I bought a few old cameras at the thrift shop a few weeks ago. They aren’t really old enough to be considered collectable yet. That’s probably why I only had to pay $1.50 each for them. I had one similar to this in the early ‘70’s.
I decided to spray paint one of them glossy white. Before I did that I put some masking tape over the lens and viewfinder (see above picture). After it was painted I took the tape off, and wrote “smile” on it with a Sharpie marker…
I thought this would make a cute photo/message holder. The wire that I used to do this is a 12 gauge aluminum jewelry wire that I got at Michael’s. I really like this wire – it comes in several different colors, and it’s easy to bend. It also doesn’t tarnish like other wire I've tried from the hardware store.
Next, I bent the wire. There are many different ways you can bend it – I decided that I wanted it to hold two photos, so I bent mine with two loops.
I also bent the base of the wire into a circle that fits the mechanism on the camera that was used to attach a flashcube (remember flashcubes?) A little glue will hold it in place.
And that’s it! I like how it turned out. It’s my Mom’s birthday today, so I put in a photo of my Mom and me, and a birthday note. I know my Mom reads my blog every day, so I want to say a special Happy Birthday to her! Thank you for being my biggest fan Mom…your support means everything to me. I love you so very much, and I couldn’t ask for a better mother!
Until tomorrow…
“How kind the Lord is! How good He is! So merciful, this God of ours!” Psalm 116:5
In His Mercy and Kindness,
Jane <><
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