Silhouette Frames

Has anybody else noticed these lovely frames in the background of a room in the Pottery Barn catalog?

My sister-in-law had a birthday coming up and I thought these would look great hanging in her library where she displays a sheet music wreath and a violin, so this picture provided the inspiration for this Silhouette Frame project.

SUPPLY LIST:

TUTORIAL:

1.  Begin by tracing your silhouette graphic with a pencil (press as hard as you can) onto the paper of your choice.  (For the silhouette I did a quick online search for my image, copied it into Word, resized and printed.)
2.  Cut out silhouette.

This is a  good time to get your kid-friendly scissors out so your toddler can work on her own cutting project (smile)...

3.  Trace your frame size onto a sheet of music paper and cut out.

4.  Adhere your silhouette to the sheet music paper with tape or glue.
5.  Assemble frame and you're finished.  Easy as can be!

I wanted to give my sister-in-law two frames that she could hang together, so I also did a butterfly and flower silhouette.

I can't wait to see how these look hanging in my brother and sister-in-law's library.  I think a matte with the frame (like Pottery Barn displayed their silhouettes) would also look really good... but it just didn't look right with this oval frame, so I opted to go without. 

 

I simply tied these together with a piece of twine to give to her.  Sweet and simple.