25th Anniversary gift - Silver

By Spotlight

Inspired by the traditional materials linked to anniversaries, we’ve got crafty with this silver frame.

Final Result

Materials

• 25cm square wooden frame
• 25cm square of silver card
• metal accents - Victorian borders
• ruby paper flowers
• diamante brads
• 50mm wooden numbers - 2 & 5
• PVA glue
• acrylic paint
• paint brush
• gloss spray
• craft knife

Step 1

Remove glass and backing piece from frame. Put aside. Paint inner and outer edges of frame, when dry spray with gloss and put aside to dry. Paint wooden numbers, when dry spray with gloss and put aside to dry. Mix a little bit of water with some PVA glue. Paint front of frame with PVA and gently smooth silver card onto front of frame. Allow to dry.

Trim away card from the centre of frame and any overhanging outside edge. Cut away one segment from a metal accent border, stick the longer piece along the bottom of frame in from the left edge. Glue numbers to right of border then stick cut segment to the right of numbers. Place diamante brads through paper flowers and glue to frame.