Looking down into a bowl of dusty potpourri, thinking it was time for it to go, I picked out the seed pods from the wood shavings and thought there must be something I could use these on. Then!! I remembered some frames I'd picked up on one of my walks around the throw outs...Frames are a common sight, people buy cheap pictures to decorate a room and when tired of the picture, throw the whole thing out ..
I'm not suggesting you take home art of questionable talent and hang it just because you found it in the street and "its a bargain", but if you're looking for a mirror or some artwork to spruce up the kids rooms, don't dismiss the ones you find on the street.
I had to add to the seed pods, but they are easily found on a walk around the neighborhood and when the frame was done I put it in the store toilet. I drizzled scented oil onto the pods and it gave the room a wonderful smell. To glue the pods to the frame, give the frame a good rough up with sand paper and then use a thick glue like liquid nails.
The other one I started with a broken christmas decoration. The kissing fish, I added another one that wasn't broken, but what the hell!! The tree won't miss it next year.
I painted the frame white, found some shells - there is always a jar of shells in my house, for some reason its impossible to walk along a beach and not pick them up - and the blue stones were stolen from the fish bowl!! They won't miss them either!!
But its possible to use anything. Small toys, broken china, old tiles, rusty old nuts and bolts I think would look good for a boys room. Look around the house with new eyes and you will find many many ideas ...
I have to apologize for the quality of the photos, its difficult to take a photo of a mirror and not have a reflection in it. I tried inside and I tried outside, and these are unfortunately the best.
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