DIY picture frame for beginners in needlework

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

A picture frame? With your own hands? Of course, you can and should. If you are not into needlework at all, but you really want to decorate the paintings with your own hands, place them in a frame and make exclusives out of them, then this article is for you. This handmade picture frame looks great in the interior of the room.

Sunny Picture Frame

For this fun sunny frame you will need:

• thick cardboard;
• PVA glue;
• stationery knife;
• ruler, 2 round (big and small) plates or compasses;
• metal hanging loop;
• old colorful glossy magazines;
• plastic transparent slide (A4) instead of glass;
• and, of course, good mood, nice music and a little patience.

1. On thick cardboard, draw a circle through which the picture will be visible. Step back 10 cm from it and draw a second circle around it. Get a big flat bagel. Cut out the second circle first, then the inner one with sharp scissors or a utility knife. Do it well on a flat hard surface(you can take a plastic or wooden kitchen board). The base of the picture frame is ready. You can make several more of the same size. Put them aside for now.
2. Now a little patience! From the glossy colored sheets of the magazine, wind tight tubes obliquely (from the corner of the magazine sheet), or in a straight line (from the edge of the magazine sheet). You can cut the glossy papyrus into strips and wind it onto a pencil or knitting needle. The length and density of the tubes depends on your desire. Glue the ends so that the tubes do not unwind and look like colored sticks.
3. Fix the finished tubes with PVA glue to the base so that the edge of the inner circle is even, and the edge of the second circle is not even, i.e. one tube is shorter, the other is longer (in the photo they are not glued to the base, but fastened together with a metal wire). Let the glue dry and lightly touch up with clear varnish.
4. Turn the frame over, glue it to the circle through which the picture will be visible, cut off the excess. Glue a canvas with an image to it, fix a square of cardboard on top to hold the structure and not go beyond the edges of the outer circle.
5. Glue a metal hanging loop on the second layer of cardboard. One DIY picture frame is ready.

Another option is a square frame, which is made using the same method. Several round and square rims together look very beautiful and cheerful in the interior of a children's room, in the corridor, in the hallway, on the veranda. This picture frame (or photo frame) will cheer you up. She is bright, like the sun and a rainbow, decorates the room, pleases the eye.

Marine theme

Before you is a handmade picture frame, but already on a marine theme. It can be used for photos and mirrors. The production of such is the same as in the previous description. A base is made, and shells, starfish, small corals are applied to it. Such do-it-yourself picture frames are made in no time and at the same time look beautiful in the bathroom, on the veranda, on the balcony. They can be designed as round, square, oval, triangular.

There is a similar version of the frame, but with small stones. Such a product can be natural and artificial. In the first case, it must be coated with a colorless varnish. This will allow the material to retain its natural qualities for as long as possible.

If you have an old frame and you don't want to sand and paint it, you can simply wrap it with fabric or leather, suede, wallpaper residue to match the color of the furniture, etc. Get a picture frame, handmade and suitable for your furniture, wallpaper and carpets.

Twig frames

Now branch souvenirs are very popular. It is only necessary to harvest such raw materials in a "raw" form, and then dry them thoroughly. Give all the shoots the same size, soak them in water for a day, then separate the peel. They will become smooth. The round frame should be assembled like a wreath. First you needprepare the base using metal or thick cardboard, and fix the finished green twigs on it with a fishing line or soft wire. They are still obedient and flexible at this time. For a round frame, choose thin branches. After they dry, they need to be painted with a colorless varnish for wood. On the reverse side, fasten a loop or string for a souvenir. Square frames made of branches are much easier to make. One has only to clearly measure all the corners and make sure that the overall composition is even and complete.

As you can see, making picture frames with your own hands is not so difficult. They have your warmth, good energy and memory. Create, because it's so nice.