Teacher Appreciation Week Finale!

For our big Teacher Appreciation Week finale, my friend Angie and I painted 12x12 picture frames for 65 teachers and staff. One of the big things that makes a project like this doable is that we have plenty of room to spread out and we don't have to clean up each day!

A pile of frames just waiting for some love.


As always, some colors are so much easier than others. The worst....orange. Followed closely by yellow and red! Easiest...any blue.

Base coats almost done. Not looking all that cute at this point!

Now they have some dotty love!

C'mon!? How cute are these polka dotties!? We use a round sponge to make the circles.

Now they are getting their identities. We try to use colors that we think fit the person they are being given to.

Once the painting was complete, they got a coat of glossy Mod Podge. It is AMAZING how much better they look with that shiny coat on top!

This ended up being one of our favorites.

And now they have all been accessorized.

This project was sooooo much fun to do. It took us about 3 weeks of work but we enjoyed every minute of it! And I think it is very safe to say that the teachers loved them too which makes it all worth it!