Frugal frame fix. Say that five times fast!

Last summer I picked up a cool frame at an occasional shop not too far from here. I had the thought of stringing wire or perhaps even chicken wire (dang, just thought of that now) to create a changeable photo gallery piece.

I’ve reserved one section of wall for family photos, caricatures and memorabilia in the game area of our family room.  This is an always changing wall, which I love.

Since the wall is so busy and colorful on it’s own I felt that black frames were the way to go.

Of course I never remember to wear gloves….

I’m pretty sure at any given time I have paint on me somewhere…whether its on my hands, nails, hair or clothes one just never knows.

This morning I got my supplies ready so I could finally get this project off the game table.

I stapled the bent wire across the frame on the back then curled each end to lock it into place.

Easy peasy right… One would think so. This was only after making my first mistake did I realize that I had to staple to the side wall of the frame…not straight down.

Crud…the staple went right through the front of the frame. Oh well, nothing a little bit of black paint won’t fix.

Perfect.

I’m thinking I may keep a box of favorite photos right here so it will be easy to switch them out.