Thrifty Treasures

Framed art. Don't we love it?



But, in my experience, I have found that as a Thrifty Artist, the best way to frame your art is to start with the frame! I can remember my parents cringing as I would bring home a 32 x 40 sketch from college. They loved it, but framing it would cost a small fortune. Thus, I have learned to purchase the frame - then create the art!

So, at the thrift store this week, I found this wonderful vintage apple green velvet frame:


I removed the backing paper, covered the EXTREMELY ugly print with Harlequin patterned paper and topped it off with a botanical illustration. Don't forget to put the backing paper back on to give it a nice finished and professional look.



This is what it looked like before (pretty ugly, right?):




Hooked on velvet this week, I guess. Because I also bought these rusty colored velvet framed prints:




They also had faded and UGLY prints that needed to be changed out.


So I threw some black paint on the frames. Added some beautiful vintage postcards... and voila:






Vintage Christmas art! These of course, will be for sale at the Mercantile Mall. I have many projects to show you, and many to finish! So I'm off to work...