{"id":119332,"date":"2021-01-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/?p=119332"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:12:14","slug":"distressed-vintage-upcycled-photo-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/distressed-vintage-upcycled-photo-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Distressed Vintage Upcycled Photo Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Everyone,<br>I am Savithri from All Things Beautiful, with yet another simple upcycle project. I love Upcycling and I love Vintage. So I tried to combine both together for the <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-monthly-challenge-january-2021\/\">Monthly Challenge<\/a>. Take a look below for details. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/craftangles-monthly-challenge-january-2021\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chlng-768x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118893\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chlng-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chlng-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/chlng.jpg 1419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used an old photo frame and created a vintage distressed effect just 2 shades of paints. I wanted to use this frame in my craft room with a nice quote. Earlier I used to try writing and painting the quotes by hand. I am not very good at that. But now, I I have this magic product <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=reactive%20foils\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reactive Foils<\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=gilding%20flakes\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gilding Flakes<\/a> from Craftangles that will easily do the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4100855374\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #333333;color:#333333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa4100855374\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/distressed-vintage-upcycled-photo-frame\/#heres-a-look-at-the-vintage-photo-frame-i-upcycled\" >Here&#8217;s a look at the Vintage Photo Frame I upcycled.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/distressed-vintage-upcycled-photo-frame\/#below-is-a-detailed-video-tutorial-for-creating-this-upcycled-vintage-piece\" >Below is a detailed video tutorial for creating this upcycled vintage piece.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/distressed-vintage-upcycled-photo-frame\/#supplied-used-in-this-project-old-photo-frame-cloth-iron-laser-print-craftangles-chalky-paint-%e2%80%93-midnight-dreams-100-ml-craftangles-chalky-paint-%e2%80%93-royal-creme-100-ml-gold-reactive-foils-transfer-sheets-by-craftangles-craftangles-gilding-flakes-120-ml-%e2%80%93-gold-dust-craftangles-foil-magic-120-ml-gilding-glue-craftangles-decoupage-varnish-%e2%80%93-gloss-100-ml\" >Supplied used in this project: Old Photo Frame Cloth Iron Laser Print CrafTangles Chalky Paint &#8211; Midnight Dreams (100 ml) CrafTangles Chalky Paint &#8211; Royal Creme (100 ml) Gold Reactive Foils Transfer Sheets by CrafTangles CrafTangles Gilding Flakes (120 ml) &#8211; Gold Dust CrafTangles Foil Magic (120 ml) (Gilding Glue) CrafTangles Decoupage Varnish &#8211; Gloss (100 ml)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"heres-a-look-at-the-vintage-photo-frame-i-upcycled\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s a look at the Vintage Photo Frame I upcycled.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blog-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage\" class=\"wp-image-119341\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another look at the beautiful foiled frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Blog-Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119343\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"below-is-a-detailed-video-tutorial-for-creating-this-upcycled-vintage-piece\"><\/span>Below is a detailed video tutorial for creating this upcycled vintage piece.<br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Distressed Vintage Upcycled Photo Frame\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1JXAlVqDnaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"supplied-used-in-this-project-old-photo-frame-cloth-iron-laser-print-craftangles-chalky-paint-%e2%80%93-midnight-dreams-100-ml-craftangles-chalky-paint-%e2%80%93-royal-creme-100-ml-gold-reactive-foils-transfer-sheets-by-craftangles-craftangles-gilding-flakes-120-ml-%e2%80%93-gold-dust-craftangles-foil-magic-120-ml-gilding-glue-craftangles-decoupage-varnish-%e2%80%93-gloss-100-ml\"><\/span>Supplied used in this project:<br>Old Photo Frame<br>Cloth Iron<br>Laser Print<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-chalky-paint-midnight-dreams-100-ml-ctcpmd100\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Chalky Paint &#8211; Midnight Dreams (100 ml)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-chalky-paint-royal-creme-100-ml-ctcprc100?search=chalk%20%20paint%20&amp;page=2\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Chalky Paint &#8211; Royal Creme (100 ml)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/gold-reactive-foils-transfer-sheets-by-craftangles-ctrf01?search=reactive%20foils\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gold Reactive Foils Transfer Sheets by CrafTangles<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-gilding-flakes-120-ml-gold-dust-ctgfgd120?search=gilding%20flakes\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Gilding Flakes (120 ml) &#8211; Gold Dust<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-foil-magic-120-ml-gilding-glue-ctmmfm120?search=foil%20magic\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Foil Magic (120 ml) (Gilding Glue)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craftangles-decoupage-varnish-gloss-100-ml-ctdvg100\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CrafTangles Decoupage Varnish &#8211; Gloss (100 ml)<\/a><br><br><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-7faf16f0-2514-46ba-b16a-c08eafc3f15e\">For more inspirations from CrafTangles team, don\u2019t forget to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kSLpefM8_EY\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe to our channel<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/\">our blog for latest inspirations<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;<strong>HNDMD&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hndmd.in\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftadda\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><br>Follow&nbsp;<strong>CrafTangles&nbsp;<\/strong>on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craftangles\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/craftangles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-d60f48d1-ebd6-4fd2-9196-ea252626d6a5\">Hope you enjoyed the tutorial.<br>For more art &amp; craft inspirations, pls connect with me &nbsp;on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atbhome\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCt8Vfajpf-OcHFpcHmrujfQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/all_things_beautiful_atb\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Everyone,I am Savithri from All Things Beautiful, with yet another simple upcycle project. I love Upcycling and I love Vintage. So I tried to combine both together for the Monthly Challenge. Take a look below for details. I used an old photo frame and created a vintage distressed effect just 2 shades of paints.&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/distressed-vintage-upcycled-photo-frame\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Distressed Vintage Upcycled Photo Frame<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":119343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1007,1],"tags":[1025,3,23,304,56],"class_list":["post-119332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos","category-inspirations","tag-chalk-paints","tag-craftangles","tag-hndmd","tag-reactive-foils","tag-upcycle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119332"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138987,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119332\/revisions\/138987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}