Tutorial: Spooky Picture Frame
Materials:
- A cheap picture frame with a fairly wide border (to give you room to decorate)
- Spooky things to glue to the frame (suggestions below)
- A hot glue gun (optional if you’re using sticky-backed scrapbooking pieces)
- Ultra flat matte black spray paint
- Fake spider webbing (optional)
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I used a wooden frame (the color doesn’t matter, since you’ll be painting it), for a 5″x7″ picture. This was a craft store “paint it yourself” special, purchased for the princely sum of 99 cents. I chose a set of themed scrapbooking elements for my decorations. Other ideas might include little tombstones cut out of felt, miniature pumpkins, Spanish moss, or googly monster eyes.
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Spray-paint the frame black (remove the glass first!) and let dry thoroughly. If desired, you can spatter-paint the frame or add some random splotches in a contrasting color.
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Attach the decorative stuff to the frame, letting some elements overlap the photo area.
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If desired, run a few strands of fake spider webbing from across the frame, making sure not to use so much that the photo will be obscured.
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All done! How could it be any easier?
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