repurpose those frames with a faux enamel technique...

It was time to change out the pictures in the frames, and I said aagggh - time to change out those tired frames, too! But in the interests of trying to be environmentally responsible, instead of tossing them, I altered them. First, of course, I started out with some coarse sandpaper, just to give the wood a little tooth...

Then I grabbed that bag of overflowing paper flowers - you know the one, you have it, too!! :) And with a little bookbinding glue (Club Scrap, of course), I popped them around the edges, allowing them to remain 3d...

Hold on... I thought this was supposed to be an improvement!! Just wait. The cool part is still coming!! On another frame, I grabbed my stencil paste and a great stencil (Club Scrap)...

I gave this PLENTY of time to dry and harden before continuing, and then it was time for the fun part! First, I sprayed them both with a very generous amount of glossy black spray paint (Krylon), and allowed to dry. A sunny, warm, windy day is perfect for this kind of project.

Then, I sprayed it again with glossy white spray paint (again, Krylon). If you do this, don't worry when you get little bubbles or pockets of black showing through - you can go over it again with the white paint, or leave it for a funky effect...

Once the white was dry, I grabbed my black gesso and very lightly brushed over the textured parts of the frames...

...and again with my white gesso, to soften it a bit and give it a nicely aged look...

It's smooth & shiny, yet worn & crackled, and WAY more fun than plain wood!