Toadally Love To Craft: Reneabouquets Altered Frame and April Mood Board Challenge

Hi everyone! Thank you for joining me today. It's April Fools day. A day that I dread. My husband and my 11 year old LOVE to play pranks. I cautiously go about my day waiting for them to strike. Thankfully the jokes are harmless.

My crafty project for today is an altered frame. A few...ok, I'll be honest...SEVERAL months ago, my 16 year old daughter had gotten a plan wood frame for free. She gave it to me and asked me to make it pretty for her. I was super excited. She's never asked me to make anything for her. Well, life gets in the way and it took some time, but I finally got it done!

I started by painting the frame with gesso. I applied 3 coats before I was happy with the way it looked.

After the gesso, came texture. I used two La-La Land Crafts stencils and Texture Paste to achieve the look I was going for.

The La-La Land Crafts stencil set that I used is called Hearts and Harlequin Layering stencils.

Once the Texture Paste was dry, I inked the edges of the frame with distress inks.

When Linaya gave me the frame, she told me that she wanted to put a family picture in it. I knew what quote I wanted on the frame immediately.

I am going to put a picture of us at her graduation in it and give it to her. She graduates next month. A year early. I am so stinking proud of her!

I used many of Reneabouquets products on this frame. There is a complete list of products at the end of the post.

I chose these colors because purple is Linaya's favorite color. It's also the color that her room is decorated in...that and white.

I am very pleased with the way this project turned out. I can't wait to get our picture in it.

Alrighty...on to our April Mood Board!

Gorgeous, RIGHT!?!? I am super inspired by this mood board! I hope you are too and will join our challenge.

Challenge Rules

1. Create a NEW project (on or off the page) that features ANY product carried in the Reneabouquets.com store or the Renebouquets Etsy Shop

2. Your project can be any style.

3. Add your project to the Reneqbouquets Artist with an Edge April Mood Board 2019 event by 12:00 am April 28th, 2019. Check back on the 30th to see if you have won the random drawing.

(Drawing is done on Facebook live or unedited video to ensure fairness)

4. Challenge is open to U.S. Residents and International

5. Have fun!

And now...I get to show you the prize package!!!