Make Your Own Matted Picture Frames

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Make your own matted picture frames.

Customers can create their own multi opening mat motivational poster or frame their name with unique photos that create letters. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. Custom picture frame mats liners. Mats create space between your picture and the acrylic or glass front for air to circulate which prevents condensation from building up that can cause mildew or buckling over time.

Then the formula for your board lengths is. At frame usa you can create your own custom picture frame mats. Mats make your pictures shine for greatest impact but they also serve a protective purpose. Lay the inner frame on top this to raise the inner frame up and create the offset that will be needed when the outer frame is attached.

Width width of picture 2 x width of mat 2 x width of frame 3 4. All it takes is a few supplies some art or a photo to frame and you ll be creating your own decor in no time. Learning to cut your own mats for picture frames can be easier than it looks. 2 if you already have the artwork you re going to use write down a quick description on each cut out sheet of paper so that you make sure you don t have too much of one thing too close together.

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. Attach the outer trim lay out three layers of the hardboard. First thing you need to do is cut your mat to the size of your frame. The actual mat s opening will be cut slightly smaller to ensure that the image that you are putting the mat around will not fall through the opening.

When complete the glass picture and backing will be flush with the outer frame. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil. The supplies you ll need are. Looking for a mat to complement your artwork or photos.

First you need the dimensions of the picture you want to frame then the width of the mat you want around the picture and lastly the width you want your frame to be. There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools. 1 cut out some sheets of wrapping paper to the size of each of your frames or use the sheets from within the frames if you have them. Such a great value at 7 99 each.

Here s how to cut your own picture mats. If its a new frame i always use the paper inserts as a tracing guide. Learn these tips from carol duvall. These frames are my favorite ikea stromby frames.