Guest Party: Literally Inspired!

*Today you'll get to hear from Ginger from Literally Inspired. Let me tell you why she is awesome: Well there's this lovely tutorial on adorable fabric flowers. Then there's this cute coat rack she made too. Then her reading list has me making mental notes about which books to pick up next.

Seriously guys, hop over and check her out - she's awesome!

Today Ginger has a really cute chicken wire frame tutorial for you and it's ADORABLE! I'm going to have to try this myself soon - so cute. Without further ado, here's Ginger:





hi, i'm ginger and i am so excited to be visiting jessajill today!

i blog over at literally inspired.
i have an obsession for books.
i craft because i am cheap.
and i have convinced myself that i can do any diy project.
literally inspired is about my life as i take on one book, one project, one day at a time.

today i am going to show you how to make a chicken wire frame.
i have seen them everywhere and i just had to have one for myself.

for this project you will need the following:

picture frame
spray paint (optional)
chicken wire
wire cutters (scissors will work as well)
hot glue gun or staple gun
clips to hold your photos in place
adorable photos of your family

my husband and i received this frame as a wedding present.
it has been sitting on a shelf for five years.
i feel like i know the models in the photo they have been around so long.

the frame as a whole isn't exactly my style.
so i thought it would be the perfect frame to turn into a chicken wire frame.

the first step is to spray paint your frame.
i chose a ocean breeze blue from krylon.
note: this step is optional if you like the color already.

next cut your chicken wire to size.
i did a double layer to close in the gaps.

once you have it set pull out the guns.
i tried a staple gun but my frame totally rejected it.
so i went with my trusty glue gun and it worked like a dream.

now it's the best part - add your favorite photos.
i used scrapbook photo accessories to clip my photos in place
and printed out one of my favorite quotes.

"a house is built with walls and beams.
a home is built with hopes and dreams."

pretty easy, huh?

i love this frame because it is so easy to change out the photos.
and it is pretty stinkin' cute too!

thank you jessa for having me!
it was a blast!