I'm a Copy-Cat ... 
hope you will check out Mamie Jane's" Repurposed Metal File Tool" ... she is one talented lady and I love
to copy her.
Joy at a Vintage Green also use the metal file tools to make a photo gallery display. She made several that I am sure will sell quickly in her shop. Hope you will visit her blog.
Joy at a Vintage Green also use the metal file tools to make a photo gallery display. She made several that I am sure will sell quickly in her shop. Hope you will visit her blog.
(Click the pictures to enlarge)
I had some old metal file tools and always have blocks of
wood in my collection.
I attached one picture to the back of the file and that gave
a dimensional feel and shows part of the file and a good place to hang a little key.
This wooden lamp
base was just perfect for this project. I bought the magnetic buttons and plain cork circles from
the craft store.
I wrote numbers on them.
(not easy to write on cork).
I covered the top of the base with vintage sheet music and
painted the base black. I drove the
files into the wood after drilling small pilot holes; slanting the large one just a little.
Pictures are vintage with interesting information on the
back too.
One picture was framed with black and that looked good. I did not
want to bother with cutting strips of paper, so I put some black construction
paper through the paper shredder and it was just perfect with a little bit of
ragged edge. Worked out just fine.
The graphic came from The Graphic Fairy and I added the words.
Love her blog.
I really enjoyed making this unusual Photo File and it did not cost very much.
Thanks for stopping by. Love your comments.
Blessings,
Audrey Z.
Linking to: Knick of Time 
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I absolutely LOVE it! I love your addition of the sheet music at the bottom and the keys!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to share it tonight at the Knick of Time Vintage party!
Blessings,
Angie
I copied-cat'd Mamie Jane's File Picture holders too. She is so creative. I love your interpretation.
ReplyDeleteIt was an idea worth copying, Audrey! Very fun!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I especially love the addition of the keys. I have some old, old photos of my grandfathers family and some of them have writing on the back of them. This would be a great way to display them. Thanks for inspiring us at Show & Tell.
ReplyDeleteSharon @ mrs. hines class
O, this is the CUTEST thing I've ever seen. Just sooo stinkin' cute, Audrey.
ReplyDeleteYou did a fantastic job. I am in awe of your talents.
xo bj
I believe they say imitation is the highest form of flattery. :)
ReplyDeleteYour version is fabulous! Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina