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Monday, May 17, 2010

Recycle Craft: Simple Photo Frame

Difficulty: Easy
Age: 5 and up (with help from adults for smaller age kids)

Description
Nice frames can be expensive to buy and impersonal too. Why not get your create some frames with bits and pieces you have lying around your house?

What you'll need:
1. Empty DVD Plastic Cover
2. Cardboard
3. Color paper
4. Ribbon
5. Scissors and glue


How to make it:
1. Cut your photo to the size that is a bit smaller than the DVD Plastic Cover then put the photo into the DVD Plastic Cover.
2. Cut the Color paper and Cardboard to the size that is slightly bigger than the DVD Plastic Cover (Color paper + Cardboard should be same size).
3. Stick the Cardboard at the back of the DVD Plastic
4. Cut a rectangular hole out from the Color paper by leaving a ~2.5cm border width. This serve as the the basic frame for the Photo frame.
5. Stick the Color paper at front and you may start design the border with any materials you have in your house (Buttons, stickers, etc.)
6. Last, tie ribbon through the  2 holds of the DVD Plastic Cover.
7. Now, Hang it!

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