DIY Halloween scary eyes photo frame

I discovered the site Pinterest in class several weeks ago. Needless to say I am hopelessly addicted to it. There are so many wonderful ideas out there and I have already created 10 boards and over 109 pins! Yikes! It is a great way to save all of your favorite ideas on a website instead of your Favorites on your computer. This is one of the ideas:

The original tutorial can be found here: http://adiamondinthestuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/googly-eye-halloween-frame.html

I decided to make a smaller version that would fit on my husbands desk without being too much. The man is a severe minimalist. I made two frames for under $5.00. Sweet!

You need:
Two chip board or wooden frames
Acrylic Paint
Ribbon or rick rack
sticker letters or chipboard letters
lots of googly eyes

Paint the chip board frames in a color of your choice. I decided on black. I had to use several coats to cover up the dolphins. This was a kids coloring kit for 99 cents.

Next (after the paint dries) start gluing on your eyes. I used a variety of sizes and used more than the picture above. I got a bit crazy! I DO NOT recommend hot glue! I burned my fingers something awful gluing on the tiny eyes. Try tacky glue instead.

I used some huge eyes to fill in the extra spaces. I wanted a really creepy look.
Finally, add your decorations. I used rick rack instead of ribbon and some cheap black glitter stickers. I used a small square of felt to make the letters pop. Put in your favorite photo and that's all folks!

Before I forget here is a very retro halloween costume photo of me. I think it was 5th grade when I wore this little number. My mother made me the little mermaid costume complete with shiny shells! She is so stinking talented. Can you believe how long my hair was! Stayed tuned for even more halloween fun!

Cheers

VEB