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« on: July 22, 2009, 08:03:12 AM » |
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Hi Guys, Well talk about doing something under the gun..I let time slip away from me..couldn't think of what to buy for a Bridal shower for a co-worker..then it struck me on the way home last night...Duh..you've made frames for this type of event in the past. So last night I put my nose to the grindstone and finished this up this morning for this afternoon's shower. (See Kev...I can do it if I have to..lol)
At any rate..I recall a lot of questions regarding some methods of putting a backing on a frame to hold a picture. I use the small zinc and cut 45 degree corners and wrap the back with the zinc and solder it in a few places (where ever I can) in the back so that the back glass can be slid up and out to change photos. In this case I used a piece of mirror, so that if it doesn't get used as a photo frame it could still be used as a mirror..sort of double duty.
Phew..another one done in the nick of time! De
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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2009, 08:06:58 AM » |
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Looks great and big thanks on the detail shots! I really want to try one now!!!
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« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2009, 08:10:01 AM » |
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Who is that beautiful lady in the mirror?? LOL!! It's lovely, De!
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2009, 08:22:31 AM » |
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Very nice, De!! What a great gift...and thanks so much for posting the pics of the back...it's always been a big mystery to me!
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2009, 08:44:32 AM » |
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Good job there kiddo...I knew you had it in you!
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2009, 08:46:23 AM » |
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Very pretty!
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2009, 09:04:48 AM » |
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very nice De, I am sure she will love it. by the way, what did you come up with for the food to bring
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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2009, 09:14:48 AM » |
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What a great idea. She will love it.
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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2009, 09:46:42 AM » |
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that's really nice De! Great idea.
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2009, 10:12:03 AM » |
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What a pretty frame. Im sure she will cherish it.  |
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2009, 10:25:21 AM » |
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Oh-how pretty-that will be a lovely and cherished gift.
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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2009, 10:29:26 AM » |
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Ohhhhhh that's how you do it! I would have never figured it out by myself..and the mirror piece is brilliant. Yes, thank you for the  PS I love the white hydrangias..  we have some planted at church.. maybe this year I'll get some when we thin them in the fall! They are so pretty in flower arrangements, and they smell wonderful. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2009, 10:46:37 AM » |
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That IS neat!
Have you tried those fancy pinking sissors for trimming foil? I have a sort of Colonial scroll that looked pretty good on a nite lite, err, angel or something I did!
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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2009, 12:07:55 PM » |
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Wow, what great work for being under the gun. Love it as it is and I wonder what it would have been if you had more time!!! LOL. A nice gift that will last forever.
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« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2009, 05:01:42 PM » |
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very nice...I can never get the corners to match up....I've put off trying again till...I don't know when lol.
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« Reply #15 on: July 22, 2009, 07:29:15 PM » |
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LOL..Oh Becki..that's me at 6:30am...in my jammies, trying to cram in some pictures of this thing before it had to be wrapped. Not a lovely sight believe me.
I just got back home from the bridal shower. The gal I gave it to is getting married for the 2nd time...we won't go into what a bad actor her 1st short marriage was..and she's such a sweet person...this one sounds like a keeper! And she just loved the mirror/frame..so I was happy that I made it for her.
Joan..I lucked out..didn't have time to cook anything...but luckily Hannaford has this section of fancy frozen foods that had little decorated cheesecake squares...they went over well and were delicious. LOL. Phew, thank goodness!
Yvonne, I haven't tried the scrapbooking scissors, but I do have a few pair..I should try them on the 1/4" foil I've got I'll bet that the designs they make would look great!
And Tre..I love those Hydrangeas also, these came from a bush that's called "Hills of Snow" Hydrangea. It is a very prolific grower, although I almost lost it due to the bad winter we had a couple of years ago. I cut it back drastically as most of it was dead. This bush was given to me by my mother, it had been given to her by a relative of her late husbands, that lady is gone now, but her hydrangea bush lives on in her memory. The bush is "covered" with blooms this year, it's healthier than I've ever seen it. I can highly recommend this particular plant.
I hope you are able to get some, the Hills of Snow is usually green in color when they first start blooming and then turn pure white. They make pretty dried flowers, although fragile.
Mal, as far as the corners go...for this one I just cut two inch strips, lay them out up one side and across the top and mark the corner on the inside and the outer edge where the two overlap..turn it over draw my line and cut them. I work around each corner that way and usually they fit, but if not there's always the grinder..lol. I also, for these frames, go around the outside with the zinc. I think it makes a nicer looking edge.
I've also made them to hold Wedding and Birthday invitations, in this case her flowers are going to be Gerbera Daisies, but when I make them for invitations I will usually take some of the design elements from the invitation itself and create them in glass to enhance the frame.
Thanks for all the kind comments everyone! It is much appreciated. De
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« Reply #16 on: July 22, 2009, 09:05:09 PM » |
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De, What a wonderful gift... I wish I had seen the back of this when I did my attempt at a frame... LA That IS neat!
Have you tried those fancy pinking sissors for trimming foil? I have a sort of Colonial scroll that looked pretty good on a nite lite, err, angel or something I did!
Yvonne, hats off to you if you can get these scissors to work consistently -- I tried them at Easter and got the foil for one egg cut perfectly but the next attempt was an abysmal failure... I was using a simple pattern (either victorian or seagull) and I tried 2 brands of foil (different thicknesses) LA |
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« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2009, 11:00:33 PM » |
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hats off to you if you can get these scissors to work consistently -- I tried them at Easter and got the foil for one egg cut perfectly but the next attempt was an abysmal failure... I was using a simple pattern (either victorian or seagull) and I tried 2 brands of foil (different thicknesses)
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LA, if you can find some of the scissors that are made in Korea as opposed to the ones made in China they work much better!
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« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2009, 12:45:56 PM » |
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I find that the scissors get gunked up (I'm not even sure that is a word) from the foil backing after a while. Try using some nail polish remover on them and they should work fine again.
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« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2009, 02:13:55 PM » |
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Oops, I meant to comment on the lovely frame, De I really like this idea.
Yesterday I was working in the glass shop and a young woman came in wanting a frame made to put a wedding invitation in. I didn't know that the owner of the shop has a portfolio of some of the ones she has made.
Lovely gift for a wedding shower and the bride and groom.
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