Have you ever thought about doing this for a change? Believe me, it is not a bad idea. Let's face it, why do people buy clip frames? More likely than not, it is to save money! Ask yourself how many times you have gone out to buy a frame and cannot get the right size.
So, this being the case, why not have a go at making some of your own. If you can make your own, it will give you a sense of achievement, and before you know it, you will probably find yourself making more.
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.
The middle row will need to start with the bottom part of the peg on its back, thus changing the pattern. The third row should be done the same as the first. Repeat this then on the right side. It may be that you need four rows. The pegs have to cover the edge of your picture. The sides should be identical. Now carefully apply the glue and press down hard by putting something heavy on top.
We move on now to the foot of our wood frame and we are going to lay the pegs across this time. Start on the left, with the bulky part of the peg touching the side of the frame. Hence the middle row will start with the long thin part, and the last row with the bulky edge.
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.
I most likely would want to paint my side edges, so personally, I would stick together a few of the leftover pegs and have these so that they just touch the frame. This would make it possible then to paint along with my brush. - 16887
So, this being the case, why not have a go at making some of your own. If you can make your own, it will give you a sense of achievement, and before you know it, you will probably find yourself making more.
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.
The middle row will need to start with the bottom part of the peg on its back, thus changing the pattern. The third row should be done the same as the first. Repeat this then on the right side. It may be that you need four rows. The pegs have to cover the edge of your picture. The sides should be identical. Now carefully apply the glue and press down hard by putting something heavy on top.
We move on now to the foot of our wood frame and we are going to lay the pegs across this time. Start on the left, with the bulky part of the peg touching the side of the frame. Hence the middle row will start with the long thin part, and the last row with the bulky edge.
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.
I most likely would want to paint my side edges, so personally, I would stick together a few of the leftover pegs and have these so that they just touch the frame. This would make it possible then to paint along with my brush. - 16887
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