Old Window Frame

.................................................................................................................I have been meaning to do something with the shutters and windows that I picked up the night I went junking with my Mom and stepdad. I finally decided to turn one of the windows into a picture frame and use the shutters to finish the look. Fortunately I did not have to do anything to the window but clean it up a bit. Actually quite a bit. It was pretty nasty. But with a little soap and lots of water (even used a magic eraser) it washed up nicely. I really did not want it to whiten up, I just wanted it to be dirt and bug free! I tried several ways to get the pictures to adhere to the inside of the window. I used scrapbooking glue dots in my first attempt. In the middle of the night I could hear the pictures dropping to the bottom of the window. Not good! I finally decided to use hot glue and it worked. You can see the glue a little but at least the pictures are staying put (for now). To back up a little, I used pictures from different vacations, changed to sienna and printed out from Snapfish. I mounted each picture on cream cardstock that I edged with brown ink to instantly age. I also used cardstock to identify each picture with the location and date. Once all the pictures were glued to the window, I backed the window with linen fabric. The shutters were dark brown wood and so I spray primed and then spray painted Heirloom White and sanded. My BR hung the trio and I decided to use an old ironing board that had been stored for many years. I have seen on lots of blogs where people have used all white accessories so I decided to give it a go. I used a little more of the linen fabric on the board. I found some black iron frames at Walgreens for less than $3 and so I spray painted those and used some sienna photos in those. Added a few more items, including a pair of my daughter's baby shoes and there you have it. I really like the look. Let me know what you think.