#freefromtrash Challenge Day 3: Upcycle a Cereal Box

Tissue Paper Picture Frame



It is late, so I will keep this short.  I didn't have any cereal boxes so I used a cracker box and a sausage box.  I upcycled them into picture frames for the fridge.  We always have family photos on the fridge and this just adds a little extra cuteness.

Materials Need:

Tissue Paper

Cereal Box (or any thin cardboard box)

Tacky Glue

Scissors

Magnet Tape

Using a photo to measure, make an outline

 Blue Line: Actual size of photo
Purple Line: 1 inch boarder
Yellow Line: 1/8 in smaller viewing window

Cut along PURPLE and Yellow lines

Cut a backing the same size

Use your original board as a template to make more

Using tacky glue and your finger (or popsicle stick if you are opposed to stickiness) spread glue around all edges, you want the glue to be as thin as possible to avoid bumps.  Make sure that if you are using a printed paper that you glue to the back of the paper.

Lay the board flat onto the paper and press down on all sides.  Then using the same method spread glue on the back side of the board and fold the paper down.  Make sure to fold the sides like you would if wrapping a gift.

Next cut an X in the paper, be sure to cut into the corners.  Again be sure to spread glue thin to avoid bumps.

Fold the triangles down, smooth, and cut off tips.

Now it's time to add the backing.  On one side cut about 1/8 in off so you have a place to slide your picture in.

Spread glue on 3 sides, be sure to spread the glue only on the outer half of the board (in the picture, I draw my glue lines, and then spread the glue up to the outer edges.)  Remember your viewing window in smaller than you photo so you need it to be able to slide in, if you spread glue all over then it won't work.  Let dry...this could take a few hours.  I put mine under some heavy books to help it flatten out.

Slide in photo

Add a piece of magnet tape to the back

Hang on fridge

 This post is part of the Upcycled Crafting Challenge (#freefromtrash) that I’m hosting this month.  It’s part of a one month challenge to create from trash.  This challenge will hopefully open your eyes to the number of items that we still end up trashing every day that could be used by ourselves or our kids to create fun and useful items.