Summer is always a time of organization for me. A time to sort through all of the piles I made throughout the school year but never had time to put away. So while I was rummaging through my storage room I came across 2 picture frames that I decided to get crafty with.
My first step was to spray paint these dark brown frames. I went to the local hardware store and I chose a color close to Tiffany blue. It reminds me of the beach and goes with the colors in my living room. Next I got on Pinterest to decide what to put in those now adorable frames. Somehow I came across a pin on using an inkjet printer and freezer paper to transfer an image onto fabric. This gave me an idea. I went to the craft store and bought some burlap, spray adhesive, and poster board.
I cut the burlap and poster board to fit inside the frames, then sprayed the adhesive on the poster board so the burlap would stay put.
Next, I chose a quote and image I wanted to transfer onto the burlap and enlarged them in Microsoft Word. It took me a while to figure out how to make a mirror image of the words, which I needed so that when I transferred the ink onto the burlap they would be facing the correct way. After a lot of googling and clicking on buttons I finally figured it out. You can get those instructions HERE.
Then I printed out the words, flipped over the freezer paper so that the ink was facing the burlap, and began rubbing on the back of the freezer paper with a spoon to transfer the ink to the burlap. I continued doing this until all of the words and images were transferred. You can get more detailed instructions HERE.
Finally, I stuck the burlap pictures into the frames and hung them on my wall. They look so cute, and go along with the vintage mirror I painted the same color. Love.
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