Friday, 26 August 2016

SECRET PHOTO FRAME

Hey everyone! Someone rightly said, “A new day comes with a new creativity”. And I think this saying completely applies for me. Honestly, I made this frame in the second half of July. So it’s been some time already. Blame it on my laziness or the hectic schedule I am following these days. I have got a lot of pending post to write now. Ah! Starting with the best one.

It was my bestie’s birthday and I was clueless about her gift. I knew she liked chocolates moreover she has been pestering me for handmade chocolates since quite some time. So thought of gifting her that. But just a packet of chocolates, I don’t think that was enough. I was scrolling through our school photos and you know what, school memories have the power of making you feel nostalgic. Still we all love looking back to those happy school daysJ I looked around my house to find some scraps that my maid would anyway have thrown in few days time. And a little thought gave me this idea of a not so typical photo frame.
As the name suggests, yes! It is a secret one. No one will ever be able to find your pretty secrets inside that box. Everyone thinks it’s just a normal photo frame. That’s how it looks. Doesn’t it? I made it specially for her because I know, she always has a tough time keeping her chocolates away from her siblings. (all those who have younger siblings will know what I am talking about :P). So this was an ideal gift for her. It’s easy to make and serves as an awesome gift. In this birthday season if are brainstorming about your besties birthday gift, try this out. I am sure she’ll love it too.


This is made out of complete scrap, as we say creating wealth out of waste. All you need :
·         A box (any size you want)
·         A hanging hook
·         Permanent glue
·         Cello tape (transparent)
·         3-4 newspapers
·         Transparent Cellophane paper
·         2 flower shaped bows(you can alternatively make them if you don’t have or use any other decoration you like in place of that)
·         Plastic gift wrap paper
·         A printed photo obviously.     


Know how
·         Take a empty box cover it with wraping paper, as you would normally cover a gift. Just be careful with the opening side of the box and cover it accordingly.
·         Attach a cellophane paper on one front side securing it with cello tapes.
·         Fix a hanging hook on the back side of it with some permanent glue.
·         Fold the newspapers tightly to form a long thick rod like form and secure them with cello tape or glue. Wrap silver plastic gift wrapping paper around it and cover it fully. (I have used the back side of a biscuit packet :P, typically reusing all the waste material I found in my place).
·         Adjust the size of these of rods according to the size of your box. You can clip off the ends to give it an even shape.
·         Place this rod on the four edges in the front side of your box on top of the cellophane paper. Fix it as shown in the image below with the help of cello tapes. (remember, to keep one side up and the other side down while fixing).
·         Decorate it with flower shaped bows on the two opposite edges. And insert a pretty photo of yours. And don’t forget to keep something secret inside the box. (as for me, I have kept handmade chocolates inside it)J
(I am still undecided which photo to insert in it)