Cherish Love Forever

Despite the fact that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, this picture frame was actually a gift for hubs’ bday.  He ALWAYS buys whatever he wants, when he wants it.  This little habit of his proves to be very difficult when I actually need to get him a present.  I’ve resorted to making him things instead.  I don’t know if he really likes my presents or not, but at least it’s something he can’t buy for himself. :)

It was actually SUPER easy to make!  I went bin diving in my craft stash and only used what I had around the house!

 Supplies I used:

Plain wooden frame from Michael’s, wood scraps

Mod Podge, craft paint, stamps, twine

Scrapbook paper, scrapbook embellishments, pearls

Glue gun

I cut the scrapbook paper to fit the frame and mod podged it in place.  Then, painted the remaining exposed wood white.  I took a small wood scrap, painted it white, stamped “love” on it with black paint, mod podged over it, and hot glued it on the upper right corner.  Next, I stamped “forever” on a scrapbook embellishment paper I found and mod podged it at the bottom of the frame. 

Glue gun time:

I hot glued letter tiles to spell “cherish” down the side of the frame and accented them with pearls.  I think the little scrapbook flowers are super pretty… so I glued a couple of those on the lower right corner.  In the upper left corner, I made a birds nest out of twine, hot glued it in place, and glued the bird safely in his nest.  I thought he might like a rose to keep him company and slapped that bad boy up there as well.

Here is a pic of the completed frame without a picture in it.  I used a pic from when we renewed our vows this summer in Jamaica.  That way, when he looks at it in his office, he can remember to…

“cherish (our) love forever.”

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