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Gold and Glittered Frame and Print – 50th Anniversary Party

All of our birthday parties are over for the year, but that doesn’t mean I’m out of the woods yet – in August, it is my husbands grandparents 50th anniversary party!  I’m in charging of “all things pretty” – so the invites, the decor, the little details.  My mother in law and aunt in law are in charge of the logistical stuff so I get to simply enjoy the creative side for this party!  Score!
I know I will be making many projects to share with you from this party – which will have gold as it’s main color, since 50 is the golden anniversary.  Here’s the first project though – a gold {glittered} frame, with a cute 50th Anniversary print that I created.
I received this package in the mail from American Crafts, which was just inspiration alley!  (I can already see a gold polka dotted banner with that super cute glittered paper, and that glitter tape (which by the way, is THE best craft product ever made, like in all of history – its an adhesive glitter ribbon that’s available in several widths) will make some great stripes on vases.  You’ll be seeing a lot from this loot this month, I can guarantee you that!

For this project, I started with an old mirror that I had grabbed at a thrift store for 99 cents.

And I decided to use the Wow! mixed glitter set for this.  I was a little worried because I had to do the whole mirror and I only had two bottles of glitter (my mirror is about 12 inches tall and 9 inches wide).  Um yeah, I had absolutely no need to worry… I used about 2/3 of one bottle for the whole thing, and that was wastage included.  (I wasn’t very smart – I sprayed my adhesive on the same board as I sprinkled the glitter on, so the excess just stuck to the board – oh well!  Lesson learned!  I also learned to move my camera away from the area where you are spray gluing… any tips on getting the stickiness off?)
So you all know that I have an obsession with glitter and I know that some of you hate it because it’s messy and it sheds glitter everywhere, but I have to tell you, this glitter stuck amazingly.  I’ve lugged this mirror around to several places, from where I worked on it to my computer to make a print, to the table to put the screws back on the back – and I did NOT leave a trail of glitter anywhere.  It is sooo fine – it’s only slightly bigger than a powder so it sticks really well.

First, I sprayed the mirror with spray adhesive (one section at a time, remembering to get the edges) and dusted on the extra fine glitter.  Then, once my mirror was covered in extra fine glitter, I went back and added a light coat of spray adhesive and just sprinkles the chunky glitter on top to add a little extra dimension to the sparkle.  This chunky glitter catches the light and makes the whole thing sparkle!  I love it!

I whipped this print up in GIMP (I would offer it to you guys but it’s kinda personalized) but you can make one easily in GIMP or Pic Monkey – it’s just a chaulkboard background.  The font I used was Feel Script. I didn’t want to print all of that black on my home printer, so I do what I always do when I have an ink intensive project – had my local printing center print it up for me at a total cost of 39 cents.
Steph’s grandparents will love it, and I do too!  Now I can’t wait to make some more gold and glittered projects… what would you make?  I would love to hear your ideas, if you have any!

And don’t forget to go grab some American crafts glitter – it really is the best glitter I have ever worked with… and I have worked with a LOT of glitter.  While you are at it, check out American Crafts on Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram to see fresh ideas and be the first hear of new products.

**I received product and compensation from American Crafts for this post, but all opinions are 100% mine**

About Sarah

Sarah Desjardins is a mother of two girls, a wife, an elementary school teacher, and a self proclaimed glitter addict. The Simply Crafted Life is a place for anyone who wants to make their domestic life more beautiful and creative. Sarah started The Simply Crafted Life as a place to find bliss between the diapers and the dishes, and invites you to do the same.

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Comments

  5. Debra says

    Can you tell me where you got that mirror. Been searching high and low and want to make this for my in-law’s 50th anniversary.
    TIA

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  7. Brittney says

    Hello, I am having trouble creating the background… I have never used Pic Monkey or GIMP before. Any advice?
    I love this so much!
    Thank you,
    Brittney

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    • Sarah says

      Hi Brittney – I am so sorry, your comment was missed! If it still helps, you can download a chalkboard background (google free chalkboard backgrounds or buy one on etsy from a clip art designer) and add it in picmonkey as an overlay. Stretch it out to size and thats your background! Hope this helps and feel free to email me if you have anymore questions – I see my emails much quicker than comments 😉

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  8. Beth F says

    I would like to do something similar to this for my folks 50th. I have a really cool old mirror to use. I would like to ask how you attached the print to the mirror?

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    • Sarah says

      Mine had little clips on the back that held the mirror in, similar to a picture frame. You may hav eto use a little glue or tape if yours doesnt, and you can create a sturdy backing out of chipboard or thick cardboard. Hope that helps!

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  9. JessB says

    Thank you for idea! I just finished mine tonight and it looks awesome. We put ours in a 11×14 picture frame and had it printed at SAMs club. Used pic monkey like you suggested.

    First Pinterest craft success!

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  2. […] 3. I love all things gold and sparkly so of course I feel in love with this frame!  Not only is the frame beautiful but the print is so special too as it was made for a 50th anniversary.  You can read how Sarah created this frame on her blog, The Simply Crafted Life. […]

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