"Of All the Walks" Frame

For my dads birthday I really wanted to get him a picture frame for a picture of him walking me down the isle at the wedding.  I found some awesome frames on etsy but they were all about $85 (plus shipping) but I didn't want to spend that much on a picture frame.  Plus, the frames I found were REALLY cute, but my dad will cherish the picture in the frame way more than the actual frame.  Then I started thinking, I could make my own!  It would be a lot cheaper, and I could make it less "girly".

Frame Inspiration

I found the frame at kohls that was PERFECT because I wanted to put a picture of me as a little girl and a picture of him walking me down the isle on my wedding day.  It was also 50% off, plus I got a $10 "kohls cash" coupon in the mail that made the frame $6.75! Then I went to hobby lobby and got "rub off" letters and a couple of scrapbook decorations that could embellish a bit.

So first thing I did was cut out all the letters I needed and arranged them the way I wanted them.  Once I got the letters to fit the way I liked, I rubbed them on.

The frame I bought needed two 5 x 7 pictures, I didn't have time to get them enlarged so I just improvised.  I tapped black construction paper (that I already had) to the back of the frame like so:

I then put double stick tape on the back of each photo and placed it on top of the black construction paper.  I actually really liked the way it turned out!

I still felt like it needed a little more, so I added a really cool sticker that I bought for our wedding scrapbook...

"Of all the walks we've taken.. This one is my favorite."

What do you think?? It's hard to tell, but the frame says "Of all the walks we've taken.. This one is my favorite."

My dad loved it!  He loved the picture of us on the beach together when I was a baby.. he just kept saying "you were so little..."