Making a Jeweled Photo Frame

People of all age groups love to do the small little crafty things. Creating something innovative out of useless pieces from trash is indeed fun every time. One of these best-out-of-waste products can be a photo frame created out of an assortment of waste material. In fact, making jeweled picture frame can be a perfect personalized gift, so as to present it to your loved ones on special occasions. Here's a step by step procedure to make a jeweled photo frame using faux jewels and old discarded picture frames.Check out how:

Material Needed

-Faux jewels, rhinestones, crystals etc.
-Small acrylic paint bottle
-Paint brushes
-Frame base (wooden or glass)
-Wet washcloth
-Craft glue

Step 1
First of all, following the golden rule, cover the working area with a newspaper. Now, detach the glass from the wooden frame and keep it aside. Then hold the frame steady and paint it using a medium sized paint brush. Make sure you paint it in the wood lines direction.

Step 2
Once the first coat has dried, paint the inside edges and the remaining portions and corners using a smaller brush and let it dry.

Step 3
Now, after the entire frame is painted evenly and dried as well, arrange the faux jewels, rhinestones and whatever jewels etc. you want to display on the frame in the desired pattern.

Step 4
Next, pick up each jewel and stick onto its appropriate place one by one. Thereby, completing the design on the frame. Let it dry.

Step 5
Lastly, add a ribbon loop at the back of the frame to facilitate hanging.

You are ready with a jeweled photo frame to use it as a table top or to gift it to your loved ones.

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Handmade Jeweled Picture Frames

Jeweled photo frames are beautiful art pieces to lock your cherished memories in a dazzling case and these become all the more special if you add a dash of personal touch to it. One can easily make a handmade jeweled picture frame at home using a couple of things. Here's a quick step by step procedure to make a handcrafted jeweled picture frame at home. Check out how:

Material Needed:

• 1 sheet of colored cardboard
• 10 to 20 faux jewels, rhinestones, beads etc. in different shapes and sizes
• 1 photograph
• 1 holder pin
• Newspaper
• Pencil
• Scissors or craft knife
• Craft glue

Step 1
First of all cover up your work area using a newspaper or an old table cloth. Now draw the desired shape on the cardboard with the help of a pencil. Once the shape is done cut it out and trace the same shape again on the remaining cardboard. Cut out this shape too and you will be ready with two similar cutouts.

Step 2
The next thing to do is to carve out the frame. For that, draw a relatively smaller shape(as that of the cut out cardboard itself) pattern on one of the cardboard sheets. Cut it out and you'll be ready with a hollow frame.

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