Table Frame

Long before christmas, I was asked to make something for a Advent Calender at a forum I'm a member of. The creation I had to make, had to be something that could be given away as a present, or something to go along with a present.

I decided to make a table-frame out of coasters :)

I've used  a Stampavie - Sarah Kay image, and painted it with Distress Ink refills. The papers are from Ladybug & friends Christmas Collection. For the embellishments, I've used perls from Kort & Godt, roses and rosebuds from Wild Orchid Crafts, snowflakes from a Martha Stewart punch, charms from Unik Hobby, some turqouise bling, and some string. The sentiment from Norsk Stempelblad AS says "You're special".

How to make this:
1. You'll need 2 square coasters, patterned paper, ink, a image/photo, circle-dies, a scalpel/knife, glue, brads, Crop-A-Dile, sandpaper and embellishments.
2. Front and back: Fasten patterned paper on the frontsides of both coasters. Distress and ink the edges.
3. Front: Punch out a circle in the middle of one of the coasters, distress and ink the edge.
4. Back: Fasten patterned paper on the circles backside, distress and ink the edge on both sides. Make a fold on top of the circle, and fasten it to the back-coaster with brads.
5. Fasten the coloured image to the inside of the back-coaster, and glue the two coasters together. The frame is now ready to be embellished.
NB! If you want to have a sentiment on the front of the frame, remember to stamp it before you glue the two parts together.
And if you want to have a photo in the frame, that can be taken out, just glue the bottom and the sides together.

Trinn for trinn forklaring:

1. Du trenger 2 firkantede coastere, ca et halvt ark mønsterpapir, blekk, sirkeldies, motiv/bilde, lim, skalpell, sandpapir, brads, Crop-A-Dile (eller liknende hullpunch), og pynt etter eget ønske.
2. Forside og bakside: Lim fast pyntepapir på ”forsidene” av coasterne. Renskjær kantene rundt, puss lett med sandpapir, og svert kantene med blekk.
3. Forside: Stans ut en sirkel i midten av den ene coasteren. For å komme helt igjennom, må man renskjære med skalpell. Puss kanten lett, og svert med blekk.
4. Bakside: Kle sirkelen med mønsterpapir på baksiden, renskjær, puss og svert kanten. Lag en pregekant på baksiden av sirkelen, brett forsiktig. Lim/fest sirkelen med brads, som ”fot” på baksiden av den hele coasteren (på mønsterpapirsiden).
5. Lim fast motivet til innsiden av rammen, og lim sammen forside og bakside. Rammen er nå klar til å dekoreres. OBS! Hvis du skal ha tekst på rammen, så husk å stemple den før du limer sammen delene.
NB! Dersom du ønsker å ha rammen slik at du kan bytte ut bilde/motiv, så bare la være å lime sammen toppen på delene.

Thank you for visiting - have fun!

Hugs, Lena Katrine