A Framing Idea

I have a friend who is a framer and, lucky for me, she is willing to try new things.

I have 11 bead journals completed and they are all 5"x5". I did not want to frame each one individually...too expensive plus I don't have the wall space...

So, I asked my friend Terri to make me a shadow box that opens from the front. Rather than a hinge and closure, we tried using magnets so the entire box front lifts off...

It worked. Only trouble was she couldn't find a glue strong enough to keep the magnets from pulling out. Nothing a little bit of tape didn't fix...

She also put little blue tick marks so I know which side is the top.

The inside of the box is made with black suede mat board and I sewed a strip of velcro to the back. All that was left was to put the loop velcro dots on the backs of my bead journals. And voila!

I can change them out by the seasons. Since it was such a success, she's promised to make me a slightly larger one for my 8" crazy quilt blocks.

I'll be heading to the beach this afternoon and spending the next two weeks with four of my nieces while their Mom is in Italy and their Dad works. I'll try to post but if you don't hear from me, you'll know why.

Thanks to everyone who bought a fabric pack yesterday. I have one left in the shop here...At this point, I think we've raised at least $300 to contribute to the fundraiser. Thanks for that and stay cool everyone!