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This year when we went to Disney, I knew I wanted to do an autograph picture mat. The kids had their autograph books too, but this was something extra. I purchased an 11" x 14" mat and was the one in charge of keeping it safe in the backpack. I can't tell you how nervous I was everyday that something was going to happen to it!
When we got home, Rick said he wanted a cool frame to put it in, not just some boring one. So of course I headed to Pinterest to see what I could do. I came across this picture and that's where my inspiration came from.
I went to Joanns and got a basic black frame for about $8, then I bought a piece of white foambard. I already had glitter on hand so this little project didn't cost much at all.
The first steps were to cut out the Mickey ears out of the white foamboard. Then I had some cute little helpers paint them black for me. Once dried, we painted Modge Podge over them and added the black glitter.
For the bottom half of the frame, I painted it red. I painted probably 3 coats. Once it was dry, we put the glitter on the frame using Modge Podge again. Once everything was dry, I sprayed the ears and the frame with a clear spray sealer to keep the glitter from getting everywhere. Once it dried again, I super glued the ears to the top.
Rick was super happy with how it turned out and he thanked me for doing something fun vs a plain frame. I'm just glad he liked all the glitter LOL!
A close up
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It's the only thing we've hung up in our basement so far and every time I see it, it makes me happy!
Well I'm off to volunteer at 2 Halloween parties today!! Hope everyone has a fun & safe Halloween!
