box

Fabric

 

Supplies:

Mod Podge

 		 

Tools:

Scissors

Craft knife

Marker

Paint brush

Hot glue gun 

 

Notes:

You can use any type

of materials to decorate

your frame once you've

made the ring. 

 Remove the plastic label from creamer container starting from the top, stick the point of the knife under the edge and tear off. Set the lid aside. Make sure the top edge is clear of paper from the seal.
 
Poke a hole into the plastic near the top of the container to have an opening for the scissors. Cut off the top, then trim as even and as even as you can to about 1/2”.    

Then make cuts all the way around and bend backwards toward rim to make a flat surface.

For the frame ring, take the cut piece of plastic and place wide side down on cardboard. Trace inside and outside of plastic piece, then cut to make frame ring.

 
I used a piece of scrap material for the frame ring but you can use whatever you have on hand-yarn, paper etc… With the size ring I cut out, I used a 20” x 1” strip of material.    

Glue corner to back side to start. Then wrap all the way around, overlapping until it’s covered. Glue end and trim if needed.

Mod Podge the material to keep the edges from fraying and make it semi dust resistant.

 

Glue back of frame ring to plastic piece so that the threaded side faces you, press hard for full Contact.

Now you’re ready for a picture. I found this cute baby doll in a magazine for this project. Trace a circle by using the inside of the plastic piece and measuring about 1/8” smaller (you may want to experiment with the cardboard before cutting a picture).

 

 Cut your picture the same size, tape or glue to cardboard. Follow the same procedure for a clear piece of plastic to protect the picture (maybe from a page from a photo album, clear part of a bread bag works too!)

 

  
 I just placed the picture assembly in the lid and then adjusted, but you may want to tape or glue it, making sure it’s centered on the spout. Screw on the frame ring assembly. Open the spout and the picture stands alone or add a magnet to the back and stick it on the frig!