| Barnyard-Designed Frames |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-135 |
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Robin Reed, formerly of Country Sampler Decorating Ideas magazine, shows how to add barnyard designs to wood frames. She decoupages seed packets to a wood frame, adds wood-burned western designs to another and adds hardware pieces to a third. Materials:
Unfinished wood frame from Walnut Hollow®
18 to 25 seed packets
Plaid Royal Coat® decoupage medium
Foam brush
Craft knife
- Cut off the fronts of the seed packets.
- Arrange packet fronts on the frame, allowing room to fold them over the outer and center edges of the frame. Any empty spaces on the edges can be filled with paper scraps (figure A).
- Apply decoupage medium to the backs of the packet fronts with a foam brush. Wrap packets around frame edges, and trim with a craft knife, adding more decoupage medium as needed (figure B).
- To finish the frame and protect the images, apply two coats of decoupage medium. The decoupage medium will be milky when it's applied but dries clear. Let the medium dry between coats.
Brand-It Country Frame Materials:
Unfinished wood frame from Walnut Hollow
Delta Ceramcoat® paint in Tomato Spice
Dressmaker's carbon paper
Matte spray acrylic sealer
Foam brush
Wood-burning tool with universal tip
Sandpaper
Tack cloth
Water
Pencil
Book with western designs, or draw your own freehand designs
Ruler
- Sand the frame, and remove particles with tack cloth.
- Paint the unfinished frame with water-thinned Tomato Spice acrylic paint.
- With a pencil, draw a line approximately 1/4" from the edge of the frame all the way around. Add pairs of slash marks randomly on the line to give the look of barbed wire (figure C).
- Find brands in a western book, or design your own. Use dressmaker's carbon to transfer designs onto the frame in a pleasing arrangement.
- Use a wood-burning tool with a universal tip to burn the border lines, barbed-wire lines, slashes and brands into the frame. Turn the tip slightly on its side for a thicker line.
- Spray the frame with a matte acrylic sealer.
Hardware Heaven Materials:
Unfinished wood frame from Walnut Hollow
New hinges and latches
Modern Options® Instant Rust Kit
Stain or gray acrylic paint
Water
Paintbrushes
Screws
Rasp, chisel, chain, nails and hammer
Screwdriver
Paper towels
- For the look of aged barn wood, distress the unfinished frame, using any of the following: rasp, chisel, chain, nails or hammer (figure D).
- Apply a stain or watered-down acrylic paint to the frame. We mixed gray acrylic paint with water for a weathered gray wash and rubbed it into the wood with a paper towel. Rub on a stain over the top of the wash to add a weathered look.
- Purchase hinges and latches, and give them a rust coating. Use Modern Options Instant Rust Kit, and follow the manufacturer's instructions (figure E).
- Arrange hinges and latches around the frame. Attach to the frame surface with screws. Use shorter screws if those that come with the hinges are longer than depth of the frame.
RESOURCES :
Wood frames
Walnut Hollow
Walnut Hollow
Website: www.walnuthollow.com
Royal Coat decoupage medium
Plaid Enterprises Inc.
Website: www.plaidonline.com
Delta Ceramcoat
Technical Coatings Inc.
Website: deltacreative.com
Country Sampler Decorating Ideas magazine
Project sheets are not available prior to 1997. No back issues prior to 1996 are available except for Jan/Feb 1996. Contact Country Sampler for back issue availability. Phone number is for subscription orders only. Fax number is for Country Sampler Group.
Country Sampler Inc. "Country Sampler's Decorating Ideas" Magazine
St. Charles, IL 60174
Phone: 630-377-8000 ext. 27
Fax: 630-377-8194
Email: country@sampler.com
Website: www.sampler.com
Modern Options Instant Rust Kit
Modern Options Inc.
San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 415-252-5580
Fax: 415-252-5399
Email: catherine@modernoptions.com
Website: www.modernoptions.com
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