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PROJECTS
Froggie Photo Frame
Designed By: Annabelle Keller, SCD, CPD
Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)
| MATERIALS NEEDED: |
STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
Sheet, 1/2" x 12" x 36"
Ball, 1"
Other Materials:
Acrylic craft paint: lime green, dark green
Varnish, matte finish
Toothpick, one
Frog eyes, 16mm, two
Cardstock, 3" x 5" green
Serrated knife
Old candle
Wire cutters
Scissors
Pencil
Paintbrush
Thick, white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks |
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Download pattern (28K pdf)
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1. Trace patterns on foam sheet. Wax knife blade with old candle and cut out foam pieces. Sand rough edges with a scrap piece of foam. Cut foam ball in half. |
| 2. Referring to photo for placement, glue legs to back of frog. Break toothpick in half. Glue half balls to top of frog for eyes, inserting 1/2 toothpick into edge of ball and then into edge of frog; cut side of ball faces forward. |
| 3. Paint body lime green; let dry and apply second coat. Paint on dark green spots. |
| 4. Using wire cutters, cut shanks from frog eyes. Center and glue in place on half balls. |
| 5. Select photograph with live area 2-1/2" wide x 2" deep (if you would like to preserve the original photo, make a color photocopy). Using mouth pattern, cut out photo, adding 1/8" to all sides. Glue photo to cardstock; cut out cardstock, adding 1/8" to all sides. Center photo in mouth area and glue to back of frog. |
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