DIY-Iconic “Friends” Frame

I love the show Friends! My husband and I watched it from the beginning with our then two week old daughter sitting with us. She is now 21 and has watched Friends her entire life. I can’t even count how many times I have watched the entire series. My absolute favorite episode is The One Where No One Is Ready. 

Anyway… I have always loved the frame on Monica’s door. So I decided to finally make my own.

Here’s a bit of trivia for you on the frame. It had a mirror in it and was broken by a crew member during filming. The producers liked how it looked and decided to keep it, according to Buzzfeed.

To begin my own Friends frame, I picked up some Sculpey polymer clay.

I put freezer paper down first and then rolled out a brick of the clay to about an 1/8th of an inch thick.

I cut the middle of the frame to 5×7 inches.

I added more clay to the two outside corners that didn’t roll out with as much as I would have liked.

From here on out I used  the pasta maker to roll my pieces. I rolled long pieces of clay to fold and sort of drape onto the frame. If you want to, you can add a hole for hanging it at this time into the frame. Make sure you cover it with the draping when you add it to the top.

I made three “ribbons” of clay and the middle one I left long to make the curl on the ends. I smoothed the bottom of them onto the frame as I went.

I did the top drape then the bottom and cut the excess clay off after each side was finished.

I joined all the pieces as seamlessly as possible to both the frame and the sides.

After all the sides were together, I baked it on an old cookie sheet according to the directions on the package of clay and then let it cool completely.

Finally I get to paint. I picked sunflower yellow by Folk Art. All the other yellows I had were so bright I thought it would be too much.

The frame is pretty sturdy but I used a mop brush to paint it because it was softer and it could get into all the folds and swirls better than a stiffer brush.

The last detail I added was a small amount of distressing. I used  burnt umber and a staining medium I mixed together. I dabbed it on with a paper towel, let it sit a bit and wiped it off.

Now I have the Friends frame I always wanted. If you don’t or can’t put it up with a nail on your door, I used a heavy gaffer’s tape on the back or maybe an adhesive velcro would work.

 

I am loving my frame! What is one of your favorite TV shows? Have you been inspired to make something from one of your favorite shows?

 

 

 

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