For one of my best friend's birthday, I knew that I wanted to make her something personable that she could take with her to college because uhm WE ARE OFFICIALLY SECOND SEMESTER SENIORS!!! This is a great present to make because it is not that difficult to make (to be honest the hardest part was finding all the material), but the end result was super cute and she really liked it.
Materials:
Shadow box picture frame
Tiny wooden clothes pins (the ones used for scrapbooking)
Ribbon
Scrapbook paper to line the back ( I actually found a thin
sheet of scrapbooking cork that I used instead!)
Hot glue/craft glue/scissors
Pictures cropped to square size
Step 1: Cut your pictures out of the paper into a Polaroid shape. All this means is that you leave a wider white border at the bottom of each picture.
Step 2: Remove the backing of your picture frame and trace it on your scrapbook paper/cork. Cut to size.
Step 3: Measure out ribbon and glue the ends to the other side of your scrapbook/cork lining, then glue the non-ribbon side of the scrapbook/cork to the back of your picture frame.
Step 4: Clip on your pictures onto the ribbon and arrange to your desire
Step 5: Place the whole thing back into the frame and ta-da! Wasn't that simple?
TIP: If you cannot find a shadow box frame, an alternative is to use a regular picture frame and just remove the glass! The point of using a shadow box frame is so you can place three dimensional items inside the frame, like the clothespins.
