I was provided product by DecoArt and compensated to write about this project, but all thoughts, opinions, and ideas are my own :)

Although we just had some snow, spring weather is in the forecast and I'm totally feeling it! I've taken out all the winter decor in my house, added spring decor, and now hoping that I didn't just jinx myself, ha!

 Today, I'm going to be sharing how I made this cute Flower Market tray that totally resembles the look of terracotta....down to the texture!

 To get this awesome textured look, I used DecoArt's newest product Suede. It's a lightly textured acrylic paint that resembles the look of suede, cool huh? The color I chose that happens to be a pretty darn close match to terracotta is also called "Suede".

 To start, I bought a cabinet door from ReStore for a dollar. Serious. And this thing is loooong!

 I cleaned it off first, and then gave it a light sanding.

 I initially was going to paint this whole thing with the Suede, but decided I wanted to add a little extra character. Luckily, the Suede wiped up pretty good, and I was able to do a bottom coat of white using DecoArt Americana acrylic paint in White Wash.

 When the White Wash was completely cured and dried, I placed a vinyl cutout on the middle of the "door". I found this on the Silhouette Design Store; just search for "Flower Market".

I then started brushing on the Suede. I used a cross-hatch technique, which resembles the picture below. My daughter says it's like using lots of X's and O's.... more so X's. :)

 I did this over the entire piece, making sure to get in all the cracks. 

 Because of this technique, it's important to do a second coat to get the coverage you need to see the "suede" type texture. The top of the picture below is just one coat, and the bottom is two. Quite the difference!

Let this dry for a few hours, if not overnight. 

Next was the fun part :) Tedious part. Put on a good show while you do this! ha! I peeled off all the vinyl using some pretty darn pointy tweezers. If you don't have any on hand, you can totally use some toothpicks.

 Learn from my mistakes, and make sure when you place your vinyl, that all pieces are still on there. I was missing some shadowing on a couple of letters and a petal or two. I ended up having to touch those up with the White Birch later.

To finish it up, I drilled some holes and placed a handle at both ends.

 Once I was done, I was so excited to see how closely the color and texture resembled terracotta. If you know me, you know I loooove me some terracotta. Also, I'm so glad that I decided to switch gears mid-project and add the "Flower Market". It totally made this piece pop.

 And of course, since it looks like terracotta, why not add some to the top for a beautiful spring centerpiece?

 For the white faux aged terracotta pots, I wrote up a tutorial on how to make them here. I just love these and love them even more now popping off this tray.

 This spring dining table centerpiece is actually at my mom's house. I knew her white table would make it pop! I am totally transferring it to my house when I find a cute white table runner to pair with it.

If you want to check out DecoArt's Suede for yourself, it's available now at Michael's in lots of other colors!

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Over the years I have collected a ton of frames. The odd thing about it really is that for the first few years of living in my house, not a single one held a picture. I don't know why that is, but now you can't find a wall in my house without a picture....or 20. :) So, what did I do with all of these frames? I used them in various ways, few of them with their intended purpose. I decided to collect some of the ideas and ways I have used them in this post. Some have tutorials, some are links to tutorials, and some are just so obvious that you can hopefully figure them out.

#1. This first repurpose project was one of my first crafty projects as a newlywed. I turned a thrifted frame into a cute little bulletin/punch board. (tutorial below)

Step 1: Cut some cork board and cardboard the size of the glass, secure together with spray adhesive. 

 Step 2: Fold fabric over cork board/cardboard, also securing on the front and back with spray adhesive.

 Step 3. Place into frame, add original back that came with the frame. Hang from ribbon or from hardware.

#2. I have a love for chicken wire and wire mesh. They are a great way to organize jewelry. So, one of my favorite ways to use frames is to attach the mesh onto the back of the frame and hang earrings from it.

#3. Yes, frames are intended to frame pictures, but why not frame 3d art instead? I just hung glass bottles with faux lavender stems from some jute and framed them with Ikea frames to get this look (tutorial below).

Step 1: Grab about 12" of jute, wrap around bottle neck and knot into place making sure it's good and secure. 

Step 2: Place bottle in upside down frame. Eye where you want the bottle to hang, then tied a knot where the jute meets the frame. Using a staple gun, place a staple right below the knot. Cut off the excess jute on the top. 

 Hang your faux stems!

 #4. I realized one day how boring my hanging towel hardware was in my bathroom. So, on a whim I decided to frame it! You can find the tutorial on how I did this here.

 #5. As mentioned before, frames offer great organization. For this one, I just added jute and clothes pins!

#6. Frames also make great trays! I have at least 4 of these in my house right now. They offer a great unique look. You can find out how to make on of these easily here (tutorial).

#7. This wall was in my home office offered great repurposing ideas for frames. Besides the jute and the mesh, I turned a thrifted frame into a chalkboard. I just sprayed the glass with chalkboard paint that comes in a spray can. 

 #8 and #9. You wouldn't know by looking at it, but that floral pink wall art above the dresser is actually just fabric wrapped around a large frame I found at the thrift store. You can see another peekaboo option for decorating with frames here on the very left hanging on the ladder. These are cute scallop frames I handmade (tutorial here).

#10 and #11. On the left side, I secured burlap to the back of some thrifted frames then hung clipped flowers from the burlap. On the wood, that's actually just an empty Ikea frame. I loved the look without a picture in it.

 #12. Frame something that isn't meant to be framed. In the nursery, I hung a frame over one of the butterflies flying along the wall.

 #13. Add a frame to add interest. Take the glass and picture out of a frame to resemble molding on a wall, or to just add a little bit of interest.

There are many other ways to repurpose frames, these are just a few! Let me know what your favorite way to repurpose frames is in the comments below!

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