Quick and Easy Art

Have you ever found an empty frame at a thrift store or garage sale, and passed it by because you figured it would just be to much work? When I first spotted this beauty I knew she was worth the extra effort. Unfortunately I don't have a before picture, but it was a dark brown. Kind of like this.

When Mike had his spray booth set up to paint the cabinets, I had him give it a quick two coats with some heirloom white spray paint. For a couple months it was moved around the house as just an empty frame. A few weeks ago I decided a little silver Rub 'n Buff would really help to bring out the details, so I dabbed some on it with my finger. I loved how it accented all the detail.

I decided then that it was time for this to be more than just an empty frame, so I took some really great fabric from my stash and nailed it to the back of the frame. Because the frame was so old an brittle I had to predrill holes for the nails. (be careful not to drill through the front of the frame)

My nails don't go in 100% of the way, but it doesn't matter because it's displayed on the bookshelf in my office. You could also try a staple gun, tacks or hot glue to attach the fabric.

I suppose it was a little backwards, but I didn't decide to personalize the piece until a few weeks after I added the fabric. I printed the biggest outline of a B that I could, I cut it out, centered it, and traced it onto my fabric. I used the font "BacktalkSerif BTN" which was included with my Word program. You could use any font you like. 

I carefully followed the outline with my paint brush, and then filled it in with paint until it looked good. 

It looks awesome on my bookcase!

I will never pass by an empty frame again!