An Elegant Frame

I'm back with another magnetic frame project.  This one is a little more elegant looking as opposed to the more whimsical ones.  I sure am having a lot of fun with those magnetic frames I found in that drawer.  I still don't know what I bought them for originally, but I'm glad I never did anything with them...they've provided me with several fun craft projects.
Once again, I gathered up some complementary colors that went along with a taupe theme I had in mind.

I had this leftover scrap of beautiful taupe wrapping paper from forever ago and this seemed like the perfect use for a small piece.  I cut it to fit inside the frame of this magnetic photo holder.  I had some taupe ribbon, a taupe button and this little metal leaf that was tied around a candle someone gave me once. (I can never throw away anything that I think I might use for a craft later!)  And, of course, I had to drag out a few sparkles.  Because I knew I would be fastening metal to plastic, I got out my E-6000 adhesive.
Now, it's just a matter of playing around with it all to see how it looks best.  I probably spent more time on the bow than anything.  I have a folder full of bow tutorials I'd clipped from various magazines over the years and I love trying different ones out.  Once I was happy with everything, I attached it all to the frame.

It's really hard to get a picture of crafts with shiny surfaces.  If anyone knows a trick to it, I'm happy to hear it!  I put a  wallet size picture of one of my grandsons in just so you could see what it looks like with a photo in it.

 I was really happy with how elegant a $1.00 photo frame could turn out using just stuff I already had in my craft room.  I hope you like it too.
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