Miniature Quick Artwork Frames

 Well, this one is just fun!  Jumping right to it...  I needed a few (but turned out with many!) framed pieces for my apothecary.  I hopped on my pc and looked up some beautiful artwork.  I copied and pasted several beautiful pictures and medical advertisements and printed them out.  Next, I always spray my prints with a clear coat to keep the colors from bleeding.  

Next, I cut out two pieces of chip board, or cardboard, or cereal boxes, leaving enough room around the picture to create a decorative frame.  I glued the two pieces together then plugged in my glue gun.  I traced the picture on the top of the chip board to let me know where to use the hot glue.  Then I got to work dabbing hot glue while also using beads and such on a few.  This is the fun part.

After this fun, it's time to put on a basecoat of paint.  And once that is dry, I love to use my metallic paints as a topcoat.  Sometimes being a tad sparse in areas allowing the bottom color to show through.  When I finished painting, and the paint was dry I used Mod Podge to glue down the pictures.

And for the finishing touch, I use Mod Podge Dimensional Magic on top of the picture.  This creates an almost glass like finish.  I think it's beautiful!

These are almost too fun!  So easy and fun and quite realistic.  

I've blogged about these frames before.  You can find that post HERE

Thank you so much for stopping by!  

XoXo ~Laurie

Weekend Shots

Lucky for me, over the weekend I was able to get out and take a walk through the woods on Friday and Saturday.  Friday's walk was down through the creek and back up power line hill.  Katie Bug went with me.  She had apparently perfumed herself by rolled in something dead and stunk to high heaven.  There wasn't an inch of her that wasn't contaminated.  She wound up spending her weekend sleeping outside in her pen and Saturday I decided it was time for her to take a swim in the pond.  It helped to a degree but Saturday night was also spent in her pen.  We had a very warm weekend, windy but very warm for February.  Despite what the ground hog said, spring seems to be on it's way judging by the buttercups I found.  I also found an array of other woodsy beauty including the sweetest little nest I've ever seen perched on nothing but a couple of thorny twigs but in fantastic condition.  I also spied some sort of lichen that I've not seen before on a dead tree stump.  The spirit in the woods never fails to show me something new.  

Tommy creeping up on his prey.

Walking down power line hill at the creek.  About half way down at this point.

A cat tail.

This is officially one of my new favorite pictures.

I can almost see a little puff of spores billowing out if they were touched.

I love sharing my walks and world with you.  It seems lately I have been sharing much of other people's worlds and my opinions of them.  Good opinions of course.  This week it's all about my part of the world.  

Sunday faves

Sunday was so sunny and beautiful that I didn't have any desire to stay inside.  Despite finally giving in and going to the clinic after two weeks and four days of trying to let my body heal itself from a cold and not feeling terribly good from the steroids and antibiotics I stepped outside and right back in to grab my camera and Tommy.  I finally planted tulip bulbs from Holland in the pet cemetery and my friends all helped.  Then I helped Shaun ready the side by side for our upcoming trip.  I took a stroll through our back field and slightly into the woods.  I didn't venture down the hill to the creek, although I wanted to, because I had the wrong boots on.  Cowgirl boots are too slick on the bottom and no good for walking in a winter creek.  Mine are anyways.  When I did manage to make myself go back inside I made myself rest a bit and then made granola bars and supper.  Happy Winter to all.  The days will now gain a touch of daylight every day and it warms my soul.  I know I will soon be starting seeds because I get so giddy by February to grow something... and I just can't wait.

Kitty always sit on this log when I am working where the dogs are buried.

Cotton Bottom came a runnin when asking "is that brown rice I smell in that bowl?"

Haven't had a sky like this in weeks. 

Black Rose is still down... working on her when every chance. 

Tommy enjoying some sunshine.

Cotton's eggs are so big the lid won't close.  Bless her heart!