Altered-ish Frame, and Birthday Gifts

Hi again!

A long time ago I altered some picture frames into bulletin boards for my craft space.  I wanted to do another one for my Niece for her birthday (tomorrow.)  She's a "tween" so she loves girly things and bling.  I was shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond and came across this frame:

Yes, it is a wedding frame.  I just loved all the bling!!  (Which did NOT photograph very well...it looks dark and like some of the 'bling' are missing.....odd!)   But the frame really is awesome, it really sparkles!! :) 

The first step is to remove the glass.  Then I cut down a piece of cork board to fit the 8x10 frame.   I found a very cute ribbon to glue along the cork board. 

I am in love with that ribbon!!!

Then, I found these tacks:

And wanted to alter them too, and make them pretty.  So I added these little fabric roses to the top of each one:

Here is my final project:

I just talked to her on the phone (I never get to see the kids, I'm always too sick. It's a bummer.) And she LOVED it.  She already has it set up on her desk!  I'm glad, because I thought it was pretty awesome too! :)


I also made her a Girl Scouts word book like the two I made a while ago.  Very similar, just a different paper theme.   She has been in girl scouts for a few years now, so I wanted to make her one too! 

I didn't take pictures of every page, because it's pretty close to the ones I made before.  But here's another pic:

 Thanks for checking out my projects!!


"Don't glue anything I wouldn't glue!!"