DIY: Campaign style Frame {a touch of bling}

As promised, today I am going to share a brief rundown on 2 ways I added some flare to a few frames in our Stairway gallery wall. My first frame project was inspired by the image below.  (I originally discovered IHeart Organizing on Pinterest and instantly fell in love with Jen’s blog.  Check it out for some fabulous tips on organizing and design!)

campaign style frame inspiration

I knew I wanted to do a little something to jazz up a few of the frames on the wall, so decided to take a stab at it.

Materials:

picture frame – (mine was a 16″ x 20″ wooden frame – wood works best since you’ll be drilling into it) – Goodwill – $2.99

can of white spray paint (already had on hand, but can be purchased at Michaels or Lowes for around $6) – mine – $0

package of Stanley Flat Corner Braces in solid brass (I purchased the 3″ size), aka “L” brackets – Lowes – $6.99 similar here

handheld electric drill

Directions:

First, remove the glass and any mat from the frame. You’ll keep them off until after you are done drilling.

Apply 2 – 3 coats of spray paint to the frame.  I usually like to allow 1-2 hours in between coats and then 24 hours before adding hardware braces.

Next, lay the L Brackets out on the first corner of your frame.  I decided I wasn’t going to do any measuring, so just eyeballed it.

Drill each of the 4 screws in the bracket and repeat on the remaining 3 corners.

Lastly, place it on the wall and admire!

And thaaaaat’s it!  It really wasn’t too complicated, but thought I would tackle something simple for my first DIY step-by-step instruction post 🙂  I still have to put a picture in it, but it does look pretty on my wall even empty.  Not too bad for under 10 bucks.

I made a 2nd campaign style frame a bit smaller and with a black frame & 1.5″ L brackets/Flat Corner Braces instead of 3″.  I like the way this one turned out just as well!

Read on for 2nd quick frame project details…

Materials:

picture frame (mine was 12″ x 16″) – Goodwill – $4.99

pkg of black hemp cord – Michaels – $1.99 similar here

mini clothespins – Amazon – $3.80/50 pack

gold spray paint (find at your local craft or hardware store)

hot glue gun

scissors

Directions:

Remove glass & mat from your frame

Cut 2 pieces of hemp cord to loosely hang between the 2 sides of the frame with about an 1/2″ extra per side to hot glue to back of frame

Flip frame over with the backside face-up and glue one end of cord to the side of the frame.  Loosely drape the piece of cord to the other side and attach with hot glue as well.  I spaced out the cord so the first piece was 1/3 of the way down the frame and the 2nd cord was 2/3 down the frame.

Attach 2nd piece of cord so it looks like this after both are glued.

Lay out several mini clothespins on paperplate or papertowel and apply a coat of gold spray paint. Let dry for an hour and flip/rotate clothespins and apply another coat.

Wait 24 hours for frame and pins to dry.

Select favorite photos and clip them to the cord with the clothespins.

 

This is a great way to be able to easily swap photos in & out and you can definitely hang more than 2 pictures in a frame this size.  Again, a quick project for less than $10, including the frame and all! Thanks for stopping by… I hope you’ll visit again… ~Rachael

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