I’m not sure why I love a good fleur de lis, but I do! Really, I like a lot of french stuff even though I don't speak french. Go figure!
See that wonderful picture above? It is from Funky Junk Interiors! I was in love with her bead board “office” sign! While piddling in the garage trying to figure out what I wanted to work on, I came across some scrap tongue and groove bead board. I then went to my stash of picture frames and chose one that would fit well with my scraps.
I cut the scraps with my compound miter saw. They were a little too wide, so I ripped a tongue off of one board and the groove off of another board on the table saw.
I tongue and grooved them together.
I placed them in the frame and secured them with some glazier points. There is a better way of holding diy artwork in frames now. I use a Logan Dual Point Elite Driver, it works so easy for these kinds of projects.
The frame was spray painted and then I dry brushed some black onto the bead board using a chip brush.
This is the same stencil I used for my fleur-de-lis pillow.
I pounced some black paint onto the bead board. When I do stencil projects like this I like to use Martha Stewart pouncers.
I wasn’t a huge fan of this frame, but now that it’s sporting a new design, it’s growing on me.
To give a finished look to the back of a diy frame, I use craft paper. I did this by using double stick tape on the frame. After applying the tape, I placed an oversized piece of brown craft paper onto the back. Then, pressing it down really well all the way around, I used a razor blade knife to trim off the excess.
I don’t always keep my projects, but I just couldn’t part with this one.
gail
Wow that is great. You are so handy putting all the wood together too. Just love the finished look.
Reminds me of home, St. Louis is full of fleur de lis! What a great project!
I too love a nice fleur de lis! This looks so great, I don't blame you for hanging onto it! Love it:)
You are so talented. Making cool art out of scraps...
So classy looking ... I love it.
LOVE this! It's just awesome. Usually, when I piddle around in the garage looking for a project to work on, the only thing I come away with is a couple dirty socks found in the corner of the garage or something - reminds me that what I should be working on is laundry!! Ah, well, very nice project!!