My daughter is into drawing right now. She’s just starting to do those cute stick arms with like 10 fingers on each hand. I really feel that if every single picture is hung on the fridge or walls, there isn’t a chance for them to be noticed. So we decided to make a designated place for ONE special picture that can be rotated very easily. You could make a similar grouping with one frame for each child in the family!
Here are the supplies I grabbed at JoAnn Fabric.
- Easy-Loading Artwork Picture Frame (used a coupon, of course!)
- Wood Plaque
- 3M Command strips
- foam brushes and acrylic paint
This frame is so brilliant. It has a hinged front to make showcasing different masterpieces incredible easy! It was a little plain, so I used acrylic craft paint to add a pop that would really make the artwork stand out.
Adding the stripes to the mat was so easy – I have a feeling I’ll be updating a lot more frames around our house now! I simply took the mat out of the frame, used a ruler to mark out the stripes ( you could use painters tape, but I wanted a little more of a hand-painted look) and painted with black acrylic paint.
Since we’re renting, everything went on the wall with 3M Command Strips. I hope this gives you some ideas on tackling that endless pile of paper that comes home during the school year! We love having a special place to display those little masterpieces now!








Natalie; such a cute idea! I love that you included the name plaque under the frame!
This is such a cute idea. Wonderful.
Such a sweet project! Any child would be so proud to have their work displayed like this!
Great idea, ladies!! The name plaque is perfect too!!
What a cute project to showcase your little girl’s artwork!! I love that frame and want to see if I can find it…would love to add this to my “Student of the Week” bulletin board. Third-graders would love to make a picture for their display. Did you get the clear chalkboard paint at JoAnn’s as well? We just got a new JoAnn’s in our area!!! So excited to go and see what all they carry!! Thanks for your project inspiration!
Now for the giveaway….I have a question and please forgive me not “getting” what we’re supposed to do. Do we leave a comment “here” what we would buy with the JoAnn’s code, or is it somewhere on Coupons.com site?
Thank you so much for your help.
~Donna
P.S. LOVE your blog!! Am a fairly new follower.
Thank you so much, Donna! JoAnn’s is the only craft store we have where I live and I LOVE it. I already had the chalkboard coating but I’m sure they carry it there. I think you should be able to find the frame there too by the other picture frames! For the giveaway, you leave a comment HERE on the blog and then use the Rafflecopter to verify that you’ve done that. Sorry for the confusion!
Thank you for your help. I really appreciate your quick reply!
Love this idea! I’ve been wanting to set up a gallery in our house. That frame is so cool! I would use the 50% off one item coupon if I won the giveaway. 🙂
I would use the 50% off of one item coupon
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Love this giveaway!! I’d definitely use the 50% off coupon!! They always have such great coupons!!
Love it! I think I might be stealing this idea. Mahala saw the picture and knew all about it since she sat next to Bella.
I would use the 50% off coupon code for sure! What a great coupon!
Totally the 50% off!
Sweet frame, I want a few!
I would use the NUPV201 coupon for 50% off!
Cute idea! I would use code NUPV201 for 50% that artwork frame!
Such a cute project!! I would definitely use the 50% off coupon. Thanks for the giveaway!!
I would use the 50% off on one item. I’m going to buy some fabric at JoAnn’s this week.
I would use the 50% off one item at Joann’s!!
First of all, thank you for this great giveaway.
The 50% off coupon code, NUPV201, says it’s valid until 7/31/13; however, when I clicked on it to get the code, it says it’s valid until 7/20/13….which expired yesterday. If the coupon code is still valid, I would love to get a similar frame that Nat used to place on my Student of the Week board.
I would use the 50% off for sure 🙂
I would use the 50% off coupon for a bigger item especially if I won the $200.00. When my kids were little I had mat board “frames” that I added magnets to and used them on the fridge to frame their special art. I had them color their own frames or use water colors to design them and we gave them as gifts to the grandparents. Thanks Pat
Very cute idea! I would use the 50% off coupon. Thanks for the giveaway!
