Happy Friday, guys!!! Well today’s focus is suppose to be all about feelings and journaling! I don’t know about you, but gift giving at holiday time, always gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside, especially when it’s a gift I’ve handmade!
I decided to alter a picture frame for my mother-in-law, as a gift from the kids for Christmas this year. To make this gift more personal I added a little pocket (Kraft Envelope) to the center of the frame, so the kids could add little notes, to Grandma!
This is a really easy project to put together. All you’ll need is a picture frame, a kraft envelope, some raw chipboard, a few embellies, your pictures and of course your Pink Paislee supplies. For this frame I mainly used papers and embellishments from the Mistletoe & Co. collection.
To give the snowman strength and some thickness, I glued three layers of chipboard together, before cutting out the pieces.
Draw, or use template to trace the snowman design onto the chipboard. Above, you can see the 3 pieces of chipboard after they were cut out.
Once your pieces are cut out, you can begin covering them with patterned paper and embellishments. Cover the brim of the hat and the nose before gluing them into place. I used Mistletoe & Co. Patches and the star stamps from the Mistletoe & Co. Impressions Stamp Set on the hat, as you can see in the finished piece.
Next, cover the wood frame with patterned paper using Mod Podge adhesive.
Paint the inner edges of the frame with brown paint.
Adhere the snowman to the back of the frame, making sure to leave access to your pictures.
Apply patterned paper, Punchouts, Bella Brads and Press Ons to the kraft envelope, then attach it to the center of the frame.
Use the template to trace and cut out the mittens. You’ll need two mitten cut outs for the left and two for the right. Stitch each set together leaving an opening at the bottom.
Stitch, then apply the die-cut snowflakes to the front of each mitten. Note: The felt snowflakes where originally white. I wanted them to match the worn, antique look of the patterned papers, so I soaked them in a hot tea solution first, to stain them. Of course, if you have cream snowflakes, that would work too!!! 
Adhere the twigs (arms) to the back of the frame using a wood glue or hot glue gun. Then secure the gloves onto the twigs with glue also.
Lastly, use the Mistletoe Postcards to add journaling.
Pink Paislee Supplies Used:
Mistletoe & Co. Patterned papers, Patches, Impressions Stamp Set, Bella Brads, Punchouts and Press Ons.
Other Supplies:
Maya Road – Kraft envelope, chipboard (star) and pins.
Creative Cuts & More – Felt snowflakes
Hobby Lobby – Frame, pom-poms, embroidery floss, paint and Spanish moss
Beautiful project – perfect project for the craft day with my nieces and nephews planned for the weekend after Thanksgiving – hopefully I can gather all the supplies for this project in time to make with them for their parents and grandparents. Thanks for the idea and the snowman template!
this is soooooo awesome!!! Love love the idea and the execution…BRILLIANT! Such a great, thoughtful gift as well!
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This is so cute; you did such an amazing job
I love your creative mind, Jennifer!!! I would have never thought to combine a frame and a snowman like that, and I really adore all the special details like the envelope you added, the stitching and the folded paper! Amazing!
So freaking adorable and creative!!!! You’re AWESOME Jennifer!!!
That is really cool especially the added the pocket for personal notes. Very, very cute idea! Dying the felt with tea is clever and would be pretty easy to just soak in a glass. Great ideas to share!
Love this! Now I want to make one–my MIL would love it!
This is so darn adorable! I love it!!!
This is the cutest altered frame I’ve ever seen!!
Oh my gosh, this is just so adorable! Thanks for the templates.
Just FANTASTIC!
Dear Pink Paislee, if Jennifer Beason is on your design team next year….I will no longer look at your blog….this girl is soooooooo talented!!! She showcases the PP product beautifully and I love every project she posts. I wann be her when I grow up!
Ohh what an adorable gift idea! Great job!
Brilliant – just brilliant! What a perfect gift and how …brilliant
Jove it, Jennifer (in case you didn’t get that :p)
Absolutely gorgeous!
Absolutely amazing project!!!
Love the gift ideas…Thank You for sharing!
Wow, this is really cute!!!! Too late now, but I’ll defenitely keep this in mind!!!! TFS!!!