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Creative Crafts Monthly ● January 2007 ● Issue 110 ● Fun Displays
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Flip-It Frames

Ages: 6+

Adult Supervision Required

Total Cost for Materials: approx. $3-$5

Total Time: approx. 40 minutes

Materials Needed
bullet30 jumbo popsicle sticks (we used colored)
bullet3 photos, 4"x 6"
bullet4 book rings (found in office supply stores)
bullet12" of a wide ribbon
bulletassorted rhinestones, buttons, glitter, or other decorations
Tools Needed
bulletnon-toxic craft glue
bulletscissors
bulletruler
bulletmarker

Quick Prep

1. Cut (6) 2" pieces of ribbon

Directions

1.   Glue 4 popsicle sticks into a square with an opening roughly 3.5" square.

      Repeat with 20 more sticks to make 6 squares total.

 

2.   Glue the ends of 2 ribbons about 3" apart to 1 of the loose sticks.

      Glue the other end of the ribbons to the top of 1 of the squares, creating a hanger.

      Repeat 2 more times with the remaining ribbons and 2 more of the loose sticks and squares.

 

 

3.   Decorate 1 side on each of the 3 squares that don't have ribbons using glitter, rhinestones, buttons, or anything else that will stick! Write names or words with markers or glitter pens if desired.

 

4.   Cut the photos to fit in the frames.

      Lay the frames with the ribbons facing up. Glue each photo facing up on to the frames.

 

5.   Glue the remaining 3 loose sticks on top of the 3 hanger sticks, covering the raw edge of the ribbons.

      Glue the decorated squares over the frames and photos, covering the raw edge of the ribbons and photos.

      You should now have 3 pretty frames with hangers.

 

6.   Write your name, age, and the date on the back of one of the frames with the marker.

      Stack the 3 frames on top of each other.

      Open 2 of the book rings and feed through the hangers of all 3 frames.

      Open 2 more book rings and feed 1 through each of the previous rings.

 

7.   Now you can hang your frame!

      To change which photo is displayed in front, simply flip that frame to the front.

 

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