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RETRO-STYLE FRAME TUTORIAL

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  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 1
    Step 1

    cut your photo of choice (I used a photoshopped one made to look "retro") and your clear transparency with the circle cutter (to 1 and 7/8 size circles).

  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 2
    Step 2

    The photo and transparency should fit nicely into the baby food jar lid.

  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 3
    Step 3

    glue on your pom pom trim along the edge of the lid, along with your sequin trim and rhinestones, or any other embellishments (for a super quick project use rhinestones that are already in strips like this.)

  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 4
    Step 4

    unfold your paperclip and apply hot glue

  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 5
    Step 5

    glue to the back of the baby food jar lid

  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 6
    Step 6

    (this will be your frame stand):

  • How to make a frame / photo holder. Retro Style Frame - Step 7
    Step 7

    now you have a cute and kitschy photo frame

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Jet H.
Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects
what an awesome and smart idea, love it, your kiddo too.
thank you so much for the tute and sharing;-D
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aneniine
aneniine · 58 projects
Great idea of using paper clip for frame stand! I would never have thought of it. Happy
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