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Sheena — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:47:06 +0000

Mod Podge Chevron Frames for Valentine’s Day

Sheena — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:19:37 +0000

Photo taken 12/4/11 during a date night at FunFusion in NY.

I recently picked up my very first bottle of Mod Podge and I am hooked. For my very first project I decided to attempt to decorate some frames for Valentine’s Day. I honestly had no idea what I was doing, but I love how they turned out!

This project is perfect for sprucing up old frames. I didn’t have any frames in need of an immediate makeover so I picked some up at Walmart for 98 cents.

I was hoping to find white frames, but I was unable to find any. I ended up grabbing brown frames and painting them with white acrylic paint.

In Photoshop, I made a chevron pattern, tiled it to fit an entire sheet of paper, and printed it out.

I then, brushed a little Mod Podge on the frame and placed the frame on the back of my chevron pattern.

With a X-ACTO knife, I trimmed around the frame, leaving just enough paper to fold around the frame.

I brushed a layer of Mod Podge on top of the chevron paper and folded the excess paper around the frame. I glopped on too much Mod Podge in some areas, so the ink bled a little. Other than that it looks super cool, huh?

Although my frame was pretty pre-glitter, I decided to go over the red chevron lines with a red glitter pen.

Voila!

I also decorated another frame (not as great as my first) and slid a cute “i love us” print inside.

What will I Mod Podge next? Stayed tuned…

I Love Us prints can be found here and here, chevron patterns here (a freebie from me).

I am a member of the Walmart Moms program. Walmart is compensating me for sharing this DIY project (featuring products that I purchased from Walmart) with you. All words and opinions are always my own. Read my full disclosure policy here.

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Sheena — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:47:49 +0000

#febphotoaday

Button(s)

Sheena — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:43:11 +0000

I went back and forth between wanting to take a picture of my sewing box full of loose buttons or Jayden’s nose. I ended up taking a picture of an Xbox controller. Heh.

#febphotoaday

Tuna Salad is What’s For Dinner

Sheena — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:45:20 +0000

I was supposed to be making meatballs and homemade mashed potatoes (debated in the paleo community) for dinner, but I didn’t feel like it. It’s my fault. I had pancakes for breakfast and crashed all day. They were delicious, but within a couple of bites I couldn’t even keep my head up. I’m waiting on some almonds so that I can make almond flour pancakes. My body definitely cannot tolerate white flour (a paleo no no, but I was craving). There’s about a cup of it left, once it’s gone, it’s gone. On a related note, I made Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream. Check it out!

Oh, and after spending some time on Pinterest and going a little wild with my very first jar of Mod Podge, I’m feeling inspired. More on those projects a little later :).

#febphotoaday

10 O’Clock in the Morning

Sheena — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:36:25 +0000

I’ve been up since after 6AM. I got enough sleep, but I’m dragging. I’m bored and I want change. I can’t concentrate on what I should be doing because I am uninspired. I’m off to rearrange the furniture in the living room… if that’s even possible since everything revolves around the TV that is mounted to the wall.

#febphototoday

Stranger in NYC

Sheena — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:04:48 +0000

Today’s prompt for #febphotoaday is “a stranger”. Today, I could go out stranger scoping, but I don’t think that would be appropriate. So this gentleman will have to do. While in NYC for BlogHer ’10, I crossed paths with him. I believe he is the owner of the souvenir stand he’s standing in front of.

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