Today I’m going to show you just how sneaky I can be. I had this lovely set of Ikea picture frames over the sofa. For the past year they had housed Georgia O’ Keefe, but when I had the Halloween party I wanted to add something frightful in them and so I opened them up and that is when this happened. I broke the glass in one of them.
Well you know me, I wasn’t going to do anything about it. Too busy, too lazy, too cheap, you pick my excuse. The truth is I was in a rush to decorate and I wanted to stretch myself a bit and not do what I had done last year, which was add two vintagy looking Christmas cards in the frames.
I am working on toning down the red for this year’s Christmas theme and I really liked this plaid fabric. It had once been a pair of shorts but no one ever wore them so…. I cut it into rectangles fitting over the frames, and using some sticky tape, taped the fabric over the glass. This was a new idea for me because usually I add paper or cards to frames but I had never added fabric in this way before. It is a simple and temporary solution. I promise to get the glass changed, but after the holidays!
I also had this long piece of chiffon-like fabric. This was a piece left over from a curtain I had made years ago.
These are my Christmas picture frames with wreaths.
Do you ever stumble upon new ideas out of sheer laziness? I hope my Christmas picture frames with wreaths inspires you to think outside your comfort zone and try new things. And remember to try and reuse what you have at home.
And now for the big question which I’ve been obsessing over. In my quest to eliminate the red I ended up adding 3 red stars to the wreaths. This was not the plan at all but they look pretty good. Should I remove them and just leave the wreaths all white or do you like the red stars?
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As always you amaze me.
Mary, what a cute idea! Girl…I love your too busy, too lazy and too cheap idea! My kind of deal! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Hi Mary: I doubt you have a lazy cell in your body. That creative mind of your won’t let you slow down.
Plaid is certainly making a well deserved come back, I love the stuff. I like how you took small wreaths and made them large enough for the wall using the frames.
Really cute and festive.
Laziness is the mother of all of my crafty inventions, Mary!! Love it!!
Love your ideas Mary. They’re so cute.
What a great way to repurpose a frame Mary. Love the plaid!
Great way to update the frames and I love the wreaths Mary
omg this is a lazy way..! I find it fabulous and inspiring! Well dome Mary!
Mary, you are the last person I would peg as lazy. Lazy would be going to the store and purchasing something for the decor. You think outside the box, use what you have and make it pretty. LOL Who ever thought you’d be hanging shorts on your wall? You are crazy smart and creative.
I know you were trying to eliminate the red, but it really does pull the colors out of the fabric, I say keep it, it adds a bit of the holiday feel and Santa won’t feel so alone!
Mary, these look so sweet 🙂 You’re not being lazy at all and even if you were … you deserve it xo
Hello Mary,
you’re a bubbling spring of ideas! This one’s great – just as all the others are…
Enjoy your day,
Marjan
As usual Mary you have created something unusual,they are beautiful in their simplicity.
Well aren’t you a smarty pants (pun intended). Would I love to get my hands on your fabric bin stash – you seem to have an endless supply! Great idea and Christmas isn’t Christmas without a little pop of red.
Mary, that’s one of the most resourceful DIY projects I’ve ever seen. And it turned out really cute. Great job.
Bwahaaahahaha I can’t believe for a moment that you’re lazy Mary. That beautifully creative mind of yours always works overtime and this just proves it. Your lazy-way wreaths are perfect and the stars aren’t really red, they’re more of a very light maroon. P.S. I have some pajamas that have that same plaid pattern and it’s about time for them to be re-purposed. You’ve just given me a stunning idea. Thank you 😉
Michelle I will be waiting to see what you do with the pajamas!!
Mary, I like this idea of simply covering the glass with fabric. I don’t think it’s lazy but clever. The wreaths look great and I think you should keep the red stars; they pull the fabric and the wreaths together. Can’t wait to see the tree, looks great so far from what I can see.
Looks great Mary! Simple yet pretty with just the right amount of color. I like the added touch of the stars giving it just a pop of red. You are right about Santa, nothing you can do about that. He’s just red,LOL.
I don’t think you are lazy at all, I think you just think outside the box on most things, and that is a good thing. Your creativity is always unique, and amazing!
Mary I love quick makeovers and especially for the holidays, since you’ll only have it up for so long. Your frames look all festive and cozy and I love the plaid fabric you chose!! I see your Christmas tree is up!! I hope we get to see a bit more of it soon! 🙂
I think the red stars add the Christmas touch. You lazy? No you are very clever and resourceful to come up with an idea to fix the frames, looks good. And it makes a nice backgrounf to Santa.
You are not lazy Mary, just practical! And genius! To be honest i might have removed the stas from one of them and for the other one i’d probably place the 3 starts closer together, like they are hugging, that close, on the side.
That’s definitely not laziness Mary—I call it economical and brilliant!! What a great way to use what you have from around the house and make something broken look fabulous!!
I love that you used a pair of shorts for the fabric–hilarious!
jodie
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Mary,
Love your scientific way of creating the cardboard circles. Works for me, and I was a high school geometry teacher for too many years to remember.
Judith