Slide Frames with Decisions

Last July I started working out ideas for using all the 

cardboard slide frames I should just throw away, 

but could not bring myself to do it.

Here are some of the samples I've made, 

putting small groups into pairs.

Blue and green painted frames with blue or green striped 

fabric added for contrast.

Deciding to try some of the film I had removed from the 

frames I machine sewed it, leaving the hanging threads.

I soon discovered the film cut and tore too easily

when a needle was inserted. 

  Multi colored frames needed black and white contrast 

so I added black embroidery on white fabric.

These green and blue frames have abstract designs added.

The fabric in the frames has been drawn and painted 

with markers and colored pencils. 

Striping the frames was fun, using many markers. 

Striped fabric has been inserted into the frames.

Perhaps this is too confusing unless you like pattern on pattern.` 

 Inserted in these colorful frames is material I had

experimented with in the past.

 And these last black and white frames have more of my 

experimental fabric.

Now I am in a quandary. Do I continue trying various ways

 to use up the slides or their frames or 

do they go into the circular file?

At this point I cannot see spending more time experimenting.

Any ideas?