Sweetest Day Gift!

I know it's wayyyy past Sweetest Day, but I thought I would share what I had made for my boyfriend. I usually don't celebrate Sweetest Day, but being back home around friends and family makes me feel festive! So instead of buying something, I made something. I didn't have a job at the time and really wanted to put something on his walls. So I made him a pretty sweet picture frame, made from foam core board and computer keyboard keys!

First I layed it out, so that I would know how big of a piece to cut. I traced the size of the picture I was going to be using. Then brought that measurement in a little, and then started placing pieces around it. 

After I but the frame out, I noticed I didn't have anything for the picture to rest on in the back. So I fashioned these small pieces from foam core to do the trick.  

I painted the frame a grayish blue, just some dark paint I had lying around. Then I used a hot glue gun to put the pieces down, but be careful. Some of my pieces melted a little. I then put 3 coats of gloss gel over the keys. Just for extra extra hold and to add a nice shine. 

I then wanted to be super awesome, and went online to find love quotes. I prefer to use news paper and any paper of that source to wrap gifts. It's free and I can design whatever I want on it. Which I feel tells the receiver of the gift that I care and put thought into what I'm gifting them.  

I put some little last minute touches on the frame. I thought it could use some color and randomness. Then wrap it up and BAM!! you got a gift! 

He loved it, by the way. :D

Hope everyone has a happy Wednesday!