DIY Photo Display!

For Christmas I received a Polaroid Zip Printer that I had been lusting after (yes, lusting haha) for a while, and I absolutely LOVE it. The photos print out on 2×3 sticky paper and they are adorable and handy and I’m able to keep up on having actual physical pictures of my favorite digital snaps! They’ve been accumulating on our school bulletin board so I was on a mission to find a cute way to display them.

You can’t step into Michael’s or Hobby Lobby or any other home or craft store without being bombarded by chalkboard, ‘rustic’, burlap or mason jars. It’s. Every. Where. But I’m cheap, and I’m definitely not about to drop $50 on a made-to-be-distressed  piece of decor made in China. I just can’t.

Husband and his sailors volunteer at our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and it’s a great place to find home improvement items and even decent furniture and decor if you’re lucky! I asked him if they had any windows there and sure enough, they did! So for a whopping $3, I became the proud owner of a white, six paned window frame.

So, I present to you…

an easy $15 (or less!) DIY Photo Display!

 

Old window, chicken wire, and clothespins

What you need:

• Old Window
• Chicken Wire
• Large-headed nails
• Hammer
• Wire cutters
• Cute clothespins or other clippies of your choice

Step 1:

Carefully remove glass if your window still has it (ours only had 5)

Using a hammer and flathead, Husband removed most of the caulk around the glass so it popped out

Ah, empty window frame!

We live in the great (and wet) state of South Carolina, and there was some mold on the frame. With some hand sanding, it came right off.

Before it was moldy, After it’s only distressed!

Step 2:

Measure out, cut, and potentially flatten enough chicken wire to cover the back of the open portion(s) of the frame.

Our high tech way of flattening chicken wire!

Step 3:

Stretch chicken wire across back of frame and nail in place.

Step 4:

Trim up your edges so no one is stabbed walking past your beautiful project 🙂

Completed DIY Photo Display!

Step 5:

Hang up your masterpiece! Throw your photos on and ta da! A great photo display that was a fraction of the big box store’s cost AND you’re upcycling!

Michael’s had the purple sparkly clothespins, how could I say no?!

Tag me on Instagram with your completed project!  I can’t wait to see my display fill up with my favorite pictures!

Now back to knitting 😉

Catie

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Wip It Wednesday, and 1st time using a Pom Pom Maker!

Oh man, it’s Wednesday already?! After trying to make my stupid day seem interesting, I’ll just tell you today ended up with dinner at Chick Fil A because we had a dinner Pinterest fail, don’t you just hate that?! Silver lining was we didn’t have to end up using the oven, got out of our house for the hottest part of the day (It is hot as hell her in SC!) and the kids got to play for a bit. So not all bad, but still annoying haha.

Wips!!

I cast on a Baby Vertebrae yesterday for one of my husband’s oldest friend and his wife (who is due any time!). This is the second one I’ve made for a summer baby this year, so I am making it 6-12 month size so the baby can wear it when you know, it’s actually cold.

Start of a Vertebrae!

Next project on the needles is a Frazzled shawl by Allie Coffey of the Caffeinated Knitting podcast (I love her and Gert!). This is my first time using Madeline Tosh and OH EM GEE I understand the hype! I wish I would’ve bought a Tosh color for the body of it too, but the Smooshy yarn is nice too 🙂 This is a late birthday present because the lace-y shawl I had planned was a huge BUST. I am totally loving this patter, and am about 70% done! It is a gift so it’s partially hidden 😉

Knitting and Peach Milkshake, does it get any better??

I dragged the family into Joann Fabrics today because I needed a few things, and for knitting they are my go to because even the 1 (yes, 1) LYS here is hit or miss and Michael’s selection is pitiful…anyways I finally purchased a medium and large pom-pom maker! I have made pom-poms before with handmade cardboard templates, and it was…not enjoyable. This thing is amazzzzzing and if you need or want to make pom poms like a BOSS, they are definitely worth the $7.48 🙂 Next time I use it, I’m going to put at least 3 layers of yarn on each half, that way I have a crazy fluffy pom pom. This one went on a Happy Happy Joy Joy hat for Super girl!

Yarn to Pom Pom in under 2 minutes!

What are your WIPs today??? 2 WIPs is slightly unusual for me, I’m finding myself drifting from monogamous knitting 😉 What’s your average amount of WIPs at any given time??