How to Make Spray Paint Rainbow Frames with Gold Leaf

How to Make Spray Paint Rainbow Frames with Gold Leaf! Colors are the smiles of nature! Upcycle some old frames with lots of pops of color and sparkle of gold leaf and glitter for a gorgeous wall art idea. This gorgeous, colorful project can be done outside on a beautiful day and only take an hour or two, depending on drying time. I've had these old frames that needed an update for a long time, you can use a mirror frame too! I decided this was the week (thanks to the lovely weather) to finish them up with bright and bold colors. I found I could say things with color...that I couldn't say any other way. --Georgia O Keeffe This project uses spray paint as well as acrylic paint, giving it lots of fun layers of color. If you have a mirrored frame, use some painter's tape (available even at the grocery store) and tape off the front of mirror...or just scrape it off with a razor after painting. I am using various brands of spray paint and did use colorshot premium spray paint f...

How to Make a Laser Cut Ornate Frame!

How to Make a Laser Cut Ornate Frame! I just want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares! Learn how easy it is to make a beautiful ornate frame with the xTool M1 Laser Cutting Machine. I have been loving my xTool M1 laser cutting machine that was gifted to me. It's opened up a whole new world of crafting to me. I love it! Read more about it here:  xTool M1 10W Deluxe RA2 Pro This frame is 5 layers of 3mm basswood. This frame can be painted, if you like that sort of thing...lol. I love natural wood.  I love the gorgeous wood grains and the burned laser cut borders.  Painting over them is not my thing...but it would still look gorgeous if that's your thing. Supplies Needed for Laser Cut Ornate Frame: xTool M1 Everything Bundle 3mm  Basswood xTool Creative Space Software Design Bundles Frame File (I used frame #21 ) Wood Glue Step 1: Import into XCS Import the frame file into the xTool Creative Space. I resized mine so it would fit on my basswood, this make...