An art treasure to do, and thrifty and vintage finds.

Here is a project for you.
Very little expense, and an hour or so to make.

Here are your supplies

music, picture, lace, glues, paint or ink,
saying printed off computer.
Oh, a mat, or cardboard, your choice in size.

This one is done on a mat.

use glue stick to cover one side of mat.
Lay it on music, and rub with hand to flatten.

Cut music about 1" larger on each side than mat.
Cut corners at an angle as shown.
Poke a hole on inside music paper
and cut to each corner from center.
Cut off extra on inside leaving about 1" to fold over.


Fold music over edge and crease each piece before gluing.
role glue stick down mat one side at a time,
fold paper over and glue down.
(always make sure you press it down good).
Go to next side.
After all edges are glued down, dry brush,
or ink all edges with black or brown.
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Adding the picture

You want to put the back on before you trim the front.
Otherwise you have an uneven surface to try to work on.
Take your picutre you have chosen,
and glue it to a piece of cardboard 1/2" smaller than the mat.

Glue this piece with the picture on it to the back side of the mat,
with picutre facing through hole.
Be sure to smooth it down good to make sure it sticks.
I then glue a dictionary page on the back to finish it.


Turn your piece over and begin to trim it how you would like.
I added some lace to the corner,
and a piece across the bottom of the girl
(thus filling the gap where the pic was too short for the mat.) =0)

I glued my saying on,
some tea bag roses I made.
This one is not quite finished. I will
be adding butterflies, and some buttons yet.

If you want a hanger, use ribbon or narrow
lace and know and glue at corners.
(see above where you glued that back on)
I like to do it on the back cause then there is a choice to hang it
or sit it on an easel and the hanger does not show.
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And come back Friday for how to's on making a baby shoe look vintage.


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OK, here are my Thrifty and Vintage Treasures

Some thrifty shutters for $1.00
picture frame $3.00 (going to jazz this one up!)
And my Vintage Treasure is this old plastic cake cover.

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