Diy Mat For Frame

All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores.

Diy mat for frame.

Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. Follow the directions below to complete this diy wallpaper craft from hgtv magazine. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. Make custom art using anything flat from a vintage album cover to a page from a book or magazine.

And so that s what lead me to explore diy mat production. Huge impact low price. I love the addition of a mat to artwork. It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame.

Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. I used some hardwood i had from the local hardwood store and ripped it to my own size but you could also just use standard 1 3 or 1 4 or wider if desired for your frame instead. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos. Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold it in.

Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00. Hellogoodbyeagain arrived beautifully adorned with an 8 x 10 mat but the frame i wanted to put it in was 9 x 13 it s one that i custom made out of reclaimed wood and i had a little crush on the distinct grains and colors. Give your favorite photos some well.

You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board. Because the print didn t fit. Build a picture light box. Let s start by creating the picture frame mat.

If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. Are you ready to have your mind blown. How to mat and frame artwork. Finding artwork you love is a lengthy and expensive process.

It drives me caaa razy. For reference i made my mat 3 wide on each side of the picture and my frame was 2 3 4 wide on all sides. Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable.