Monday, March 3, 2008

Photo Frame Card Box

We finally did it! We are both SOOOO proud of our photo frame card box! It was a lot of preparation, but once we got going it all went pretty smoothly. Minus the 3 trips to ACE Hardware in a matter of 1 hour. But it turned out really good! I'm so proud of Rhandy! He did an AWESOME job of putting this thing together.

It was really pretty easy to make. You just need to be crafty with a drill and screws and all that jazz. Which I am not. That's where Rhandy came in! If you are thinking of making one of these, which I HIGHLY recommend because it is SO cute... here's what you'll need.

4 Frames (we used 10x13 because we are having a large wedding and need a lot of space. but
8x10 frames would work just as well, and is probably cheaper. I got my frames at
Michael's for $10 each)
16 L Brackets (this is the part we struggled on, the sizes really depend on your frames, we ended
up using 2 different sizes, word of advice, take your frames with you to the store.)
Foam Board
1 yard of Fabric (just to be safe)
1/2 yard of Batting
Lazy Susan (Ikea $6)- if you want it to spin
Stapler
Exacto Knife

First things first, you will need to put all the brackets on the frames. This is where I handed it over to Rhandy cause there was NO WAY! I would be able to do this and still have it look nice. He ended up have to drill all the brackets on, then taking 1 side off so he could drill in the screws and brackets on the last frame. It's almost impossible to get the drill inside the box to screw that last frame on, so you will most likely need to make the holes, then go back and screw them in by hand on the last one. But just play with it, you will figure it out as you go along.

If you would like some more detailed directions, I can post them, but as for now, I will just post the finished project. After you get the frames all screwed together, the rest is pretty easy.



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