Sometimes I wonder if I have too much time on my hands and I should just go and get a real job. Because I find myself obsessed with odd crafting ideas and get carried away.
What on earth made me think this old picture should be the Clauses?
Who knows, but once I did, I started Clausing up other pictures of elderly couples from the past.
And gaudy-ing up the frames for them. This one is in a shadow box made from the lid of an old jewelry box.
This grandpa and his lil cutey got a redo too.
They even got a new little sister.
This one is my fave, though. I love those old, oval frames with rounded glass. This one had an eagle on it that had broken over time.
I tried to chip off as much as I could and keep the wings to make an angel from the leftover bits.
I backed her with heavy chipboard covered in vintage wallpaper and added some glitter, plus leaves from an old Christmas corsage and a mini bottle brush wreath.
Santa got a twinkle in his eye with white, opaque ink, and I highlighted his beard with it too.
I was soooo happy with the way it turned out, and hung it up right away.
Then, it crashed down and the lovely, old curved glass shattered. That glass was the whole reason I started on this instead of tossing the frame in the trash. Oh well. I'm still displaying it as is.
And I'm embellishing more sepia pictures. It is good to find a use for the old couples and grandpops I come across in my stash of pictures. I usually go for just the pretty girls and babies, unless I need a wicked witch. Now, I can add Santa to the uses of old photos.
I actually LOVE this idea, Karla! I believe I saw a Mr. and Mrs. “Claus’d-up” photo in your beautiful Christmas shop during “A Snowbird’s Song!” What a fun way to get creative and adapt an everyday vintage photo for the holidays. I’m so sorry the special curved glass shattered on one of them, though. 🙁 I know that was very disappointing. Thanks for sharing these beautiful altered photos with us!
Oh Karla I may have to borrow
this idea from you .. they are darling , full of Christmas cheer
Hugs wendy
What an awesome idea!! You are so talented and creative:)
These are very cool, Karla! I might have to try that with the relatives!
Thank you, Tammy! I had a blast with these, and went thru all of my old photos searching for old guys to Santa-up.
Have fun with it, Wendy, I sure did!
Yes, there were a few around, Linda. I was pretty down about the shattered dome glass. That old, wavy glass gave it such character.
I am in love with this!!!
You are working at what God created you to do. Don’t ever use your time to work outside this gift.
You are just w-a-y too good at your craft! I. LIKE.
I will continue to ‘lurk’………
Finally a use for those pictures of scary old men- give them to you to turn them into something else!
I noticed your redos!! Me and mrs claus look like my grandma and grandpa!
Meant Mr and Mrs Claus, I meant!!
I got the old photo at a Topeka antique store, Gail. What are the odds they might be related to you?
Id love to do more, pass them along, beth!
Thanks, Belinda!
Your incredible talent never ceases to amaze me!! I wish I was as talented as you!!!!
~Michelle~
OH gosh s sorry the bubble glass got broken
Love the Santa redo well I like all of them
It’s so fun to see what you come up with