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Tuesday, October 04, 2011

October Spooktacular: Googly Eye Frame


I first saw this idea on A Diamond in the Stuff and promptly pinned it to my Halloween Pinterest Board.  How totally cute is this?  I definitely needed to make one for myself, so I did.
2011-09-19_17-18-18_490 This is my version of the Googly Eye Frame. 
To see Courtney’s version, follow the link above.


Here’s the How:

Supplies:
- One picture frame with a thick border (Got mine at Dollar Tree)
- One bag of assorted size googly eyes (also got these at Dollar Tree)
- Black Paint
- Hot glue gun and glue sticks

1)  I spray painted my frame black.  It was a weird silvery cardboard color, I can’t even describe it very well.  If you like the color, leave it alone.  Or go with a green, purple or orange.  Let it dry well.2011-09-19_16-10-36_1202011-09-19_16-17-31_119

2)  Grab your glue gun and sit yourself on the sofa with a couple DVR (or Netflix, in my case) episodes.  You’ll be able to multi-task and catch up on your current Grey’s Anatomy or whatever your poison may be.  Glue, glue and glue some more.  I found that I needed to hold my googly eyes for a few seconds after I stuck them to the frame so the hot glue didn’t warp the plastic on the back of the eye.  Maybe try a low temp glue gun.  If I held them for a couple seconds, they did just fine though.

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3)  You could embellish your frame with some ribbon or chipboard letters like Courtney did, but I liked it just as it was and left it alone.  Besides, nap time was over and Little Monkey kept running off with my googly eyes.
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Obviously, you’ll put something far cuter than the inserts from the store in the frame… but I’m saving that reveal for tomorrow...  So come back and check that out.

Krista


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10 comments:

  1. cute blog! i'm following now!

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  2. This is a super cute idea! Think I'll have to make one for my preschool classroom-- they'll get a kick out of it!
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    Heidi @ Show Some Decor

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  3. This frame is super adorable! And so easy. Great idea! Have a great weekend!

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  4. What a fun idea and so affordable!!!! I think you have inspired me. I would love this in my bookcase at Halloween time with a picture of my grand kids in it or maybe two of them with a picture of their mother in one and them in another! Thanks for idea.

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  5. I found this somewhere on pinterest as well and started mine. I don't know if I'll finish it before Halloween though since my baby was born a few days after I started it. I did mine in green and added 'boo' in little letters in the corner.

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  6. I Love those googly eyes, You got my wheels turning.
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