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It's How You Frame It

There are some things I see on blogs or pinterest that won't let me rest until I try them for myself. This was one of those things.  A frame covered in fabric appeals to me on several levels so I decided to try it for myself. I already had the frame that would be perfect for such a project. I picked this up on the second day of an estate sale when everything was half price. The next step was to find the right fabric.  Obviously it has to be a pattern that would be displayed well in fairly narrow strips.  The floral on the one above is lovely but I couldn't find a floral that satisfied me, so I chose this geometric pattern. I bought one yard after determining that I could cut four strips from salvage to salvage  and have the pattern repeat nicely.  This particular frame flares towards the front so the backside of the frame needed to be covered as well as the front. I did not have Mod Podge on hand so I used a product I had use...