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Way back before Christmas I was scouring kijiji to look for potential wedding decor. I found these pieces of awesomeness for $5 apiece.
Gold painted wood frames!
Gold wasn’t quite the style I was going for so Mr. Gazelle used Kilz latex primer directly on top of the gold paint.
He tried to sand the frames, but it was taking some of the detail away. Instead he primed and wiped some of the paint away with a J-cloth. He then painted two coats of an antique white semi-gloss (Martha Stewart’s Talc), wiping off a bit to expose some of the gold paint below.
We wanted to turn a couple of the frames into chalkboards so I purchased 8 x 10 artist canvas and some black spray chalkboard paint at Michaels. After a couple of coats we were good to go! I then glued them inside the wood frames with wood glue.
I picked up a pretty mug to hold chalk and an eraser.
Overall it was a simple project, but these will be a lot of fun as props for photos at the wedding!
Wow - super cute! I love a fancy painted frame and yours turned ou great!
Great job transforming the frames. Can’t wait to see pics of them in use at the wedding!
I LOVE this idea! I’ve been wanting to use chalkboards for our seating chart, but haven’t been able to justify the purchase. Great idea!!
OMG those are fantastic! And why didn’t I think of canvas? Doh. 
I love what you did with these frames. I want to do the same thing. And I can’t believe how good of a deal you got on the frames themselves. Amazing!
I love what you did with these frames. I want to do the same thing. And I can’t believe how good of a deal you got on the frames themselves. Amazing!
Great transformation project! Love the gold that peeks through.
Wow, I love these frames! You did a beautiful job and excellent bargain hunting.
Lovely!!! What a beautiful (and surprisingly inexpensive) project. Those frames are gorgeous!
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Ms. Gazelle, Calgary/Vancouver Age and Occupation: 32, Engineer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 32, Technology Analyst Engagement Date: September 3, 2010 Wedding Date: July 2011 Venue: Brock House Restaurant, Vancouver About Me: I am a marathon runner, cyclist, Ironman triathlete and beautiful shoe fiend who also loves kicking back and watching Glee. I grew up a bit of a nomad as I traveled around the world with my family, living everywhere from Australia to England to South America and Indonesia. I finally settled in Calgary a few years ago and met Mr. Gazelle who loves me even though we cheer for different hockey teams. We are planning a bit of a destination wedding in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia and we can’t wait to share the day with our close family and friends.
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