Hello Craftberry Bush friends! It’s Jamie from anderson + grant back today share an easy DIY project with you.
I’ve been having a bit of trouble this year deciding how to bridge my blog ideas between fall and Christmas.
Thanksgiving in the US is just a few weeks away, but so many things are already being shared for the holiday season as well. While I really do like to keep the two holidays separate, it is sometimes difficult as a blogger to know what your readers want to see.
Planning which holiday to focus on today stumped me, so I decided to not focus on either and make something that could be used year round instead!
The frame that I had was a little grimy and had a spot of white paint on it, so I started by lightly sanding the wood to reveal the pretty color underneath. Finding beautiful natural wood always makes my heart happy.
I’ve seen a lot of message centers being made with chicken wire lately, but I already had hardware cloth leftover from the tulip crate I had made over the summer. I actually like seeing all of the little squares lined up behind the frame better. This product can be purchased at hardware stores and on Amazon.
After measuring out the size of space in the opening of the frame, I cut the hardware cloth using wire cutters. You may want to wear gloves for this step as cutting through the thick wire doesn’t feel all that great on your hands!
Finally, I attached the hardware cloth to the back of the frame using an electric staple gun.
When I was preparing to take pictures of this project, it dawned on me that in addition to holding important notes, it could also be used as a unique way to display pictures that could be switched out easily.
I had some tiny wood clothespins that work perfectly to hang anything light from the hardware cloth.
And if two uses isn’t enough for you, don’t you think this would be a special way to display some of the pretty Christmas cards that you’ll be receiving soon?
Thanks for letting me share another project with you today. I’ll be back in a few weeks fully ready to embrace the Christmas season! Have a great day everyone!
Thanks, Lucy, for this idea. I was just thinking the very same thing yesterday regarding what to do with my mantel and an area on the kitchen counter where some painted pumpkins sit at the moment.
May I suggest a possible future idea?
I think all of us decor-driven ladies have noticed there are FAR more US online stores (with amazing prices!) as compared to Canadian stores. Do you think you can explain, someday, how we Canadian consumers go about ordering from these US sites? For example, I assume everything has duty applied but is there a way of obtaining a “ballpark figure” so the buyer has some idea of total cost? Is there anything else we should be aware of (besides the obvious difference in currency rate)?
Surely, I can’t be the only one that drools over decor items shown on US sites!
Hi Elaine. This is actually my project that I shared here, and I’m so glad to hear that you appreciate the idea! I’ll let Lucy respond to your request on a future post idea. Have a wonderful day!
Jamie
What a lovely idea!! I also have some pictures frames that are unused and this is such a great solution! You could even use this to hang jewelry or above a desk for notes and inspiration.
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Thank you so much Amanda! Great suggestions for using it to organize jewelry or as a mood board! Enjoy your day.
Jamie
This is actually a perfect way to display some “smalls” that I do in cross stitch – exchanging them out for the seasons. Any handwork, finished off with a backing would be great to display like this. I have the frames! I have the wire! I have the staple gun! I have the handwork! Time to put it all together. This is a popular way to display photos, childrens’ art work, printable from CraftberryBush – saw several made up at local craft store. Thanks for reminding me.
This is a very cute idea, and practical. I made a couple of these for my office above my desk to use as bulletin boards and love them… i guess we think alike.
Awesome project, Jamie!