30 minute Photo Frame Project...perfect for kiddos

I love projects I can do with my girls...projects that are quick and simple since my kiddos are still young.This project seriously takes less than half an hour and is super cute! Now, will paint get on the table...likely...so just cover it up with some wax paper and let em go wild :)

I've done this project two different ways, so the steps will include a "MOM ONLY" step and a "FOR THE KIDDOS" step.

Step 1:  If you are DIYing it on your own, just take an empty phone frame and spray paint it. Quick and simple...dries super fast. On the one above, I glazed it with black, so it took a bit longer to dry.  Glazing is completely optional.
              If painting with the kiddos, let them paint the frame with acrylic craft paint and a foam brush. My 2 year old painted hers with her hands and it worked out just fine...of course you can tell it was not brush finished, but it was her frame and it looks just like it was supposed to for her little hands.  Acrylic craft paint dries pretty quickly and will wash off of most surfaces if you clean it up right away.  PUT THEM IN OLD CLOTHES first or have em wear an apron.

Step 2:  While the frame dries, paint your clothes pin (optional).  We painted ours with chalk paint. Again, on this one, I just sprayed it with chalk paint.  My girls painted theirs with the craft chalk paint and a paint brush.  Again, this dries quickly, but do not write on it for 24 hours as the paint needs to cure.

Step 3:  Once the frame and clothes pin are dry, you will need the following to put it together:

• frame (from step 1)
• hammer
• small nails or eye hooks
• small gauge wire (I used jewelry wire I already had on hand)
• clothes pin (from step 2)
• picture hooks/saw hooks

Turn the frame upside down and mark where you want the wire to hang. My photo was a 5x7, so I wanted the wire toward the top in order for the picture to fit.  Take the nails and nail in one on each side (make sure they are even!), if you use eye  hooks, you do this step the exact same way.  Take the wire and wrap it around the nails or hooks.  Then attach the hanging hook (or saw teeth) to the top-backside of the frame (this is how the frame will hang on the wall).  Add your picture by clipping it to the wire with the clothes pin and Wowza! You're done! You have a personalized, cute addition to your wall.  This one hangs above Karsyn's dresser and helps her identify which new dresser is hers.  It is also simple  for them to change out the pictures, which they love to do.  Perfect project for displaying their art work as well!

This project can be done quickly and for CHEAP!!!  Gotta love that combination!

Happy Creating!