Personalized Plain Photo Frames

I've been told I have too many family photos in my home.

I don't listen to the nay sayers - they don't live here I do and like to surround myself with my family, whether in person or in photos (past or present). 

So there :p

I love to pick up plain frames at the Dollar Store, yard sale or any where I find them inexpensive then customize them to my liking.

I use everything from vintage jewelry to buttons to whatever suits my fancy ;)

Recently I picked up a small one for my newest Grand to go next to the one I have already of my first Grand on my refrigerator.

Never enough photos of those precious babies!

Since this one was a boy I wanted to decorate it in blue.

First I gave it a coat of blue craft paint I had so if any of the frame peeked through it wouldn't be so noticeable. 

Then out came buttons, beads, jewelry, etc. anything blue!

Since this frame was a little smaller I put the photo in and added the embellishments around as to not block the photo.

I ended up using the teeniest blue buttons. After playing around with other things, I realized I didn't want it frou frou, he was after all a BOY.  OK, I did add a couple blue pearls in the end ;)

I did come across a clear heart button. Since it was clear it really didn't show up very well when added. I got out some bluish tinsel nail polish I had and painted it.  Then went over it with some light blue glitter nail polish. The tinsel and glitter really made it pop!

OY!

Too many projects at once. 

A cluttered work space means a creative mind, right?

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Katie waits patiently.

Yeh, she's bored ~

The finished product!

I love how it turned out with the soft blues and 

the heart button up in the corner.

It was going on my refrigerator so 

I glued a magnet on the back :)

There they are, side by side.

The first time I held each one, right

 after delivery in the hospital.

A few other frames I've done in the past ~

Over the top... 

to simpler

what I'm working on now :)

So maybe next time you see a frame that's a plain Jane,

 rethink her into a Marvelous Marilyn ♥