DIY: 10 Minute Framed Photo Gift

Having been homeroom mom and/or team mom more times than I have been able to keep track of over the last 15 years, I have come up with some fast, easy, inexpensive and always appreciated teacher and/or coach gifts.  This is one I just did for our awesome Aggie coach, thought I would share...

I started with this frame and set of stickers I picked up on a recent trip to Target (who doesn't LOVE Target?)... the frame was $6.00 and the EK Success stickers were $1.99.  Just be sure the frame has some kind of large flat surface...

Then I whipped out my ever trusty Mod Podge and a foam brush... no need to even use a paper plate, just dip the brush directly into the Mod Podge bottle.

I used the letter stickers to spell out the word AGGIES and found a couple of basketball/team themed stickers in my existing scrapbook sticker stash... since they already stick, I didn't need a base coat of Mod Podge, just put them directly onto the frame.  With the foam brush I put a medium layer of Mod Podge over the entire front of the frame to protect the stickers and keep them in place for all of eternity.

I took the frame to one of our games, and with a fine point Sharpie had the girls each sign the frame with their cute little signatures, popped in a 5 x 7 team picture I had taken at a previous game, and VOILA!

Adorable!  This would be a great project for a teacher, coach, Sunday school teacher, Scout leader... you name it!  This would even work for a wedding gift for a bride or members of a bridal party, with a pic of the wedding party and all their John Hancock's...  It's a perfect personal memento, and in our case takes the place of a card to go along with the SWEET gift card the team purchased for Coach J... for more mad fun Mod Podge project ideas, check out Mod Podge Rocks!