Easy Vintage Holiday Wrapping Paper Frame
Hi everybody! I hope you all are having a wonderful week! I initially got a late start to sharing my holiday projects with you guys, but now we are in full swing! We have just taken out the decorations from the attic. Little Bear is getting excited about helping me decorate. We’ll see how that goes. I will say, I am not putting out my usual haul for fear that it will all be torn to shreds within days. I don’t know if it’s in the dna or what, but my boy could break a bowling ball, not to mention everything else around him if he had the opportunity to play with one. So this little frame is a good Sam safe decoration to put out. It has all the vintage charm without being irreplaceable and super fragile. So good for toddlers and clumsy spouses! Here is my how to:
- Wooden Clip Frame (Michaels)
- Craft Paint
- Mod Podge Matte
- Mod Podge Sparkle
- Paint Brushes
- Brayer
- Wrapping Paper
The first thing you need to do is paint your frame. I used a pretty green pearl paint from Martha Stewart Crafts. Once painted set aside to dry completely.
While your frame is drying you can cut out your wrapping paper. This frame I bought at Michaels in the unfinished wood section for a dollar. If you have the same one then you can use my measurements. If not you will need to measure the width and height of each plank on the frame and subtract a quarter inch overall. For my frame I cut three pieces at 1.75″ x 7.75″. For the top I cut them to be 1.75×3.5″ and cut out a little notch on the bottom where they would meet up with the metal clip
Once your frame is dry and your paper is cut, you are ready to decoupage. Start at the bottom plank. Paint a thin layer of Mod Podge Matte onto the surface of the plank. Then carefully lay your wrapping paper on top and smooth out with your fingers and a brayer until it is nice and non wrinkly. This can be a little tricky if the paper is super thin.Vintage paper can be frail. Be gentle. Do the same with your remaining pieces of paper and adhere them to the other planks.
To finish your frame, paint the whole thing with a layer of the Mod Podge Sparkle. Let dry and add your favorite photo or card.
I really love how this turned out! Vintage Christmas wrapping paper is one of my favorite things in the world, so I love to add it to projects at the holidays! This frame will be getting Little Bear’s Santa photo soon. Until then it is hanging out with our other holiday pictures. You can use any wrapping paper scraps you have or even scrapbook paper to create a frame to go with your decor. I love how simple and inexpensive this project is, and I was able to whip it up in no time at all. I hope you all will give this one a try this holiday! I think you’ll love it too! I’ll be back soon with more Christmas fun!
xoxo, Ashlee
