The Apple Street Cottage

  Decorating without spending a small fortune has always been a goal of mine, so let me show you how to make this sweet framed art for your home!   Welcome to the  Creative Craft Hop  hosted by Sara from Birdz of a Feather .   If you just came from Cecilia @ My Thrift Store Addiction ,   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 for some amazing inspiration. They will all be listed. This post may contain affiliate links. This project started with one of those swing frames found at an estate sale/yard sale .  I used another one for Valentine's Day and this one was just waiting on the sidelines.  If you don't have a swing frame, don't stress.  Any frame will do! It was given two coats of chalk paint and then distressed with sandpaper.  A little clear wax and the frame was done.   Since this frame had no glass or b...

 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...