I went to a few thrift stores in Junction City, Kansas.  The best deals were at the Disabled American Veterans.  What a great little store.  I got several things that I have been looking for at a great price.  I will show those later.  I did get three picture frames to make Jennifer, my daughter, things to hang her jewelry on. 

This first frame was $3.00 without glass.  The glass wasn’t needed for this project at all.  It had a backing that was hard pressed board.  I painted the frame black, removed the mat board, covered the backing in batting and then with fabric.  I put the back into the frame and then tightened the fabric.  I then hot glued the fabric to the back.  I purchased sets of fleur de lis hangers from Wal-Mart at 1.37 for 3 and got four sets.  I also used a stencil and acrylic paint for the chandelier design.  I wish I could have gotten one more set of the hooks but they only had four.  The fabric was 2.47 for one yard.  The stencils were 2.87 and have 8 different cards in the package and will be used for many more projects. 

LARGE FRAME W/ HOOKS FOR NECKLACES

This small round frame cost $1.00.  I had the tiny hardware cloth already and the fabric left over from the larger frame.  I painted the hardware cloth and stenciled the fabric.  I also painted the inner ring on the front of the frame because it was brown. I used the back mat on the frame to cut the hardware cloth and then inserted it into the frame.  I carefully wrapped my fabric over the glass and placed it in next.  With the ends of the fabric I was able to move it around until I had it exactly where I wanted it.  I then trimmed the edges and placed the mat in the back and secured it with the screw that came with it.  Since I used leftovers for this project it only cost me the amount of the frame.  $1.00.

SMALL FRAME EARRING HOLDER

This next project is probably my favorite.  I have had this fabric for a long time and wanted to use it for something special.  This project only took a small amount of my fabric.  I cut the larger hardware cloth to fit using the mat and then painted it.  I sprayed the glass with glue and stuck my fabric on and trimmed it.  If I were to do this over again I would have also used fray check.  My fabric started fraying but I didn’t have any fray check glue with me.  I slid in the hardware cloth, slid in the fabric covered glass and then put the back in.  I absolutely love how this turned out.  Again this project only cost the amount of the frame.  $1.00.  I love it. 

8 X 10 FRAME EARRING HOLDER

I hope you enjoyed my projects and that it inspires you to look at old items differently.  Repurposing is a great way to economize and be green.  And in this case, make your daughter very happy. : )