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 :
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A box (any size you want)
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A hanging hook
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Permanent glue
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Cello tape (transparent)
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3-4 newspapers
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Transparent Cellophane paper
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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)
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Plastic gift wrap paper
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A printed photo obviously.
Know how
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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.
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Attach a cellophane paper on one front side
securing it with cello tapes.
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Fix a hanging hook on the back side of it with
some permanent glue.
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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).
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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.
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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).
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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)