Frame for Lisa from Kansas

So, this past Friday I got a sweet little box of goodies in the mail from Lisa and also this prize card of hers that I offered to convert into a scrapbook page. Forgot how thick the little canvas was going to be so opted to go with a deep box.

Yes, that is the point of that photo at the top of items only someone slightly crazy might love. Went junkin' on Sat. while Luke was at a three hour birthday party. I can do a lot of damage with that amount of time and two second hand shops.

Don't worry, all these items will become much prettier shortly. WELL, in theory. You never know how something might look when you try what you think you are going to try and then it doesn't actually work that way...

BUT, anyhow, the FRAME all the way there in the back? The very ugly blue frame? With chicken wire?

My first thought when I spied it was chicken wire? Did you see my previous post where I may have admitted a slight CHOOK phobia? (chook means chicken in Australia and I'm trying to start a trend here in the States). My second thought was that it needed to be fixed in a big way. I sold myself on buying it for $6 with the theory I'd use it for two different projects. Firstly, if could overcome my chicken wire aversion was to use the wire as a stencil for mists. And then the box/frame would be an altered project.

Tomorrow you can see my wire/mist attempt.

Today, you see a much nicer box. Thank goodness.

The inside part of the card is waiting for a Lisa photo and then can be shipped to her!!

So, one process step so you can see that not all is easy when you are working with a junk item!

See those things that look like mountains? That is old old old hot glue!

And I thought gesso would melt them away? Nah, I wasn't sure what I was going to do.

Ended up covering cardboard with canvas, adding another layer of gesso and misting to make that rainbow background. So kinda glad the mountains of glue made me do it!

The little ruffle ribbon on the bottom was made to correspond with Lisa's ribbon above and came out of my stash. I had gotten a nice chunk of rainbow dyed lace from Eye Candy Magic that I cut up in strips and then rumpled.









The metal buttons are some from my stash and say something about military equipment in what I believe is French...so a bit of a joke..

And, a bit about Lisa's Card. You know, you see all these things on-line and they are much bigger or smaller in your head. Her little ITTY BITTY TINY girlie is adorable in real life. Like she is a fussy cuttin' queen!

And, do you spy those weird little doilies in the photo on top? More on that tomorrow!