May 01 2007
Sweet & Simple
This is the last frame I created for my Craft Critique Provocraft Frame Article. I wanted to design this frame to be pretty but very simple and easy to do for the beginning crafter. Not everyone has the time or experience to take on a larger project and this frame makes a great gift, is fun to make (I had fun anyway), as well as being very quick for a busy crafter. Also, I think, sometimes we tend to make things more complitcated than they really need to be. I’m guilty of that myself!
Simple Baby Frame
I love these beadboard frames by Provocraft. They are so pretty! You really don’t need to add much at all! In fact, I designed and made this altered frame in less than fifteen minutes. I was actually going to go with more of a wedding theme for this frame but I had just brought home more goodies from the new K&Company line that had just been shelved at Michael’s. I couldn’t resist these darling little pre-patterned and glittered chipboard pieces. They even come in the cutest little box! When I bought them I didn’t have an immediate project in mind for them until I brought them home and realized they would work perfectly for this frame. I spelled out the name SARAH for the bottom of the design and adhered the letters with glue dots. A darling little elphant was placed at the beginning of the name and I added one of my brand new Doodlebug gem stickers for its eye. I then added a darling little Prima flower from the Prima Essentials Baby Girl Collection and added another little pink gem to it.
In my very snarled up ribbon drawer (honestly! I need some kind of a better ribbon solution and soon!) I found this beautiful wide celery grosgrain ribbon. Perfect for what I needed. I’d been having a hard time using it up as it is a little large to work with on a card, but worked wonderfully with the frame! In between the celery, I tied a piece of pink dotted organdy. I also tied a piece through the tag (also part of the chipboard set) that I had added anther gemstone to, and then pinned the two together with a tiny safety pin. I think it is darling! You can see all the glitter on the letters so much better in person…I just have to keep coming back to look at it! LOL
Supply List:
Beadboard Frame - Provocraft
Baby chipboard - K&Company
ribbon - Michael’s
Mini Safety Pin - Creative Impressions
Gem Stickers - Doodlebug Designs
Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team Coordinator
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This is so sweet and pretty! I really love it!
I love it, so pretty, great colors.
BEATUTIFUL frame! Absolutely darling Julia!!!
This is just adorable! Very sweet!
Its D A R L I N G, I LOVE it!!! TFS.
So very sweet!
Oh I love the simplicity of this, it is so beautiful, thank-you for sharing your frames with us!
Julia - that is darling and so simple too - one quick question - was the tag part of the chipboard set too? Or did you make that? This would be such a great baby gift; two of my coworkers are having babies this month and I’m thinking a trip to Michael’s to pick up some frames and chipboard is in order!! I already have plenty of ribbon and tiny pastel-colored safety pins!
Thanks for sharing another beautiful creation!!
Beth (mommy to a busy 3 1/2 year old)
love this frame, J! those letters are soooooooooooo sweet!!
Beautiful! Beautiful!
This is just darling Julia! Simple but with those little touches of glitz that make it stand out.
Linda
This is so pretty! I just love how it all came together. I like how you’ve given us different examples with different degrees of complexity. They’re all wonderful!
I think I might like this one the best! Good for me. It’s probably the only one I could duplicate. I love the colors and bunch of ribbon.
Adorable frame, Julia!
I love it! And you’re right…. sometimes we make things more complicated than they need to be!
This is soo sweet!!! love the little tag and safety pin….darling!!!
This is just darling.
Love this frame. You rock!