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 ♥

Anne Orr Tatting Instructions

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Remember you can click on image to enlarge :)

Rethink.....Miami? and an Important Update

By now you all have probably seen the

AT&T "Rethink Possible" TV Commercial.

All the flowing, billowing orange fabric

rolling down, down....

Cool ad, but it seemed so familiar.

It reminded me so much of when

the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude surrounded the Florida islands with

all that pink fabric in the '80's.
It was called "The Surrounded Islands".

We were stationed there at the time and

what a sight to see!

We all thought these people were crazy!

All the strategic plans that went into the project....

dealing with all the flora, fauna and not to mention the water.

But, when they were done, it was unlike anything

we had seen or would ever see again.

The islands were draped for 2 weeks,

if I remember correctly.

But I digress...

It seems I wasn't the only one that thought AT&T's Ad looked familiar.

Others thought the Ad resembled "The Gates",

in which the artists used orange fabric to 

obfuscate parts of Central Park in New York.

   

Little did I know that there was a big controversy brewing.

Jeanne-Claude passed away last November and many

thought this was a tribute to her and, of course, Christo.

But in all reality, it had nothing to do with either of them.

 They recently added at the end of the ad a small disclaimer that reads:

"The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have no direct or indirect affiliation or involvement with AT&T."

Quite sad and very disappointing, to say the least.

But, who am I to say where their inspiration was

derived from.

For me it recalls the much different life we

had while living in the tropical setting of Florida.

One I would never want to forget.

*~*~*~*~*~UPDATE ~*~*~*~*~*

I was recently received an exciting email I must share! 

'' Hi - my name is Louise, and I work at Artsy. While researching Christo and Jeanne-Claude, I found your page: http://dragonflytreasure.blogspot.com/2010/06/rethinkmiami.html. 

I am reaching out to certain website and blog owners that publish content in line with our mission to make all the world’s art accessible to anyone. We hope to continue promoting arts education and accessibility with your help. 

The National Gallery of Art is currently exhibiting “In the Library: Process and Participation in the Work of Christo and Jeanne-Claude”, which features Christo and Jeanne-Claude. As such, we would like to take the opportunity to now promote their work. Our hope is that the timing of this outreach will effectively support both the Museum and Claude. 

Our Christo and Jeanne-Claude page provides visitors with Claude's bio, over 25 of their works, exclusive articles, and up-to-date Claude exhibition listings. The page also includes related artists and categories, allowing viewers to discover art beyond our Claude page. We would love to be included as an additional resource for your visitors via a link on your page. We believe that by spreading access we can provide a new, empowering way for approaching art. If you are able to add a link to our Christo and Jeanne-Claude page, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your consideration! 

Best, 
Louise ''

I feel so honored to be asked to do this! 
What a beautiful mission :

Arty's mission is to make all the world's art accessible to anyone with internet connection.

We are a resource for art collecting and education.

Please, when you have a chance, check out their page.
Very informative and interesting to say the least and full of beauty.
A true tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude as well as other artisits.

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