LESSology Challenge 8: Frame of Life winners! :)

A big thank you to those who played along with LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life! :) There were many wonderful entries....and our winner is *drumroll*...

Kissinia with this beautiful rustic piece

Congratulations Kissinia! You are the winner of LESSology Challenge #8 : Frame of Life. Please email us with your mailing details so that we can get your RAK out to you! :) [Please grab the winner badge from the sidebar.]

And here are our Top 3!

Stampersuzz

 Katy

Sav O'G

Congratulations to our Top 3! :)  [Please grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar.]

P/s: Don't forget about our current challenge - LESSology Challenge #9: Inspiration board :) It ends on Sunday January 22, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes. 

LESSology Challenge #8: Creative projects of Dora Dekker and Tesa Broman

Are you enjoying the design team showcase for LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life? Today we get to see the creative projects of Dora Dekker and Tesa Broman.

Hello everyone!!
What a great challenge again, I love old frames and when I see them in a antique shop I need to buy them. Like I did with this beauty.

I painted it white, a fewe layers that's all I did.
Removed the back of the frame, made a little box out of cardstock and placed it behind the frame.
After that I started decorating and as you can see, it looks like an old sewing studio.
Hope you like my altered frame!

Hi! I have made a vintage looking altered frame out of an old metal colored frame I got from a flee market for nothing.

I wanted to frame a vintage tag of Santa so I went for a white crackled look by painting the frame with Gesso and then uneaven coat of Antique Linnen Crackle Paint and then a coat of gesso again. Finally I inked the edges with some chalk.

The inner part of the frame has a line of Puffies Cream - like snow... A flower and a few leafs finish it off.

I have the perfect spot for this one on the wall next to our Christmas tree.

Aren't these frames just lovely? We would love to see your altered frames for LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life! :) The deadline for entries is Sunday January 8, 11.59pm EST. Please read the challenge rules to ensure your eligibility for our prizes. 

Please leave a comment for Dora and Tesa! :)

LESSology Challenge #8: Creative projects of Angi Barrs, Mandy Dodd and Julie Tucker-Wolek!

Today we get to see the creative projects of Angi Barrs, Mandy Dodd and Julie Tucker-Wolek. :)

Hello everyone! It's Angi here to share my altered frame creation! And I have a little confession to make. This is not the original altered frame that I made for this challenge. After staring at the original one for hours, I decided that I really didn't like it very much. LOL Have you ever created something and just didn't like the end result?

Here's my frame design re-do! I like this one must better! (smile)

My flowers had missing pearls and brads, so I recycled some and added them to the middle of each bloom. The ribbon that I used was ripped in the middle. I used some extra thread that I had lying around to patch it up for this frame.

The frame is from Ikea and the beautiful paper is from My Mind's Eye. This frame will be under the tree for a good friend of mine! :)

Hi, its Mandy  and I've been creating with a 12x12 decorative edge (or diecut) scrapbooking paper which is mounted on a cardboard backing for strength.  You could use this idea to show off artwork/scrapping page etc with a pretty frame you can hang!

Start with a 12x12 diecut - it needs to be good for cutting out a frame

So following the conture of the decorative edge...

cut out the frame... and measure cardboard to match its size

Paint directly on cardboard OR cover the cardboard with artwork, or scrapping LO

Place foam mounting tape on the underside of the decorative cut-out frame

And here's the end result!

A 12x12 piece ready to be hung

(my youngest dd (15) claimed this already!)



Cant wait to see what you create!

and thanks for looking

xx

Hi everyone :)

When I saw our altered frame challenge, I decided to take a different twist on it :) I found this on clearance - it's from Plaid Crafts - and as you can see, it looks like they intended it to be a memo board.  Well, I decided to make my own version of a frame from this :)

And here is what I created with it :)  I used Graphic 45's Christmas Emporium line on here :) 

I can't wait to see what everyone creates! :)  ~~Julie :)

Aren't these just awesome projects? We would love to see your take on LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life. Please leave a comment for our design team.

LESSology Challenge #8: Creative projects of Laurel Seabrook, Linda Lapotka, Kirsty Vittetoe and Yvonne Yam!

Ready to check out how the design team interpreted LESSology Challenge #8: Frame of Life? Today we get to see the creative projects of Laurel Seabrook, Linda Lapotka, Kirsty Vittetoe and Yvonne Yam.

Hi there, Laurel here with a very quick, easy and inexpensive home decor piece for you.  I picked up this little frame at a garage sale for 10 cents!  There was only the frame no glass or backing but it worked perfectly for this little piece.  I spray painted it black then I just used some of my scrapbooking supplies to create this little Santa portrait.  I love Santa and especially this vintage, chubby little guy.  Added a bit of sparkly ribbon and done.  This took less than an hour to complete and is now sitting on a ledge in my house right where I can see it everyday.

Hi Linda here, The challenge this week came just in time. My hubby hung this on our door to remind me to turn down the heat before I leave the house.

I needed to do something about this and I created this...

The frame is one of the dollar ones from Michael's but I got it at a garage sale for $0.10. It had some paint on it but it was easy enough to sand and paint over. Then I cut the word winter using Gypsy Wanderings and glued it to some 2008 DCWV Christmas paper. Next I cut some snowflakes using MFT Die-namics. The door is metal so I put two long magnetic strips on the back and woooolaaaa I now have a pretty reminder to turn down the heat before I leave the house.

There are so many things you can do with an old frame. I hope you will join our challenge this week.  We look forward to seeing your creations.

Take time to do something you love today,

Linda

Hi, this is Kirsty here!

I love thrift stores and I love picking up an old frame like that for a dollar. Since the frame doesn't have the glass, I added the wooden stick I bought from Michaels

next.... spray it with white paint

a little crackle paint gives an additional shabby look to that old frame

tada......

the bits and pieces of scraps on my craft table are perfect for this little banner...

I had fun altering this old frame and I hope that you can join us too!

Hello friends! It's Yvonne here to share with you my frame of life - a gift for my friend K.

I covered each panel with some remnant fabric. And spray painted some doll furniture.Then added some misted chipboard frames with photos of my friend K's family.

Hope you have been inspired to alter your own frames! Please leave a comment for our awesome design team! :)