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Category: Kid's Arts and Crafts

A Crafty Way to Showcase your Favorite Photos

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Why display your most treasured memories in boring, run-of-the-mill photo frames when you can exhibit them as works of art? With these quick and easy photo frame crafts, you can showcase your most treasured memories in style. Ideal for rainy spring days, these simple frame art projects provide thrifty fun for the whole family.

Things you need:
Picture Frame
Incredibly Tacky Crafter’s Pick Glue
Embellishments, such as buttons, foam cutouts and charms
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint
Colored construction paper
Your own personal treasures, such as shells, bottle caps, wallpaper or fabric remnants

Things to do:
1. To determine what color to paint your frame, experiment by laying your treasures, charms, or embellishments against different hues of colored construction paper.
2. Paint the frame and allow it to thoroughly dry.
3. Experiment with the placement of trinkets and embellishments; after achieving a pleasing arrangement, glue in place and dry thoroughly.

Fun Frame Ideas:
Pasta Frame: Perfect for a snapshot taken at your favorite Italian restaurant. To make, paint the frame red and adorn with mixed dried pasta pieces.

Conversation Heart Frame: Ideal for Valentine’s Day photos or for any special picture of your sweetheart. To make, paint frame in a coordinating pastel tone and affix candy conversation hearts.

Vacation Memories Frame: Relive your family getaway with this simple project. Adorn the frame with shells or bottle caps, or make a boarding pass, ticket stub, or matchbook decoupage using Royal Coat Decoupage glue and sealer.

Display your frame art masterpieces in your own home, or present them as treasured gifts for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or an anniversary. Enjoy showcasing your most treasured memories in these functional works of art.

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Mosaic Decorative Balls with Styrofoam Balls

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Pssst… want to be let in on the best-kept secret among crafters? Styrofoam! In every serious crafter’s bag of tricks, you’ll find loads of it. Prized for its versatility and durability, Styrofoam is at the heart of more crafts than virtually any other material. Perfect for drizzly spring days, this styrofoam ball craft is fun for the whole family, and can be whipped up in no time.

Things you need:
4″, 5″ or 7″ Styrofoam balls
Ceramic Tile Adhesive
Rubber Scraper
Water
Sponge
Hammer
Lightweight Spackle (or grout)
Mosaic pieces, such as broken china, ceramic tiles, or mosaic tile mirrors
Tile Nippers
Eye Protection
Old towel
Work Gloves
Soft rag for polishing

Things to do:
1. Wrap tiles, mirror, or china plate in a heavy towel and whack with a hammer. Unwrap and check piece sizes between each blow. You also use small mirrors already made for mosaic art, which will cut out a step. Use the styrofoam ball as a guide to determine the ideal piece size.
2. After your pieces are sized, slip into your safety goggles and work gloves. Use the tile nippers to fine-tune the pieces.
3. Coat half of the styrofoam ball with the ceramic tile adhesive, and arrange the mosaic pieces to suit your style. Be sure to leave a grout line between each piece. When thoroughly dry, repeat the process with the remaining half.
4. Mix the spackling according to instructions. Use the spatula to spread the spackling on the surface of the ball, being sure to push between the pieces.
5. After the spackling has set, use a damp sponge to remove the excess and polish with a soft rag.

When completing this craft with children, be sure to protect little fingers from shards and sharp pieces. Use coins, discarded game pieces, pretty rocks, tokens, buttons, washers, discarded keys, or even beans instead of glass and tile.

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