Think Crafts Blog – Craft Ideas and Projects – CreateForLess

By Guest Blogger, Alison from the blog “How Does She”.

How fun is this! I always feel awkward asking people to take off their shoes when they come inside….now I don’t have to (at least not as much)! This is a sign/frame that hangs by my front door and I love it! Just think of all the mud and snow you WON’T have to clean off the carpet:)

1. Use a cheap wooden frames. Just use fun paper and Mod Podge it on. Check out Mod Podging tips if you need to know how!

2. Sand around the edges to remove overhang paper and you’re almost done.

3. Apply your vinyl letters. Tell your vinyl lady that the font is ‘Larger Mime’ and it’s 1 inch tall by 8 inches long…or use your Cricut. If you need info on vinyl 101 click here.

4. I did stain the edges with an oak stain after I put the paper on…I had some in the garage and it worked out! { Love when that happens!}

***stain after you put the vinyl on!!! It works better{I promise!}***

5. Drill 2 holes in the top of the frame (Note: I got glass cut at the local auto glass shop. (It was around $1.50/glass). Make sure to drill before you put in your glass.

6. Push ribbon through the hole. I used a skewer to help push the ribbon through the hole. Hey, it works! The ribbon is a 1 inch cream ribbon.

7. Tie a knot with the handle. They have a ‘c’ shaped handle with ‘clam’ ends.

8. Place a picture of your children’s feet in it . I also like the saying, ‘Please bare your soles!’ I made a bunch of these and gave them to my family. They loved how they got a craft and a picture of our kids! (well their feet, but they loved it)

Another idea to do with this frame: Place a picture of your child in it and put his/her name at the bottom.

Hint: when choosing paper to Mod Podge use SMALL PRINT (ya, I know I wrote that big, but small print looks the best!) Also, know the color of vinyl you are going to use. If you use a dark vinyl use light paper and light vinyl use dark paper. Easy enough…send pics our way. We want to see what you made!