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A Different Kind of Frame

A Different Kind of Frame

Maria writes...

My concern lately, has been finding good homes for the multitude of (amaZing) pieces of Zentangle art the I have at home.  I try to put out as many of my tiles as humanly possible so that I, as well as others, can admire, study, but not forget about them.  I love that our home is pretty much a “museum of fine art”, taking friends, as well as strangers, on tours.  But, even for me, this gets difficult: there is only so much wall space available. 

So, what is a good docent to do? 

It can be difficult at times (!) to get out to shop for frames, and sometimes pretty darned expensive.  So, I decided there had to be alternative ideas for framing for our beautiful tiles.

It is always such a treat when someone sends flowers for this occasion or that, but I am often left with a generic glass vase that is adequate to hold a beautiful bouquet, but when the flowers have seen their last breath, what do you do with these “less than stellar” glass vessels?  I know, I know. . . you hate to toss it, as it was such a lovely gesture, and perhaps someday you would use it again (but almost certainly you don’t). Right?  They’re all sitting in a dusty cupboard in the cellar, a box under the guest room bed, or in the worst case, the “closet of no return!"

But, what if they did have a purpose?  They could become a home for little wanderers: your precious Zentangle tiles. Establish beautiful, loving places where you can visit them easily and often, and perhaps even find someone to adopt them forever.  All this AND a new way to stretch your creative muscles.  That always leads to more brilliant ideas!



Perhaps you have a few pretty glass jars, bowls or vases you forgot about, that would be perfect for this newfound life.  If not, surely someone you know would.
I cannot wait to see what you do with this idea. Sometimes, all you need is a little nudge to get you going.  They make great gifts.  Fill with candy or treats, or just on their own. 


 

🐌 Bijou just reminded me to tell you to put only DRIED flowers in and not the others.  



Most of these images are self-explanatory.  With the large squarish vase, I cut some mat board the sizes of the 4 sides.  Tested the fit, you want them to be snug.  Stuck my tiles to it with just a tiny bit of double face tape.  Then, with a Sakura Graphic One black, created a border of mooka and other friends.  Nothing too fancy. Then slid them back in.  I had some old dried flowers destined for the trash, shook the dust off, and, voila!

Have fun with this.  I know you’ll come up with better ideas once you get going.  And, please share them with us!

Maria Thomas

31 comments

  • Maria, if you have any tiles that you don’t know what to do with, I’d be a grateful recipient. I would give them love, attention, attribution and a new life, if you wanted to send them my way. I’d be happy to pay for the postage as well.

    Jan Orlansky, CZT October 2014 on

  • I like putting tiles on stair risers. And the inside of my cabinets. Makes me smile :) I like your ideas and will be using them too.

    Jackie on

  • Great pictures, wonderful idea’s, thank you very much!

    Ria Joris-Matheussen on

  • We have affixed tiles to quilted wall hangings with clear nylon thread which comes in smoke for black tiles. It just takes two stitches starting from the back, one horizontal and one vertical or across apposing corners. They are easy to change out too. 😊

    Kathy Y on

  • Wow – what a fantastic idea! Thank you for your constant inspiration.

    Joanne Pattison on

  • I put them on jute string with little clothespins you get at craft stores and string them up on the walls like a garland ….the whole thing stays up with pushpins which are relatively “Wall hole non-invasive” 🤣 thanks for the great tips!!!

    Dixie Stewart on

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