My family and I are all packrats. My aunt had a ton of magazines that she gave me. Magazines are good for collages but I don't make a lot of them. So now I have a ton of magazines and what in the world do I do with them!
So I researched what I could do with them and found a lot of different things, but I decided to make a picture frame.. Here I will show you how to make a sweet picture frame with old magazines!!
First start with a pile of magazines.. Rip out pages that you think are colorful all over or whatever. And then trim the ripped side.
Next cut the magazines into strips.. I cut mine into inch strips but you can do whatever depending on how thick you want the frame.
For the next part, you can do two things.. I cut the strips in half because I didn't want the rolls to be super thick (plus I was just experimenting). You could also just use the entire strip for a thicker roll. After you do either one, you roll the magazine really tight. Then tape the end.
After you have done a lot of these its time to put them together! I bet there is a more sturdy way but here's the way I did it.. I wanted a 5x7" rectangle so I added and inch on each side for the frame (7x9"). Then I cut that size out in mat board so the middle was 5x7" and the outside was 7x9".
After my mat board was cut I started gluing the rolled up magazines on to the mat board. I used Mod Podge. The problem with my method is that the frame was a little flimsy. But I really liked how it turned out.. Good luck making yours!!!
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