Thrift Store Crown Makeover

Take an ordinary thrift store boring white crown picture frame, and transform it into the perfect piece for a sunflower and leopard print gallery wall with some paint, gold rub n’ buff, and scrapbook paper. This is one Thrift Store Crown Makeover that you are not going to want to miss!

A white thrift store crown picture frame before the makeover.

Who doesn’t love a good Thrift Store Flip!? In fact, this one is a good Goodwill flip! LOL!

I have this onnnneeeee small spot on my Sunflower Gallery Wall that I haven’t been able to fill, because I’ve been waiting for the perfect piece to put there.

Thrift Store Crown Frame Makeover with black frame and gold rub n buff to make it look old and vintage and leopard print scrapbook paper along with sunflower rice paper inside the frame, hanging on a gallery wall.

The second I saw this white crown frame at Goodwill for about $3.99, I knew it was the PERFECT piece! Except one small problem, I didn’t like that it was white.

So, I made it over into exactly what I wanted and I’m gonna show you just how I did it!

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Supplies Needed to Makeover a Thrift Store Crown Frame

Thrift Store Crown Frame
Black paint
Antique Gold Rub n’ Buff
Leopard Print Scrapbook Paper
Digital Deco Design Rice Paper – “The Victoria”
Hot glue gun

How to Makeover a Thrift Store Crown Frame

I made over this Crown Frame on video. So you can WATCH the tutorial by clicking below.

Amanda holding the complete craft project on a Facebook live thumbnail.

Watch the video HERE

The first step is to paint the entire crown frame with black chalk paint. I tried a few ways of protecting the glass, but ultimately rubbing it with vaseline worked best.

I tried painters tape as well, but it was tedious and took way too long to do for my impatient self. Plus, I was live on Facebook when I made this so I didn’t want to sit there all day taping off the glass, when it wasn’t even that effective! The vaseline worked just as good so if I got paint on the glass, it just wiped right off.

The completed crown frame makeover sitting on a craft table all done.

After a couple coats, take your Antique Gold Rub n Buff (or Gold Leaf if you like that color better) and rub it allll over the raised surfaces of the crown, bringing out all the detail.

I think using your finger works best to do this, especially for the smaller detail. You can try a paint brush too, and see what you like better and do whatever works best for you. There truly is no “right” or “wrong” way. Just know that the Rub n’ Buff does stain, so some people choose to wear gloves (I personally don’t bother #hotmessexpress).

Close up of the crown frame painted black with gold detail done with Rub n Buff. All the raised edges are gold, while the rest of the frame is black.

Next, cut your Sunflower Rice Paper to fit the center heart part of the frame, and put it in just like it was a picture.

The center of the crown frame is a heart picture frame and inside is the sunflower rice paper.

Do the same with the oval leopard print parts on the right and left of the center heart.

The right and left picture frames on the crown are oval, and inside is leopard print scrapbook paper.

And that is literally all there is to it! A little time consuming, but easy to do nonetheless!

Here is the Thrift Store Crown all made over and hung up.

I love love LOVE how this Thrift Store Crown Frame Makeover turned out! It looks abso-freaking-lutely amazing on my Sunflower Gallery Wall!

The completed and made over crown frame hanging with other sunflower decor on a gallery wall.

It matches my Leopard Print Scrapbook Paper Sunflower just perfectly too, a match made in Sunflower Crafty Heaven!

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