Frame Memory Wreath

Recently a pal at work told me she was trying to think of a thoughtful gift for her mom-who likes  frames.  Little frames.  I remembered a wreath I had seen awhile back at Infarrantly that I wanted to try out-and I got to work.  

I found some colorful little picture frames on sale at Michaels.  They are usually a dollar (though they often have 20 percent off your whole purchase, or teachers get a discount on regularly priced merchandise), but I just so happened to find these in the clearance bin for 20 cents each!  Steal!  I spent 5 bucks on 19 frames (every one they had).  

 I wanted them to be silver, though the colors are fun, and so I just covered up the front with a little painters tape (normally I would have pulled out the glass, but these are more of a plastic film (better for traveling anyway)...

 I sprayed them down with some silver spray.

 I also have a lovely rectangle of silver on my back patio to commemorate the occasion....

I added a burlap ribbon to a 14 inch grapevine wreath.....burlap and I go way back...

 I added a piece of wire to the back of each frame....

...pulled both ends of the wire through the grapevine and twisted...

I started placing them on the wreath, and then piling them up...Gretchen also printed all the pictures for me (special people in her Mom's life)-we went with black and white-just a little more fun....

 Ta da!

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