STYROFOAM brand foam crafts

Froggie Photo Frame

Display your favorite summer vacation photo in bright green froggie frame made from paint and a foam sheet.
   Completion Time - 
1-2 hours
   Designer - 
Annabelle Keller, SCD, CPD

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam
  • Sheet, 1/2" x 12" x 36"
  • Ball, 1"
Other Materials
  • Acrylic craft paint: lime green, dark green
  • Varnish, matte finish
  • Toothpick, one
  • Frog eyes, 16mm, two
  • Cardstock, 3" x 5" green

Tools

  • Serrated knife
  • Old candle
  • Wire cutters
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paintbrush
  • Thick, white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks

Instructions

  • 1. Trace patterns on foam sheet. Wax knife blade with old candle and cut out foam pieces. Sand rough edges with a scrap piece of foam. Cut foam ball in half.
  • 2. Referring to photo for placement, glue legs to back of frog. Break toothpick in half. Glue half balls to top of frog for eyes, inserting 1/2 toothpick into edge of ball and then into edge of frog; cut side of ball faces forward.
  • 3. Paint body lime green; let dry and apply second coat. Paint on dark green spots.
  • 4. Using wire cutters, cut shanks from frog eyes. Center and gluein place on half balls.
  • 5. Select photograph with live area 2-1/2" wide x 2" deep (if you would like to preserve the original photo, make a color photocopy). Using mouth pattern, cut out photo, adding 1/8" to all sides. Glue photo to cardstock; cut out cardstock, adding 1/8" to all sides. Center photo in mouth area and glue to back of frog.