66: DIY Personal Silhouette Frames

I previously did a post on Silhouette frames (here). And I wanted to share a really easy way to create your own personal silhouettes digitally...

1. Take a picture either against a light background or standing in light, with the camera facing the light source.

2. I used Picnik to edit the picture.  Crop and resize the photo as desired under the 'Edit' tab.

3. Convert the image using the black and white effect under the 'Create' tab.

4. Return to the 'Edit' tab and adjust the exposure. Turn down the exposure and up the contrast until you get a clearly defined silhouette and the background becomes white with indistinguishable edges.

As simple as that!! In 4 easy steps you have your every own silhouette to frame!

62: Home Decor: Silhouette Frames

Pretty little silhouettes to adorn your walls...West Elm has a range of new silhouette products from frames to pillows to votives. West Elm has teamed with Mike Miller, a well-known photo collage artist.

Silhouettes frames were originally used in the late 1600s to give personalized mementos to people. Now they make for a great home decor idea. Some silhouette frames used as decor from Country Living,

Frames from artist Katie Sokoler,

Frames from http://never-without.blogspot.com,

Though these frames can be bought from stores, love the idea of making your very own personalized silhouettes of family and friends you love..Will follow up with a post of DIY silhouette frames soon. Happy browsing until then....xoxo