I’d use the 50% off one item coupons.
I would use the 1 item 50% OFF.
What a cute, simple and easy way to display your child’s art. Thanks for the great idea!
I would use the 50% off one item coupon. I do quite often!
LOVE that striped frame!
I’d definitely use the 50% off one item coupon(NUPV201)!
i really like the picture frame.
thanks for the chance.
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I would use the 50% off one regular priced item coupon NUPV 201.Thank you for this giveaway.
I would use coupon code AE138! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would use AE138 for 40% off. I wish I could use the 50% off one, but it says it expired 7/20!
I’d use the 50% off coupon. Great idea for displaying the ever-increasing artwork!
i’d use the 50% off coupon, probably on a picture frame, too.
I would love a chance to win this giveaway
I would use a 50% off coupon for more fabric. A girl can never have enough fabric
Brilliant!! I love my kiddos artwork, but all that paper clutter drives me nuts! This a great (and gorgeous) solution! Pinning : )
Such A great idea! Id love to win this!!!
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Clear chalkboard coating? So cool – I’d definitely pick some up for 50% off!
What a cute idea! I want to make it for our home we’re moving in to. Thanks for the idea! So creative!
What a cute idea! I want to make it for our home we’re moving in to. Thanks for the idea! So creative!
Always love the 50% off coupons. Need to created a new box to hold my sons great stuff
Great idea!!
I would use the Save 50% off One Regular-Priced Item and buy school print fabric to cover shoe boxes to save completed school work.
I would of course use the 50% off one item code! Love saving money!
yay!! this is great!!
this is great! I would use the 50% off code NUPV201!
Love this idea. My daughter just turned 3 and is obsessed with writing and drawing…which has bestowed upon our household a pile of papers. This is brilliant. Love the plaque too!
I would use 1 item at 50% off!
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I would buy fabric for back to school clothes.
I love that clear chalkboard paint. I will be buying that this week! This is such a creative project. I would use the 50% off coupon. 🙂
I would use code AE138
Great idea!
The 50% off code that I tend to use anytime I’m there!
Of course the 50% off. Thanks for letting me use yours the other day!
50% off coupon! I would use it to create an art corner in our homeschooling room!
I would LOVE to win a Gift Card! I could have SO much fun!! I have 1 son homeschooling, 1 in Middle School and I’m a preschool teacher. Oh, the things I could do with a 50% off coupon!! Thanks for the opportunity!
50% off, of course!!
The 50% off coupon! Cute frame idea by the way!
I would definitely use the 50% off one item, but the trouble is picking just one item. 🙂 I love this idea for displaying artwork… cuz as much as I love my kids’ art, I don’t love having my fridge plastered with it. 🙂
I’d use the 50% off one item coupon to score some minky for a nap mat! My daughter just started “preschool” and they will start their school part in the fall… I want her to have a comfy mat to sleep on at naptime!
Nupv201 for 50% off one item.
What a great idea! I display the kid’s artwork in frames but it never dawned on me to personalize it with their names on a plaque! Great working with you on this Back to School series! Pinning this one!
Good ideas- I always relied on my refrigerator, and my artist daughter quickly outgrew it. Now that she’s grown, she’s on to canvases now, and I’m going to run out of wall space too!
I would use the 50% off coupon! I love those!!!
I would use the 50% off coupon for my project – I love the option of being able to choose what is on sale with it!
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I would use the 50% off coupon.
Save 50% off One Regular-Priced Item! Thanks so much for the chance!
I’d definitely use the 50% off one regular priced item coupon code, to buy some of that cute chevron fabric to update our school bulletin board. Love all the ideas they have on JoAnn’s page, and love that you guys are giving us the chance to win such a lovely prize. The craft-supply hoarder in me is going nuts just thinking about it! 🙂
Great minds think alike! I just did something similar (a grouping rather than just 1 frame) in our dining room b.c I was faced with the same problem. 🙂
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