Unusual ideas decorating photo frames with their own hands

Photos - the repository of the most different moments. They keep life itself. That is why always, even in the era of digital technology, people put on the table, place photos on the walls associated with this or that event, or person. It is not at all desirable to put memories that are dear to the heart into patterned frames. Therefore, the decor of photo frames has always been, is and will be in demand. Decorating the framework with your own hands is feasible for almost everyone, it is fascinating, makes you feel like a real creator.

The basis of the work, you can take a cheap purchase frame or cut yourself out of cardboard.

Types of photo frames decor

• The first way to decorate a photo frame is to stick something on it. And that "something" is the limitless sea;
• paste over in decoupage style;
• original paint using a variety of techniques;

• the frame can be sewn from soft materials;
• obtyanut knitted fabric;
• decorate with a cloth;
• picturesquely wrap with twine, various threads, braid, lace;
• make of wood twigs;
• it can even be baked (from salt dough).

The list can be continued indefinitely, it can be limited only by the limit of imagination given to you.

Pasted decor

You can glue on the frame a lot, everything is determined by the taste and fantasy of the master.

Buttons

Photo frames decorated with buttons will look original, especially if you pick them up in the same color. However, this is not a prerequisite. The desired color uniformity can be obtained with acrylic paint. For example, buttons covered with gold paint will transform beyond recognition, by happy coincidence, who did not have time to get into the trash can of the old photo frame.

Beads, Rhinestones

Over time, these things accumulate in abundance in every woman. All this can be a unique collection of materials for decorating an elegant frame with your favorite photo with your own hands; it is worth sticking them onto a pre-planned pattern or ornament.

Tip: you can use whole brooches, beads, beads, pearls, interesting glass, fragments of broken dishes, mosaic elements.

Natural materials

Tastefully decorated frame in a natural style always attracts attention. After all, we are all children of nature.

Coffee beans, lentils, acorns

Everything can go into the business and create unique compositions.
Coffee beans will be useful to you not only to make an invigorating drink, they turn out to be an excellent material for decorating photo frames with your own hands: they have a wonderful smell, original texture, a noble color, they do not deteriorate. A lot of time, too, the work will not take: it is not so difficult with a glue gun or PVA glue to tightly coat a standard photo frame with coffee beans, which in a new guise will become the leading interior accessory.

This can be done by replacing coffee beans with lentils, pumpkin seeds, acorns, traffic jams and just chopsticks.
Creative craftsmen do not ignore the usual pine cones: cut each piece of scales with scissors and paste over the frame. A laborious, of course, business, but worth it is very beautiful. Work can be varnished.

Advice: to make a fragrant frame made by your own hands, buy stars of anise and badian and find a place for them in the overall decor.

Seashells

This is one of the appreciative materials for decorating your own photographic frame. For decoration you need seashells of various shapes and sizes. In addition to the shells, it is appropriate to use interesting glass, sea pebbles and other finds made on the sea or river bank in the inlay.

Paper

In the course when creating an exclusive frame with your own hands, paper can go, which in the ordinary scenario faces the sad fate of waste paper. The photo frames, paper tubes of the newspapers and magazines that served the business are very original.

They can be both short (we glue with the butt) and oblong - we use it in a horizontal position.
Another decor idea: birch bark is a very spectacular view of natural materials. Cut the bark piece into five strips. Four will be the actual frame, the fifth can be made a stand.

Salty dough

You can turn a regular photo frame into a designer using salted dough. Everyone has their own ideas: someone will decorate it with flowers, and someone’s name of the child shown in the picture blinded. But first you need to make this dough: knead it with a glass of salt, two glasses of flour and water. Having achieved the consistency of plasticine, begin to sculpt conceived decorative elements right on the corner of the frame - so the dough will take the desired shape at the base, and it can be glued to the right place without any problems. For 20 minutes, put it in the oven. Cool, glue to the frame and begin to paint with any colors. You can even limit one of the aerosol cans. The final stage consists of varnishing (it is better to make two layers) and drying.

Childhood surroundings

If there are daughters in the family, the number of decorative hairpins and gum grows exponentially. Lovely knick-knacks, decorated, for example, with flowers, can make a second life when they embody this idea. Flowers from annoying gum cut. Those that are larger, stick on the upper corner of the frame, place smaller copies below.

The result will be a real floral cascade. You can glue flowers only on the top, leaving the bottom of the frame intact. After completing this process, place the work for a few hours under the load. When the flowers are white, the remaining part of the frame that is free from the decor should be covered with silver paint, or even green, if they cause associations with the spring glade.

For the boys, of course, a different design style is needed. How do you like the idea of ​​creating a photo frame in the boy's room with toy cars, preferably one series? The little owner will certainly appreciate this delicacy.

Decoupage

Before you start, prepare:

• frame (not necessarily new, you can just bored);
• sandpaper sheet;
• glue (if there is no decoupage, dilute the PVA glue with an equal amount of water);
• tassel;
• decoupage napkins, cards.

After that proceed to the process of decoupage:

• Pre-sand the old photo frame. New, if it is not lacquered, no need to handle.
• First, you need to cut out the desired area from the napkin or card, after measuring the frame itself, without forgetting to reserve the necessary area for processing the edges.
• Brush (you can sponge) carefully apply glue on the front side of the frame. Then place the prepared image in the right place and smooth it out, making sure that all the air bubbles come out from under the pasted fragment. Do this, starting from the center, gradually moving to the edges.
• Then literally for two minutes you need to put a frame under something heavy, for example, under a massive book.
• To remove excess pieces of tissue paper, slide the nail file around the edge of the frame (the pressure angle should be 45). In the same way, remove the remnants from the central part.
• Finally, apply another layer of glue and set the frame to dry.

A rich assortment of decoupage napkins will surely allow you to choose the means of embodiment of the idea and create a unique piece.

Another option decoupage photo frames

To the previous set of materials add paint and varnish.

• Primer the entire wooden surface of the frame in several layers, with each drying with white acrylic paint.
• From the decoupage napkin you need to cut out the contours of the image you like. Do it carefully - fragile material is easily damaged.
• Separate the paper layers that make up the napkin, leaving the top, with a pattern, needed for further work.
• Apply glue to the frame, put the prepared picture. A brush with glue smoothing movements walk on the image. Do the same with all the other fragments of napkins, which decided to decorate the frame.
• Mix the colors to the desired shades and intensify the colors of the composition. Do not forget that since you need to adjust all the sides.
• To secure the result, apply several layers of clear varnish.
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Boldly and nontrivially

• Even an old bicycle wheel can become a photo frame for people who value originality: take pictures of a common theme, think about the plot, insert a photo between the spokes, or fix them with clothespins - the original decor is ready.
• It is not necessary to guess how the lover of the hunt will react to the portrait presented to him in a frame of spent cartridges. Of course, with sincere gratitude.
• Option for anglers: attach hooks or brackets to the fishing rod, with a rope or a non-thick cable with original sea knots, hang frames with photos on them, add a couple of floats.
• Even a regular glass jar can be a creative frame for a photo: place the photo in the selected container in an appropriate size, decorate it with sand, seashells, starfish, LED garlands or any other surroundings close to the subject of the photo.

It is impossible to describe all the ways of decorating photo frames with your own hands: every day the fans of this democratic type of needlework are replenished, new ideas are born, which, in turn, become an incentive for further ideas. The process of creativity never stops.