Creative DIY Froggie Projects

Display your favorite summer vacation photo in bright green froggie frame made from paint and a foam sheet.

Completion time – 1-2 hours

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 gu

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 glue

in 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.

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