How To Make Your Own Mat For Frame

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How to make your own mat for frame.

For example an 8 00 board with 5 openings would be priced at 20 00. To make a picture frame you ll need to assemble a cardboard mat four wood or metal sides creating the outline of your frame and the glass or plexiglass front used to protect the picture. First measure the size your mat will be which is typically the size of the glass in the frame and the size frame you buy 8 10 11 14 etc. Have you been wanting to create a collage frame with custom mat board of your own.

Determine the size of your picture frame. Making your own picture frame is a great way to personalize your home décor and to create a device that is truly appropriate to the image inside of it. Create your own custom picture frame online at frame usa. Arrange the mats concentrically around the picture.

These frames are my favorite ikea stromby frames. This you are here charming anatomical heart print from a sydney austrialia based artist who appears to have closed his etsy shop 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. Such a great value at 7 99 each. The cost of this product has increased to 109 95 since this segment first aired.

To calculate the price of your custom cut mat board take the price of the mat board plus 3 00 per extra opening. Another reason to do your own mat cutting is that for the first time a truly professional type of cutter is available for under 100. The first opening is free. I ll share the formula to figure it out.

First thing you need to do is cut your mat to the size of your frame. Just simply trace or measure the size on the back of the mat board then cut it using your ruler and some sort of cutting. Your frame size will depend on the size of the picture you are framing and the size of the mat that you want. Cut the mat size using your exacto knife.

Cutter i used is listed at 79. What kind of images would you put inside. 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. If you want to create a more complex layered look cut multiple window frame mats each approximately 5 to 1 smaller than the previous one.

When using layered mats you can alternate various colors or designs making the space around the picture deeper and more ornate.