Inexpensive Personal Photo Wall Art using "Engineering" Sized Prints

Source: frugalbabe.com via Kathryn on Pinterest

It is hard to believe the above cost around $9 and using one of your favorite photos, you could do this also.

Frugal Babe posted how she did this with a photo on a flash drive and a trip to Staples (an office supply store with a copy center) and ordered an "Engineering" sized print that is 2 feet by 3 feet for under $4 and took about 10 minutes.  I had no idea this was possible, which is why I am sharing this here as it is a unique and frugal idea.

The frame for around $5 at Goodwill before hand to decide what size picture she wanted printed and she placed the picture in an area away from the sun to prevent fading.  

For more pictures and details visit Frugal Wall Art With Engineering Prints.

Graduation Cap Gift Jar

Source: craftsbyamanda.com via Kathryn on Pinterest

With graduation just around the corner, here is an almost free clever packaging idea to give a grad - a "graduation cap" jar from a recycled jar, some felt, a button and embroidery thread.

Depending on the size and shape of the jar and the present, such as a Smartphone, an Ipod, gift cards or cash, or print out a picture of a larger item, then tuck it inside a piece of white printer paper rolled up to look like a diploma and tied with ribbon.

For further instructions to DIY your own, visit Crafts By Amanda

$10 Wall Art - Sharpie Artwork

This amazing artwork was done by Charlie Kratzer, who is a lawyer, on the walls of his basement in his Lexington, Kentucky home.  For a 360 view of the basement see the original article at Kentucky.com.

The drawings range from classic impressionist art to drawings of fictional detectives, a fake fireplace, a library, one drawing of  artists' father and even TV cartoon characters Rocky and Bullwinkle.   The article indicated it started when he started drawing the Salon by Picasso and it progressed from there. 

While this is not  something you can do if you are renter, lest you risk losing a portion of you damage deposit  as it takes lots of scrubbing and eventually painting over before you move out (lesson learned the hard way by my little budding artist when he was about 7), but if you are a homeowner with a little artistic talent and a light colored walls, this could be a cool option for decorating your wall to reflect your personal style and flair and do it very inexpensively.

Photos from Kentucky.com