The Apple Street Cottage

 Have you heard of Swing Photo Frames?  I don't know a lot about them, but I must admit, I'm quite taken with them.  My first one was give to me a couple of years ago at a yard sale.  That's right, the woman just handed it to me and told me to take it.  Who am I to argue with an offer like that?  Then I found two more at the estate sale that made me sick for 2 months .   I paid $4 a piece for them.  Now that I had 3, it was time to get creative!   W elcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop.  We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY.  I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you.  Their links will be listed at the end of this post. This post may contain affiliate links. This frame was first on the list: Nice detail, but the silver wasn't doing for me.  Since it still had its glass, it needed to be removed. It was held in with small nails...

  This is a project that has been waiting years to be made.  That's right, YEARS!  It all started about 8 years ago when I found this picture online: I absolutely loved it!  The subject, the colors - it was beautiful, so I printed it (twice) and tucked it away in a file folder planning to find it the perfect frame.  You already know how that went since I just told you it was 8 years ago!   Well, the time has finally come!    Let me welcome you to the  Creative Craft Hop  hosted by Donna from  Modern on Monticello .  If you just came from Gail at Purple Hues & Me , welcome to the Cottage.  At the bottom of this post I'll direct you to the next stop on this hop, but be sure to visit all of the other stops too for some amazing inspiration. They will all be listed. Now, back to that frame....I was at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago perusing a box of picture frames.  I had already pulled one out when the woman ...

Today I am joining a group of very talented bloggers for the Pinterest Challenge .  The purpose of this challenge is not just to pin ideas, but make them happen.   Since today is National Thrift Shop Day, t he theme is 'Thrift/Upcycle'.  Let's get started..... It was afternoon at a yard sale and there was this frame leaning against the wall.  It didn't look like this. It looked like this: It had pretty details. I wasn't looking for a frame and I didn't need a frame, but it was only $2 and I knew it could be pretty again.  I handed over my money and in the back seat it went! I knew I had a pin that related to frames and I was right.  This one from The Frugal Homemaker was the one I had in mind.  Of course, I decided to create my own version. A small piece of the detail around it was loose, so I took it off and immediately glued it back on.  It would be a shame to lose it since there were no missing pieces.   Time to digress and tell you ...