I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend?! We took it easy most of the weekend… Saturday was an outside day, catching up on some yard work…Sunday was a movie day, as both Jordan and I were under the weather… Yesterday us Canadians had an extra day off! Yay! So we took advantage of the day and went across the border to Linden, Washington again. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know this is one of my favorite places to spend a day. My favorite restaurant, my favorite antique store, a candy store next door to bribe the kids, and on a sunny day there is the most amazing playground in town. One day I will take pictures of the playground, it is quite something! Yesterday was a very rainy day however, so they kids got a little extra candy!
I’m excited to show you a frame I repurposed! It will currently be for sale, on my For Sale page, but I’m kind of humming and hawing on whether I want to keep it or not!!
this frame went from this:
To this:
I love the contrast of the bright yellow (Martha Stewart’s Cornbread) and the dark fabric. And I am a sucker for leaf prints!
I don’t have good photos on how I did it, but I’ll try to explain along the way… this was my first time working with chicken wire though, so I was a little apprehensive, and too concentrated to think of taking pictures!!
again, a close-up of the frame... I took it all apart, and gave the frame a cleaning, sanding, and 2 coats of yellow... because I didn't think distressing it would give it much of an impact, being that the original color was white, I used "Distress Ink" to give it more depth and a distressed look...
...here you can see a bit of the effect the Distressed Ink gave to the yellow...
... I actually used the original picture to wrap the fabric around, and hot glued the fabric to the back...
before fitting the fabric board into the frame, I had cut a piece of chicken wire to fit in first, then fit the fabric board in next. I bent the chicken wire around the fabric board, and taped down the edges. I then finished off the back fully with a piece of cardboard, so the back is nice and covered....
Here is a photo of the chicken wire bent around the back of the fabric board, before I taped it...
...oh, and I forgot to mention I also stapled the chicken wire on the back, with a staple gun, before taping down the ends, just to make sure it all stays in place!...
...the back... in the "wrapping" process...
and done! it was a learning experience, but an addicting one, so I'm sure there will be more of these to come!!...
...so in case you don't quite understand how it works, the fabric is behind the chicken wire...
...the chicken wire sits far enough away from the fabric, so you can use clips of your choice, to clip your memos to the chicken wire...
...I chose to use clothespins, as they are adorable and inexpensive!...
I love how functional and sweet this piece is, and I love the rustic-ness the chicken wire gives to this piece...
If you LOVE it, be sure to check out my For Sale Page!! I’d love to pass this on to another loving home, before it finds a permanent wall in our house to hang on!!
Thank you so much for reading!! And by the way, my Facebook Page has reached 49 Likes!! I’ve decided that for every 50 likes on my Facebook Page, I will hold a GIVEAWAY!!… I’m just not sure what the first GIVEAWAY will be yet!! I better decide that before I get 1 more Like! 
Pass on the word, I’d love your help to help my Facebook Page grow!!
Thank you!! xo, Leanne
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Brilliant idea!!!
yes, I liked the explanation at the end, it was hard to see the chicken wire at first!
And now I got the name of what I was looking for, it is Distressed Ink!
I also love the yellow paint you are using!
Thank you! and I’m glad you found the name of the ink before I had a chance to resond – distress ink rocks!
and the yellow color is Martha stewart’s cornbread – I just picked up a sample size at Home depot, and it is lasting forever!
xo
I LOVE this! I want to make one, but I’ll most likely screw it up. I say, make THIS your first giveaway and make sure I win. Deal?
LOL! I was sure I would screw it up too, I was holding my breath the whole time!
I’d make this my giveaway, but shipping cost would be terrible! LOL!!
I haven’t ever seen the chicken wire over a pattern–it looks great!!
Shannon@SewSweetCottage
thank you!!!
This is SO cute…I think I’m going to have to try it! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you bethany! And I love the name of your blog!
So pretty! I love how the contrasting colors of the frame and fabric =)
Visiting from The Shabby Creek Cottage
thank you Kristin! Me too!
And thanks for commenting twice 
What a fun idea – love the fabric behind the chicken wire!!
Kelly
Thank you Kelly!! I had SO much fun checking out your planters in the dresser, I am completely in love with it!!
So creative! And I love the paint color choice. Really great project, now following!
Tanya
Thank you Tanya! And thank you for following
Very clever Suzanne! Love the change up you did! Much prettier
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Thanks for linking!
Stacey
I also like to repurpose old picture frames. Loving the fabric and colors you chose!
thank you Beth!!