LuLu Belle Photography: Something New from Something Old

I thought I'd start doing something new on here.. I'm still doing photography (because it's fun and I love it!) but I have been doing SO many crafts lately too! You see, my husband and I are building a new home (AND our first home!) and he challenged me to *Furnish and Decorate the whole home with only $3k (3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, living room, family room, kitchen/dinning room). I took him up on it! (*We do already have some furniture of our own, but very limited)

So now, thrift stores and I are best friends. We spend a lot of time together. Other good friends of mine are the clearance sections at department stores and the KSL classifieds.

I am going to start posting some How To's on here, because I am just LOVING it! And I must say, my crafts have been turning out great! (I don't mean to toot my own horn, but... toot! toot!)

Simple White Frames for a Family Portrait Wall

{Items Needed}

Used Frames . White (or color of choice) Spray Paint . Plastic Trash Bags . Sandpaper

{1} First is to pick out frames at a thrift store. You have to be open and look past the horrible print, the sticky stuff, and the dirt. See the beauty of the wood or the decorative design!

Pick the sizes you are needing for your wall. The best thing to do is to plan your wall before. Think of what sizes you are wanting for your portraits. Do you want an 11 x 14 for the center portrait and then 5 x 7's around it?? Or maybe you are wanting just a bunch of different sizes and place them randomly on your wall! This is what I picked to do, so I just found odd and interesting sizes at the thrift store.

{2} Second, you remove the backing and glass from the frames and set aside. Take the frames to an open outside area. Lay trash bags out on a solid surface (tape down if you are worried about the bag being blown up on frames). Place the frames a few inches apart from each other on the plastic.