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Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

How to make “Mae’s Sweet Little Photo Frame Stand”…

Last Fall, we had family pictures taken.

I especially love this sweet picture of my granddaughter Mae.

I wanted to make a photo stand for her picture to put on my desk.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

For Mae’s Frame…

I used the frame from the New Sizzix Frame Pocket Journal Die by Eileen Hull*

and the Phone Stand Die by Eileen Hull* for a quick and easy project.

I “Crafted my Stash” using an old Authentique Scrapbook Paper Collection.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Sizzix Frame Pocket Journal Die by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Scoreboards XL Die-Phone Stand by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Thinlets Tile Alphanumeric Die by Eileen Hull*
Sizzix Big Shot Plus Die-Cutting Machine*
Sizzix Making Essentials Matboard*
Scrapbook Paper
Xyron Create a Sticker*
Rapid Fuse Adhesive*
Clear Acetate*
Trims, Ribbon, and Charm

*Disclosure: This blog uses ads and affiliate links. If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog. Thanks for your support!

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

How to make the Photo Frame Stand:

Die-cut the Phone Stand using White Matboard*, a Sizzix Big Shot Plus Die-Cutting Machine*, and the Phone Stand Die*. Adhere a piece of scrapbook paper on the top section of the phone stand.
For the frame die, cut the Matboard* slightly larger than the area that you will be die-cutting. Cut a piece of scrapbook paper the same size as the matboard. I like to run the paper through a Xyron Create a Sticker Machine* to add a complete layer of adhesive to the back of the paper. Adhere the paper onto the matboard. Place the covered matboard design down on the die and die cut using the Sizzix Big Shot Plus Die-Cutting Machine*.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

Carefully fold the phone stand on the scored lines and adhere the phone stand with a strong adhesive.
My favorite is Rapid Fuse Adhesive*. It dries quickly and holds strong.
I glued a piece of clear acetate onto the inside of the frame to protect the photo before adhering it to the front of the phone stand.
I added green trim on the bottom to give it a little “vintage granny chic vibe”.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

I used the Sizzix Thinlets Tile Alphanumeric Die by Eileen Hull* to create the name on the bottom of the frame.
The letters hang over the bottom of the frame.
To match the thickness of the frame, I added two thin strips of mat board under the letter tiles.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

For added detail, I painted a brass heart with White Birch DecoArt Multi-Media Paint.
I rubbed a little of the paint off to show the details in the brass charm.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

Tie the brass charm onto the top of the frame with a simple cream-colored satin ribbon.

Mae's Sweet Little Frame Stand

I’m so in love with this sweet baby girl. She’s been such a great addition to our family.

Would you believe she got my blue eyes? (None of my kids has them.)

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Eileen Hull Educator Team, I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

A Beach Inspired Windchime for those us that LOVE the beach.

If you’re one of the lucky ones that live on the ocean or have a Beach House.

Here is a simple project to make that you can hang on the back porch.

Or if you don’t live on the beach or have a beach house.

The Windchime is a fun reminder of trips to the ocean,

and a great way to use some of those shells you collected.

How to Make a Beach Inspired Wind Chime.

Disclosure: “This is a sponsored post. As a member of the Deflecto Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas, views and opinions.”

Supplies Used: (*affiliate link)

Beach Seashells*
Driftwood Stick or Stick from your yard
Wood Beads
Twine and Scissors*
DecoArt Acrylic Paint: Cotton Ball*, Blue Haven*, Aqua
Paint Brush
Fine Grit Sandpaper*
Blue Removable Painter’s Tape*
DAP Rapid Fuse Adhesive*

Featured Storage:

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Gather Your Supplies…

The Caddy Storage Tray* is so handy to use. It’s perfect for sorting the various sizes of wood beads. And it fits into the large container of the Deflecto Stackable Caddy Organizer*. I used the Deflecto Interlocking Marker Organizer* in the caddy to hold my paintbrushes. I put all my supplies in the caddy and took it onto the deck, where I worked on the wind chime under my umbrella on a beautiful Summer day. (and wished I was on the beach)

Faux Driftwood…

Because I didn’t have an actual driftwood stick from the beach. I used a stick found in the yard and broke it down to size.

Scrape the bark off the stick. (I used an old table knife.)
Paint the stick with white acrylic paint and a couple of stripes of pale blue and aqua.
Give the stick a light sanding with fine-grit sandpaper to rough it up and make it look more natural.

Cut five pieces of twine approximately 24″ long.
Tie a knot on one end of the twine.
Wrap a small piece of blue removable painters tape on the other end of the twine to keep the twine from fraying.
String Wood Beads onto the twine.

Use a super-fast grab adhesive like DAP Rapid Fuse Adhesive* to glue the shells onto the end of the knots.

Tie beaded twine to the painted stick.
On the center of the stick, I glued a medium-sized Starfish purchased at a Beach Gift Shop.
Add a couple of beads to a piece of twine. Tie twine to each end of the stick to use as a hanger.
Stick the loose ends of the twine through the beads to hide.

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