With the credit crunch as it is, more and more people will be turning towards home crafts. So, with this in view, I have written the following article on making frames for your pictures, family photos etc. Usually, the clip frames you can buy are the cheapest option, but often you would prefer to have a framed edge.
So folks, join me and have a go! If you can do one, you can go on to make more, and just look at the satisfaction this could bring you.
These would make suitable gifts for any age group and they are likely to be well received. To make them, you do not need many items. So there is not much money to lay out and later on you could work the same idea for other sizes.
What tools will you actually need? First of all, go out and buy yourself a quantity of ordinary, plain, wooden pegs. On top of this you will require some Rekar glue, a No. 10 paintbrush, a sheet of acetate, your picture, some acrylic silk paint and I leave the choice of colour to you. The final item is a piece of wood, hardboard is okay, 20.5cm x 21.5cm.
Gather your stuff together and find a nice flat surface to work from. Then pick up your wood and place your picture where you want it, so that it is in the centre. Of course, this picture has to be chosen with care for the size of the frame. You may have to cover some up or remove some of it. Next, use a pencil to make a small dot on your outside four corners of the picture. Now you can glue your picture to the board.
Your acetate sheet now is put on top of the picture, so now you can reach for the pegs. Have a trial run with one peg first. Hold one both sides at the top and pull the sides in opposite directions. This should pull the peg apart and lets you remove the spring. Throw away the spring.
You will require a fair few pegs to go all around your frame three times, so keep at it! The pegs have to go down the outsides of the sides first, commencing from the top and moving down with the flat edge to the wood. The long thin section of the peg touching the top edge. You may need three or four pegs to one side.
We now move to the centre row of pegs and the pattern formation. Starting this time with the thick, gripping part of the peg, touching the top, still with the flat side down. The final inside row is done exactly the same way as the first row. Once you have the pattern complete and copied on the right side, it is time to stick them carefully in position. I do stress, not all pegs are always a uniform size, so it could be you have to cut them to fit the wood. Personally, I would leave it to dry with an object of weight on it.
If this has then dried, we now are left with the top and the bottom to fill in. Go to the very bottom and begin from the left, using the uneven edge upwards and the bulky part next to your side edge. Then your second row will use the long thin sloping edge first, followed by the final row the same as the first.
The placing for the top edge will be the same, so when you have this under control, glue with Rekar. When your frame is dry you can dress it up by adding a coat of acrylic silk paint. This will dry very fast . If you are so inclined, you can then add a few dried flowers to the sides or the bottom with your glue.
This would look better if you painted the sides of your frame. If you stuck about 4 parts of the wooden peg together, you could let the thick end touch the wood and go along with your paintbrush.
So folks, join me and have a go! If you can do one, you can go on to make more, and just look at the satisfaction this could bring you.
These would make suitable gifts for any age group and they are likely to be well received. To make them, you do not need many items. So there is not much money to lay out and later on you could work the same idea for other sizes.
What tools will you actually need? First of all, go out and buy yourself a quantity of ordinary, plain, wooden pegs. On top of this you will require some Rekar glue, a No. 10 paintbrush, a sheet of acetate, your picture, some acrylic silk paint and I leave the choice of colour to you. The final item is a piece of wood, hardboard is okay, 20.5cm x 21.5cm.
Gather your stuff together and find a nice flat surface to work from. Then pick up your wood and place your picture where you want it, so that it is in the centre. Of course, this picture has to be chosen with care for the size of the frame. You may have to cover some up or remove some of it. Next, use a pencil to make a small dot on your outside four corners of the picture. Now you can glue your picture to the board.
Your acetate sheet now is put on top of the picture, so now you can reach for the pegs. Have a trial run with one peg first. Hold one both sides at the top and pull the sides in opposite directions. This should pull the peg apart and lets you remove the spring. Throw away the spring.
You will require a fair few pegs to go all around your frame three times, so keep at it! The pegs have to go down the outsides of the sides first, commencing from the top and moving down with the flat edge to the wood. The long thin section of the peg touching the top edge. You may need three or four pegs to one side.
We now move to the centre row of pegs and the pattern formation. Starting this time with the thick, gripping part of the peg, touching the top, still with the flat side down. The final inside row is done exactly the same way as the first row. Once you have the pattern complete and copied on the right side, it is time to stick them carefully in position. I do stress, not all pegs are always a uniform size, so it could be you have to cut them to fit the wood. Personally, I would leave it to dry with an object of weight on it.
If this has then dried, we now are left with the top and the bottom to fill in. Go to the very bottom and begin from the left, using the uneven edge upwards and the bulky part next to your side edge. Then your second row will use the long thin sloping edge first, followed by the final row the same as the first.
The placing for the top edge will be the same, so when you have this under control, glue with Rekar. When your frame is dry you can dress it up by adding a coat of acrylic silk paint. This will dry very fast . If you are so inclined, you can then add a few dried flowers to the sides or the bottom with your glue.
This would look better if you painted the sides of your frame. If you stuck about 4 parts of the wooden peg together, you could let the thick end touch the wood and go along with your paintbrush.
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