A frame for any painting today can be easily purchased at a nearby store. And it doesn’t matter why you are looking for a frame: for a written picture, embroidery, children's drawing or photo collage. However, some masters believe that a good picture requires a special frame. Therefore, it is best to make it yourself. And the question "how to make a frame for a picture with your own hands" should be approached with all responsibility.
Canvas frame can be made at home. To make it, you will need the following material: a baguette or interior molding with a width of more than twenty millimeters, wooden bars of the same section, a construction stapler, superglue and tape measure.
How to make a picture frame on canvas yourself
First you need to take measurements from the picture and, cutting off the ends of the bars at an angle of 45 degrees, cut them into the desired segments. Bars are fastened together using a stapler and superglue. It is important that the picture enters the stretcher smoothly, without distortions and gaps. Next, you need to make a frame for the frame. To do this, glue a baguette or molding on a wooden frame. Finishing material must completely hide the frame and protrude at least one centimeter from its outer side.
To install a picture in such a frame, you need to attach it to a wooden frame using a construction stapler. If the size of the painting is more than 40 centimeters in one of the sides, it will be necessary to make additional holders. Often they are made from plastic bottles and fastened with a stapler to the inside of the wooden frame of the frame. When inserting the canvas, be sure to attach it to the stretcher.
How to make a frame for a picture with your own hands from paper
Also very popular is the option of making homemade paper frames. Most often, such unpretentious designs are used for children's drawings. So, how to make a frame for a picture with your own hands? Very simple. According to the size of the picture, it is necessary to cut the frame out of cardboard or whatman paper. In this case, the paper frame option plays a special role. You can dream up with shapes, making the frame not traditional square, but round, oval or in the shape of a star or heart. You can draw such a frame in the same style as the picture, which it will soon frame. For example, if this is an application, then the frame should be pasted over with cut figures, and the watercolor drawing will look great in a brightly painted frame. It should be noted that the paper "frames", in fact, are disposable, as they are glued to the picture.
Making frames for paintings with your own hands involves many design options for paper frames. For example, "frames" that are pasted over with wallpaper or textiles will look very interesting. If you intend to make a paper frame for a photograph or a panel, you can refer to its design in scrapbooking style. Using a sewing machine and cardboard, you can get a spectacular frame that will not leave anyone indifferent to your guests.
How to make a frame for a picture with your own hands: decoration ideas
For the manufacture and design of such a product, you can use any improvised materials: from pieces of lace to stucco moldings. It’s good to trim wooden frames with lace; for this, pieces of material are glued in random order with PVA glue. After varnishing, such a composition acquires an exquisite colonial style.
Using gypsum ceiling moldings, you can get a no less interesting frame. It is very easy to work with this material, and if you first paint the stucco molding with black paint, and then add strokes of bronze and gold, you will get an excellent frame in the antique style.