Welcome to Inky’s Homemade Holiday Gifts Blog Hop! If you’ve come from Jovi's blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened along today I do so hope you will hop on over to the Inky Antic's Blog and start at the beginning...they say it's a very good place to start! ;)
For my handmade gift I really wanted a "year round useful" type of gift....so I thought, "Why not do up a quick and easy photo frame!" For the base of my project I used a dollar frame that I bought at the local craft store...I often stock up on two or three different sizes and styles when I see they are in stock so I have them on hand for projects just such as this! I used less than a block of Sculpey Oven Bake Clay to cover the top surface of the frame, then I stamped right into the clay using two FABULOUS stamps by Inky Antics: Retro Dot Wallpaper & Retro Dot Background which you can find ON THIS PAGE.
After the frame was then baked and cooled, I applied a quick splash of Deco Art Acrylic Craft Paint in Buttermilk, allowed that to dry and then lightly sanded to distress the surface and bring out the details. I hot melt glued on just a touch of ribbon to both sides and then tied a sheer double loop bow using the Bow Easy (also available through Inky Antics!) for embellishment.
Creating handmade gifts can be both cost effective and very personal. All in all I have less than four dollars into this gift...and if I were to make more the price per gift goes down because I really used a very small amount of the bottle of paint! A VERY AFFORDABLE gift that you could easily recreate in any color scheme/style you like. I personally love the shabby/country look....and this frame isn't going anywhere...I am keeping it, as a gift to myself! LOL
The blog hop starts today and ends on Sunday, November 20th at midnight Central time. Please visit each DT members’ blog to view their projects and leave a comment for each designer. The more you comment, the better your chances are to win. (Limit one comment per blog, please). Two people’s names will be drawn at random to receive a surprise Inky prize pack. The winners’ names will be announced on the Inky Antics blog next Monday, so remember to stop back and see if you’ve won.
Your next stop on this fabulous and fun Homemade Holiday Gifts Blog Hop will be Tex's blog. Enjoy the rest of the hop!
