FABRIC AND SEASHELL PHOTO FRAME

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It is unlikely that you know a person who does not like the sea. And it doesn’t matter, it’s the one who regularly goes to resorts, has been there at least once in his life, or only dreams of warm waves and golden sand under his feet. What is brought home from the sea? Souvenirs, a bronze tan, seashells from the coast and, of course, unforgettable memories of the rest in numerous photographs. And so that they constantly warmed with their solar warmth even in winter, it is enough to choose one of the brightest and place it in a frame made from shells collected on the beach with your own hand.
So, what will you need to create an original seashell shell photo frame?
1. Three metal suspensions for the metal profile for the frame with stand.
2. Thick cardboard, you can from an ordinary box to make a base.
3. A flap of fabric with a marine print or like a vest.
4. Seashells of various shapes and sizes as you have.
5. A page with a film from an old album to insert a photo.
6. A piece of foil and cardboard of medium thickness to make an anchor.
7. Beads, decorative small flowers, bows - this is what you want to decorate the composition with.
If you have all this in the household, find the necessary tools for work - scissors, a needle with a thread, a pen or pencil, as well as PVA glue. Nothing more than creativity and perseverance, you do not need. Therefore, you can immediately proceed to pleasant needlework.
Take the metal suspensions that often remain after repairs using drywall. If you do not know what it is, ask your husband, he will help. In the absence of such parts, you can buy them inexpensively at the nearest hardware store. From these rails make about the same frame as in the photo.

You can experiment and come up with something of your own. They bend very easily even with your hands, but so that the structure turns out to be solid, it is good to squeeze it with pliers at the junction of the side posts and the partition. From the fabric, cut several long strips up to ten centimeters wide.

Tightly wrap your metal frame with these flaps so that they completely hide it, leaving only the back of the stand. When one flap ends, fasten it with several stitches using a needle and thread, then grab the next one and continue on until you get what you want.

From a cardboard cut a rectangle or square a little wider and taller, about five centimeters than the frame made. But not necessarily, in this case any form is permissible, even asymmetric. Make a hole suitable for the photo in the cardboard blank. It should be smaller than the photo itself.

On the back of the cardboard, attach a pocket for the picture, which can be taken from an old unnecessary photo album. Put it on the glue, and for reliability, go around the edges with tape. If there is no pocket with a film, make it out of plain paper, but in this case the photo will not be protected from dust.

Lubricate the cardboard with plenty of glue on the front side, gently lean the frame covered with a cloth, press and lay under the press for half an hour. When they stick together, you can start decorating.

Draw an anchor on the cardboard, cut it out, transfer the exact same pattern onto the foil, you can use a cigarette pack, and cut it out too. Glue them together.

Place the anchor anywhere in the frame, preferably at the bottom. Lay out the shells to choose the most beautiful and roughly understand what you will do with them.

It is important that the shells are dry, otherwise they will not stick. Create a patterned scatter from them by abundantly covering the cardboard and fabric surfaces of the future frame.

So that they stick firmly and quickly, when placed on cardboard, apply a layer of PVA on it, and for fixing on the fabric - smear shells.

When you like the picture, you can stop. Or take the extra beads, beads or flowers available in the house and complement the composition. If you use them sparingly and tastefully, the frame will turn out to be very effective and unusual. In any case, no one will have such a decor except you, and a vacation photo in an exclusive frame made by yourself will decorate your home, fill it with comfort and will delight you with pleasant emotions.