It's Met Monday over at Between Naps on the Porch - so get on over there and check out all the fabulous things that have been morphed!
I bought this neat oval frame at an antique shop. I didn't want to use it as a regular picture frame, so I thought it would be fun to put a starfish in the middle. I love my hubby for many reasons. One of them is that he enjoys doing little projects around the house with me. What a sweetheart. Leave it up to him to take this frame project a step further by hanging the little guy with black grosgrain ribbon from a decorative knob. But wait, there's more. It looked like it needed a little something. I came across this cool framed spoon & fork (forgive me...I forgot where in blogland I saw it!). I love the texture of the striped ticking.
Hubby and I had no luck at a couple fabric stores for any ticking, so we hit up the scrapbook store. Combing the isles was a treat with my hubby especially since he was the only guy there. We found a couple of different designs, large black polka dots and the smaller dots. We brought both home and played with them. Decided the small dots looked the best. Now, I have to also mention that the frame was just a frame - came with no glass or backing at all. So hubby made a backing out of some wood he had. What a fun little project it turned out to be!
Gave the gold frame a fresh coat of black (primer first).
Roughed him up a bit with sandpaper around the edges to bring out the cool design. I love the little bit of gold peaking through!
Viola! Look how mister starfish stands out now!
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:50 am
What a great and creative way to hang a starfish!
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
This is a lovely project...
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Well that's cute as can be! I just got back from Hobby Lobby (don't know if you have them where you live) where they're having half price off scrapbook paper! Bought a lot, as I like to decoupage and decorate file folders and such!
Brenda
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Very cute project! I've always wanted to hang picture like that on the wall but can't figure out how to put the knob up.
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Quite clever and what fun to do these things with the hubby!
June 22nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Very cool!! Well done you!
Hugs, Lisa
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Oh, how cute is this! I love it and especially love the fact your hubby helps with your little projects! Have fun!
be a sweetie,
Shelia
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Sissy, that's super cute. I think it looks perfect in your house.
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:03 pm
What a very attractive project...having the knob to hang the ribbon is a chic touch.
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
The starfish is what does it for me! Great meta.
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Yay for the frame idea! I bought a frame this weekend, too, and think this is just the thing to do with it!
Tana@Crafting R&R
June 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 am
Hi Marie, How fun that you and your hubby worked on this together. It turned out great!
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:23 am
Hi Marie, thanks for stopping by
Good luck with your chalk baord, I can't wait to see it! Great job on the starfish art. I figured I needed some sea life in my house too, and yesterday I came across a bag of starfish at TJMaxx. Just laying them around different areas of the house is perfect. They look great no matter where you put them 
June 23rd, 2009 at 8:11 am
How absolutely lovely!
I too was looking for ticking. The only thing I could find was vintage, on Ebay and out of my price range.
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
very creative! thanks for stopping by my place and leaving a comment
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Very cute! I have some wrapping paper in a stripe that I used for a similar project.
Manuela
June 23rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm
That is such a cute & fun project
And how sweet is your hubby for helping you out, and even shopping for fabric with you!!
I'm always impressed by what a creative bunch bloggers are
Thanks for checking out my sunburst mirror -- which was another hubby-helped project
Kelly @ DesignTies
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Nice project!!
Thanks for coming by for a visit.
blessings,
barbara jean
June 25th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I love this idea! I've been wanting to do something like this with some frames I have - love the beachy starfish look.
By the way, thanks for stopping by and saying hi! I'm glad I found you!
July 1st, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Wow!! Looks fabulous!! I did this with an old vintage pair of ladies silk gloves. But the starfish REALLY stands out and makes a statement. And I have everything I need already. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:38 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I love how it turned out with the polka dots! This is really incredible and looks so expensive! I have to try something like this! Thanks for sharing!
July 3rd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Oh how cute! I LOVE it! I definitely want to make something similar. Thank you for the inspiration.
July 4th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Sweet! Matches your blog too!