Sunday, October 3, 2010

Shabby Chic Frame

In perusing my local Dollar Store the other day, I came across a truly hideous pink wooden princess mirror. The painted design on the frame was some stripey orange and yellow hair with a crown on top so when you looked in the mirror YOU could be the princess with the worst 'do in the kingdom! Well, no matter! The mirror had a great body with scalloped edges that appealed to me and since I really love the trend I've been seeing of children in photographs holding up chalkboards with messages on them (such a cute way to always remember what was going on the picture!) I decided a refashion was in order.


This is what I started out with:

 
 
 
After two coats of chalkboard spray paint for the mirror, some decoupaged pink toile scrapbook paper for the frame, and a handmade flower to boot, we had a much prettier specimen!








The best part is that it's been put right to use!


















*More details on how it was made are over at Craftily Ever After*

3 comments:

  1. That is a cute outfit and I love the frame!

    I sooo need a new camera to capture the moments at least half as good as yours! Mine is getting old!

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  2. THAT is adorable! You, your daughter and your blog are all adorable! I clicked over from your other blog..so glad that I did...too cute!

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  3. You guys are so photogenic! Say hi for me!
    -Andrew W.

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