Doodle Peacock Frame
Create a fun Doodle Peacock Frame with just a fine sharpy permanent pen and a dollar store wooden frame! Fun to do and beautiful! Want to know how?
This week’s project is short and sweet. I had gone out of town last weekend and then began carpooling with the husband this week. So, I had no crafty time (other than a little knitting) this past weekend and getting up at 3:45 AM to carpool makes me go to bed pretty early. My husband says I have a switch in my butt, because the minute I finally sit down to relax in the evening, that switch goes off and I fall instantly asleep. So, I had to redo my crafting schedule to work around the lost time.
After sitting in plenty of meetings throughout the years, my doodling abilities have gotten plenty of practice. So, with that in mind, I decided to create a Doodle Picture Frame.
For this project I used:
I began by using a pencil to draw my basic ideas onto the frame. I wanted a peacock and a bunch of flowers and maybe some butterflies. When doodling, I tend to go off on tangents, so I just drew in a basic idea.
EDITED: Due to reader request, I added a basic line drawing pdf pattern above. Use a piece of charcoal and rub across the back of the pattern and trace it onto the frame. Details are up to you! That is the fun of doodling!
Then, taking my black ink pen, I began to fill in the details. I used a gel pen, but frankly any pen will do. Black shows up well against the light wood, but blue would probably look pretty cool too.
I just added things as I went, allowing myself to doodle away as I caught up on all my reality TV. By the way, TIVO is pretty darn awesome. I might have been away for the weekend, but I didn’t miss a thing!
The doodle finally got to a point where I decided I was done. After some thought, I decided a photo in the frame would make it too busy. (Like it wasn’t already too busy). Ha! So I decided to go with a monogram. I cut a piece of black cardstock to fit the photo section of the frame. Then cut out a “C” Monogram out of the beige cardstock. To give it some depth, I added two small pieces of cardboard to the back of the monogram with a bit of white glue and then glued the monogram onto the black cardstock. And finished with a coat of clear acrylic spray on the monogram and frame.
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Thanks I just love this one. Do you a black sharpie would work?
Hey Susie,I love work you do & so nice you to share it with us,one my favorite Blogers
all way’s A++Hope you keep up great work you do,, Thanks’
I would LOVE some pencils! I have printed and colored the Enchanted Fish. Several times, actually!
I love the patterns. I am sure that good pencils make a difference but, I use what I have. I can’t wait to get started on yours. Thank You.
Wow! Riding to work with your husband! Oh and the Art is amazing!!! 🙂
Please do more……
Thanks, Pat. And thank you so much for reading the Sitcom!
suzy
Suzy… I would say this is much more classy than any doodles I’ve done in meetings. This is beautiful and work of art! My doodles would not look good on a frame. Love the idea though. The simple wood frame is perfect platform for this type of art.
I just joined a few weeks ago and am enjoying your stuff and your sense of humor!
I really love this look. Your doodles are quite nice and far beyond what I would call "doodle". Do you Zentangle? You would be/are quite good at it. Love the black pen on unfinished background. Gives it a very industrial look-simple but chic
super doodly cute
Love it! Doodling is therapy and love the joke about the switch in the butt. I have the same type switch!
Wow, that's impressive! I'm not sure I could pull it off, but it would be fun to try. Yours is gorgeous!
TIVO may be awesome but your frame is by far more awesome!! Thank you for linking up to my K.I.S.S. blog bash last week. This weeks blog bash is in full swing again!! If you haven't already please be sure & link up more of your creativity, I look forward to seeing all your great ideas. 🙂
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If only I could draw like that. That is a real talent and you obviously have it. Thanks for sharing on Motivated Monday at BeColorful
Pam
Thank you SO MUCH for linking up to WHASSUP WEDNESDAY!!! Great entry:)
Hope to see you next Wednesday!
xoxokara
Wow you've got a doodle talent! I love it! I'm your newest follower and would love you to check me out too!
Thanks
B
My doodles look nothing like yours- I am just in awe of that peacock! Love this frame and I know it would still look cool with my humble doodlings. Thanks for linking up this week!
Hey Suzy! Thanks so much for linking up again – the doodles are so cool I HAD to feature you again!
You are so talented!!! This is beautiful!
Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! 🙂
wow, your doodles are amazing! I think you should continue the trend and doodle on everything in sight! Thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling sunday!
Good idea. I have a frame just like that….must try it.
Your work is incredible! I love your frame with the paper flowers too! My favorites are the dandelions. Just amazing!
This is so pretty! Yo are quite the doodler! Have you heard of Zentangle? I saw it at the CHA show and it is a kit to do something like this. Your creation is way cool!
Very stylish! Thank you for sharing this idea at my link party!
That, my dear, is just about the most beautiful "doodle" I've ever seen! LOVE it!!!
Wow! I wish I could draw like that! Wonderful job!! 🙂
Suzy, everything you do just turns out so gorgeous! Even your doodles! I love this project! Great job!
Wow! That is amazing!
Amazing doodling! and up at 3.45am? that's pretty amazing too! 🙂
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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Supercute!! I wish I were that tad!lente
cannot believe you did this just doodling! amazing! thanks so much for linking up to handmade tuesdays @ ladybug blessings http://www.ladybug-blessings.com
The drawing on the frame is just BEAUTIFUL!! Looks like alot of time well spent! Thanks for sharing on Fancy This Fridays!!
This is soooo pretty!! I love it!
Jennifer
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Just wanted to let you know I featured this as part of my March Open House wrap up! Come get a featured button if you like!
Love love love it! The peacock design is amazing! Love how you made an ordinary frame come ALIVE! Thanks for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party!
Suzy your artistic ability is AMAZING! Your doodles look so much better than anything I've ever doodled. Thanks for linking up to Creation Mondays @ ~The Life of Me~!
just WOW I could never ever ever do that, but that is just fantastic!
I found you from Sumo's blog, Id love to have you stop by and check out my project! http://xsurvivingmotherhoodx.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-made-it-kindle-kozy.html
Doodle? I would say artwork…awesome drawing. It's gorgeous!
I love it! Wow, you are a pretty good doodle artist. I am going to try this, but my doodles will not be this intricate. Should be interesting to see how it turns out.
So cute!
You call that a doodle? I call that a work of art. Beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful! I'd be nervous about making a mistake, so I love the suggestion to use a pencil first before doodling directly onto the frame.
Delightful!
wow suzy… you are A SUPER talented artist!!!
THAT is some pretty spectacular doodling there lady! Wowzers…I can't even draw stick people! Maybe I could pass off my frame on my 4 year old, lol!
That's a really cute framing idea! If you can draw well that is… 🙂 Very nicely done!
That was absolutely beautiful! It amazes me how you come up with all these ideas. I love it.
Oh my wow! I am a Zentangle addict and never thought to do it on something like this. This is not "doodling" this is ART. Come link this up @ my link party pretty please?!
Oh wow, that's some artistic doodling! If I tried that it most definitely wouldn't look as cute as yours – gorgeous job!!
Love it. I have to admit that my doodles are more along the geometrical line, lots of triangles. Not nearly as pretty for a frame, lol. Nice job.
Cute, Suzy! I have to say my doodles aren't nearly as sophisticated as yours. Think more along the lines of stick figures and lopsided flowers. That's a cute, easy idea, though. Those blank wood frames always just scream for some attention and a good craft.