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Hi! I'm Liz from LizzieJane Baby and I'm so excited to be visiting here at Cheap Crafty Mama today! Thanks Kate for allowing me to take over your blog for the day. It's important to get all that snuggling done with your little bundle now, because before you know it, he will be 3!! Can you tell that I have a 3 year old boy in my home? 
I love the name of this blog; Cheap Crafty Mama. Because I am a mom who likes to craft but doesn't want to spend a fortune to do it. Just like Kate!
Today I wanted to share with you a project I made for my niece and nephew. They are twins, and had a big birthday this year. They turned 8 which means they got to get baptized. I made them each a subway art poster to remember the occasion, but I wanted to do more than hand them a plain old 8x10 piece of photo paper. I didn't have a ton of money to spend on a really cute fancy frame and I don't have any vinyl or a vinyl cutter to dress up a plain frame. So I came up with these:
Vinyl Free - Fancy Frames
Here is how I made them.
I found these plain light wood frames at Hobby Lobby for around $4 (with a coupon). I liked that they were would and I liked the thickness of the frame.
I laid out some brown paper bags on the back porch and stuck some push pins in the backs of the frames so that when I laid they down, they wouldn't be directly on the paper bags.
Then I sprayed each of the frames with 2 coats of spray paint. I used the colors I wanted my shapes/lines to be for the final product.
Periwinkle and White
For my nieces frame, I knew I wanted to make polka dots. I found in my crafting stash some foam shape stickers. (I usually buy foam stickers when they are on clearance at JoAnns.) I picked out the 2 sizes of circles I wanted to use, laid out my pattern and then peeled off the backs and stuck them to the frame.
For my nephew, I wanted a little cleaner look with just some simple lines. I used some washi tape and some pin striping tape so that I would have 2 different thicknesses of lines
Then I sprayed the frames again with a different color of paint. I used this fun Watermelon color for my niece. I just love it!
I used a Navy blue color for my nephew's final color. I did 2 coats of each color.
After letting them dry completely, I peeled off the circle stickers and the tape.
I think the lines and edges turned out pretty clean.
I had to bling up my nieces frame a little with some rhinestone circles I found at Michaels.
The final products were a perfect display for the family celebration. Plus they will get to hang these in their rooms and remember that special day.
Thanks for letting me share with you today.
I'd love for you all to come by and visit me sometime!
Have a great week!
Thanks so much Liz for sharing this fun project! What an adorable and special gift for your niece and nephew!!
Be sure to check out her blog for more great project ideas and tasty treats! Here are a couple of my favorites:
Firecrackin Picnic Poppers
Fourth of July Banner
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Thank you so much Kate for letting me be a part of Cheap Crafty Mama today! And I’m loving the link party this week!!
I love those cute kids and the projects turned out so cute Liz! Nice work!
So adorable!! Love it.
Great guest post! I followed over from Liz’s. What a very great look! These came out so nice the twins are adorable. Nice subway art! Crafty Momma blog looks neat. I am following on Linky.
Blessings,
Susie