Bean Picture Frame
By Craftbits
Materials:
- Dried lentils or beans
- Plastic or wooden Photo Frame
- White Glue
- Varnish
Instructions:
How to Begin: First, check over your beans or lentils to remove any broken or odd colors.
Depending on the frame you have chosen to use, be it new, old, plastic or wood, your particular frame may need a base coat of paint to seal up any visible damage.
Now that your frame is ready to go, start by working on one small section at a time. Trying to work on a large area would cause the glue to dry faster than you want it to.
Paint a small area on the frame with a thick coat of white wood glue and then press the lentils or beans into the glue until the area is well covered and the amount of space and gaps left between each bean has been minimized. Once this section has been done, begin on the next small area. Keep doing this until all the frame is complete.
If you are making designs with your lentils and beans e.g.. Stripes, squares or shapes, then draw the design onto the frame with a pencil or chalk for a guideline. Then work on each color or section separately allowing it to dry before the next color of beans is applied.
Once all your beans are on, allow the project a few hours to dry. Then coat with white wood glue several times allowing it to dry between each coat. This helps secure the beans and seals them to prevent them from being eaten by curious bugs.
Once all your glue layers have dried you can then spray the project or coat the project with a clear Gloss varnish to give it a quality finish.
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