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Flower Power Photo Frame

Designed By: Annabelle Keller

Typical Project Completion Time:
1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)

MATERIALS NEEDED:

STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
Sheet, 12" x 36" x 1/2"
Ball, 2"

Other Materials:

Clay pot, 2"
Wooden dowel, 1/8" x 8"
Craft foam, one green
Acrylic craft paint: bright red, Christmas green, blue-green
Dimensional paint, yellow
Varnish, matte finish
Cardstock, 2-1/2" square, red
Cardboard, 2" square
Metal cookie cutters: 3-1/4" flower; 1-1/2" round
Pencil
Scissors
Ruler
Paintbrush, flat
Natural sponge
Thick white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks
Glue stick

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut a 1-5/8" diameter circle from 2" cardboard square. Select photo with a 1-1/2" diameter live area (if you would like to preserve the original photo, make a color photocopy). Center cardboard circle over live area on photo and trace around edge; cut out photo. Center and glue photo to cardstock; cut out around photo, adding 1/8" all around edge.
2. Firmly press flower cookie cutter into foam. Gently remove foam flower from cookie cutter; sand any rough edges with a scrap of foam. Cut out center of flower with 1-1/2" round cutter.
3. Paint flower bright red and wooden dowel Christmas green. When dry, decorate flower with dimensional paint. Sponge paint pot blue-green; when dry, apply varnish.
4. Glue photo and wooden dowel to back of flower.
5. Glue foam ball in flower pot; if foam ball does not fit, roll on tabletop to reduce size. Insert dowel rod in ball. Glue moss over ball.
6. Using pattern, cut two leaves from foam sheet. Glue to stem.


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* Project reprinted courtesy of The Dow Chemical Company,
Manufacturer of Genuine STYROFOAM® Brand Foam.