Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame

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Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - finished magnet with pet photo Here is a cute frame that will be a good match with the Pure Love Valentine's Day Card. This darling little frame is made from simple craft materials, and again, it is a craft that older kids will be able to make ~ depending on their age, they might need some assistance. Add a photo to the middle ~ a photo of your loved one, a photo of yourself to remind him how much you love him, or a photo of your loved one's favorite pet.

Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: one magnetic frame

Supplies:

4.3 x 4.3 inch, thick natural cardstock
A5 sized white textured paper
4.3 x 0.6 inch foam sticks ~ 5 red and 3 pink
5mm multifaceted pure white rhinestones
two 0.6" wide white wooden doves
10 clear flower rhinestones, each 12mm wide
two self-adhesive magnetic strips
suitable photo
clear-drying craft glue (such as Bostik Clear)
2.1 inch high heart-shaped cookie cutter
standard scissors
pencil

Steps:

Glue the natural cardstock onto the white textured paper and cut off any protruding edges.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - glue natural cardstock to white paper and trim

Use the cookie cutter and pencil to trace a heart in the middle of the paper-and-cardstock combo.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - trace a heart shape onto the white paper using a cookie cutter

Glue six of the foam sticks onto the paper-and-cardstock combo, alternating between the pink and red foam sticks. Cut away parts of the foam sticks, so that the traced heart will remain uncovered.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - glue on foam sticks alternating red and pink, cut to leave heart shape visible

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - all foam sticks glued on

Glue rhinestones one by one all around the traced heart.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - glue white rhinestones around the outside of the heart shape

Glue red foam sticks to the top and bottom of the stick-covered paper-and-cardstock combo.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - glue a red foam stick to the top and bottom of the square

Glue five rhinestone flowers to the top foam stick, and five to the bottom foam stick.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - glue 5 rhinestone flowers to the top and bottom foam sticks

Glue the two turtle doves on the side of the traced heart. Cut the corners neatly, so that no white paper will protrude from the edges of the sticks.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - glue turtle doves at base of heart, and trim any white paper that shows around the foam sticks

Add the magnetic strips to the back of the frame. Then, cut the photo to size and glue it in place.

Pure Love Valentine's Day Magnetic Frame - add magnetic strips to back and cut desired photo to size and place in heart shaped area

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