Under Creative Lenses: Turn Old Frames into Display Boards for Your Sunglasses

Here’s a simple project for you. This creative display board will surely get prospective buyers flanking around your wholesale sunglasses.

Photo Credit: Everythingfab

Are you ready for the attention?

Here we go!

What you’ll need:

• An old picture frame
• Ribbons, garters or cords (any string where you’d like to hang your sunglasses)
• Paint in your preferred color
• Paint brushes
• A pair of scissors
• Canvas panel
• Plain or patterned fabric
• Eye screws (you’d be needing 2 per hanging line)
• Wide double sided tape
• Newspapers
• Gesso paint primer
• Pencil
• Glue

What you’ll do:

1. 1. Line your working area with newspapers. Make sure that the surface that the surface flat to be able to work properly.


2. 2. Remove the back cover of your picture frame


3. 3. Place the frame on top of the newspapers and start painting a layer of Gesso on it.


4. 4. Once this coating this dry, you may now paint the frame in your desired color. Brush only a thin layer of paint on the first coating. To add paint coverage, add another coating until desired thickness is achieved. Set the frame aside and let it dry.


5. 5. Take your fabric and rest it on top of your working area with the wrong side facing you.


6. 6. Place the canvas board on top of the fabric and trace around it using a pencil.


7. 7. After tracing, cut the fabric by following the lines drawn


8. 8. Rest the fabric on top of your working area with the wrong side up again. Then, line the edges of the wrong side of the fabric with double sided tape.


9. 9. Lay the fabric on the canvas panel to complete the back cover of your display frame. Set this component aside.


10. 10.When the frame is dried up, place it on top of your work area with the flip side up.


11. 11. Plant the eye screws on opposite ends of your frame. Make sure that they are planted well and sturdy


12. 12. Once they are secured, hang the ribbon/garter/chord across the frame. Tighten it well to avoid your sunglasses from falling when the display is being used


13. 13. Spread a generous amount of glue on this flat side of the frame


14. 14.Press the back frame on top of this with the design facing down


15. 15. Let your display frame dry completely to make it ready for use

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