Rustic Crafts – Twig Frame – Easy Project

By

Elaine Kazinec

– November 29, 2007Posted in: Rustic Crafts

 

 

This project is great for displaying family pictures or to give as a gift. Because it’s so simple it makes a good last minute gift.

 

Materials: twigs

Flat surface picture frame

Glue gun

Pruning shears or clippers

Step 1.

Snip twigs into pieces just long enough to cover the surface of your frame.

Step 2.

Apply hot glue to small sections of frame and begin placing twigs making sure they fit snugly against each other.

Step 3.

Turn frame and begin applying twigs to the top of frame placing them in the opposite direction as shown in photo.

Step 4.

Turn again and place twigs in the opposite direction for third side of frame.

Repeat this step on the remaining side until the entire surface is covered.

 

Tags: Affordable, Easy, Frame, Twig

About Elaine Kazinec

I have never met anyone who can't make wonderful things for their homes, friends, and family, only those who think they can't. The purpose of this blog is to show everyone how really simple most projects for the home are to make. When my husband and I bought our first home we were short on cash so I learned to be long on creativity. I have been told that I can make something wonderful out of nothing and that is true. You can too! Some of my favorite things are items that I found in someone's junk pile. I am going to show you how easy it really is. I hope you find the courage to jump in and attempt some of these projects. You will be amazed at how talented you really are.

9 Comments

1. Andrew

   Posted December 26, 2007 at 10:03 AM

   i enjoyed the tutorial! i also put this one up which makes a similar product, but it is a little bit different stylistically.

   i’d love to hear what you think. i’ll bookmark this and come back to see what you have to say.

   http://loghome.com/make_a_holiday_wreath/articles/2369

2. Andrew

   Posted December 26, 2007 at 10:07 AM

   oops! click on my name for the right link!

3. admin

   Posted December 26, 2007 at 5:01 PM

   Hi! I like the way the frame is made. It gives it a whole different look and also gives me an idea that I’ll try out soon. Thanks for the input! Laney

4. Tomas

   Posted February 4, 2008 at 3:29 AM

   Thank you. This is may be nice indeed.

5. artcoach

   Posted February 4, 2008 at 4:58 PM

   This was great!

6. ideacoach

   Posted February 4, 2008 at 4:59 PM

   Thanks for sharing this tutorial. It was easy to understand fun.

7. admin

   Posted February 6, 2008 at 4:04 AM

   Thanks for your comments and for visiting my blog!

8. Reis

   Posted July 15, 2008 at 3:10 AM

   How do I preserve the twigs to have a lasting memory?

9. Elaine Kazinec

   Posted July 15, 2008 at 11:56 AM

   Reis,
   Unless your planning on hanging/placing the twig frame somewhere where it may come in contact with extreme moisture or other outside elements I don’t think it’s necessary to add anything to the twigs. However, if you want to go the extra mile I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t brush or spray on a wood preservative/weather proofer. Thompsons makes a spray can of weather proofer they sell at Wal-Mart for something like $6. Of course take out the glass and other surfaces before you apply it. Or you could apply it and let it dry before you glue the twigs onto the frame. Hope this helps. Thanks for visiting Not2Crafty.com
   Laney