now i didnt have a frame with enough width to sustain a collage of broken pieces. i did, however, have this flat wooden crate from Whole Foods left over from my wedding....as you can see, i slapped on a messy coat of Antique Gold acrylic paint and got to work....
i attached my broken frame pieces with some hot glue along the edge of the crate....i like how they jutted out from the edge....it created a depth that i like....
after i had pieced and hot glued everything on, i grabbed some finishing nails and my trusty ikea hammer.... i hammered three columns of finishing nails into my crate, eyeballing their placement (you could measure, if thats your thing)
and here is my final product: an anthro-inspired reassembled jewelry holder! the finishing nails are small enough that they can barely be seen....and the white framing with the matte gold just looks yummy to me....things are a little more "jagged" than i would have liked, but for my first attempt at piecing together broken frame parts, i am pleased....
one great thing about this DIY jewelry holder is that the construction of the crate allows for not only my dangle earrings to be organized, but my button earrings that i made fit right between the wood seams....
in my frame-smashing escaped, i also destroyed a couple old antique frames....i simply attached them to these dollar store frames (painted with my Home Depot Martha Stewart paint sample!)...its a little off-beat...im not sure if i am thrilled with how they turned out, but i thought i would share anyway....
and here's a close up of the frames...i like the broken look contrasted with the elegant designs of the original frames....if i did this again, i would like to have more frame pieces, so as to create more depth like the anthro mirror has....
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