Old window turned picture frames!

First, let me apologize for the long blog absence. I had a baby and she takes up all of my computer time! Now that she's a little older and doesn't need me holding her every second, I should be back on the blogisphere.

Second, I have a confession - I don't know that my latest treasures were actually old windows. Your guess is as good as mine since I did a dumpster dive for them - much to the chagrin of my dear sister, Laura. She saw them as junk and I saw them as treasure! You can be the judge.

I cleaned them and sanded them. I wish I had a before picture to show you. Basically they were just blonde wood, a little beat up and nothing special. Nail marks everywhere. So there they sat in the garage for a good year, the ugly duckling that I knew could become a Swan.

One day I got the nerve to at least paint them. I painted them with my favorite antique white that I always keep on hand.

Then I had to decide what they were going to be! I messed around with a few ideas (okay, A LOT. My husband tried to toss the old junky wood windows a few times) and then I found a bunch of clothes pins left over from my mothers day project (post coming soon). The creativity started flying! I painted the clothes pins and then glued them to the windows. Turned them on their sides and TA DA! Instant picture frame that I can change out whenever I want. I made two and hung them in my dining room. And best of all, FREE.