![DIY-Mickey-and-Minnie-Frames.jpg DIY Mickey and Minnie Frames](//lh3.ggpht.com/-FtyOBsaRDT4/VMsJdiCpjMI/AAAAAAABR7Q/mbzKSo9Xvuw/DIY-Mickey-and-Minnie-Frames.jpg?imgmax=800)
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I recently found out that Disney On Ice’s latest was coming to the Bay Area and I wanted to come up with a clever way to pop the news.
I decided to leave a little note on the kitchen table so that when the girls came down they would find out. But I wanted something a little more special than a plain note, so I decided to create some custom frames for each of them.
![Surprise-Disney-Annoucement.jpg Surprise Disney Annoucement](//lh3.ggpht.com/-jyKJdBhxWak/VMsJw8G8CKI/AAAAAAABR8Y/uvNY3r8_I2o/Surprise-Disney-Annoucement.jpg?imgmax=800)
Now, not only I can make the announcement in a special way, but I also will have a souvenir to hold a photo of each of them after the show.
Creating the frames was a piece of cake. First I found some wide flat frames (on sale since they were an obnoxious Cheeze-Ball Day-Glo high gloss orange) at the discount store:
![frames-before.jpg Frames before](//lh6.ggpht.com/-ZEVAltEKbjg/VMsJ03k_aMI/AAAAAAABR8o/55y9AoC7QYQ/frames-before.jpg?imgmax=800)
I roughed them up with a little sandpaper:
![sanding-frame.jpg Sanding frame](//lh4.ggpht.com/-OokbTyrFazY/VMsJu1CZAQI/AAAAAAABR8Q/50DmsuXfzr4/sanding-frame.jpg?imgmax=800)
I used some multi-surface paint in the colors I actually wanted:
![painting-frame-red.jpg Painting frame red](//lh6.ggpht.com/-OuHOKItGSN0/VMsJlB_mh3I/AAAAAAABR7o/jqOA__mz5EU/painting-frame-red.jpg?imgmax=800)
For Mickey I used bright red and for Minnie I used bubblegum pink:
![pink-and-red-frames.jpg Pink and red frames](//lh5.ggpht.com/-fee7Xvg7iW4/VMsJq6fyVUI/AAAAAAABR8A/wrK791NtF_c/pink-and-red-frames.jpg?imgmax=800)
Next I cut some circles out of white vinyl and stuck them all over the frame.
![red-polka-dot-frame.jpg Red polka dot frame](//lh6.ggpht.com/-J8k6ivzkza4/VMsJtPx2gZI/AAAAAAABR8I/Ezz6AKToF8E/red-polka-dot-frame.jpg?imgmax=800)
I personalized each frame with the girls’ names. (This is the free
Waltograph font)
![personalizing-disney-frames.jpg Personalizing disney frames](//lh5.ggpht.com/-DbMu4B5Nuk0/VMsJpNbhhaI/AAAAAAABR74/6bA-jx3MCEE/personalizing-disney-frames.jpg?imgmax=800)
I also cut out two sets of ears and added a bow on Minnie. This was my first attempt of layering vinyl and I definitely need practice!
![Layering-vinyl-minnie-bow.jpg Layering vinyl minnie bow](//lh3.ggpht.com/-mdc0DvDoNxY/VMsJhS36syI/AAAAAAABR7Y/bNTp1pxHg-4/Layering-vinyl-minnie-bow.jpg?imgmax=800)
The final versions are pretty cute.. and the kids are going to be SO EXCITED!
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