Thrifty Frame

My husband is my superhero. I'm not lying. He does amazing things for me and the kiddos. Anyway, for our anniversary I commissioned a painting to be done by a local artist.  Our anniversary is right in the middle of the holiday season. Unfortunately, I didn't try to hang the painting until last week. That's when I realized that this awesome painting blended with the color of the walls in our room. :(

We can't paint. It's in our rental agreement. I pondered all different kinds of ideas: weathered fence posts, pallets, fabric, a bigger frame, painting just a square, and buying a frame for the piece. 

Finally, like a truly thrifty crafter, I just used what I had and made do. :)  I really like the results. 

The following is my very first attempt at making anything close to a tutorial. I just took lots of pictures and will share about the process. It's truly very simple, but time consuming. 

I forgot to take a photo of the frame that I started with, but it's an 18X24" poster frame similar to this (sponsored link). 

I took it outside and spray painted it pink.

I was running out of paint, so it's kind of splotchy. That was ok with me. I just needed a non-black background. 

I hot-glued on some vintage lace. 

Then some dark brown ribbon. I lined up the edge of the ribbon with the edge of the frame.

Here, I'm attempting to stick some cork to the back of the frame. 

Then batting

And finally, this adorable batik. I only had 2 fat quarters and the fabric has been discontinued. If you are purchasing yardage, buy a little more than 1/2 a yard. 

Close up of finished product.

Wide view (and our cute thrift store find headboard). 

I didn't end up using the back of the frame. I didn't have enough fabric and it kept popping out. Instead, I just stapled the fabric to the wall. Then, I hung the frame on the wall. Finally, I used pushpins to hold up the painting. 

Cherry-Kandy Boutique  is the name of the place where I got the painting. Kandy worked with me on the colors for the painting and the lace/pearls instead of a frame. She also added our wedding date to the painting. I hope My Superhero loves it as much as I do. (He says he does.)

I will add a photo later when I have that wall finished. I have some other items to fill out the space a bit.