Diy Mat Picture Frame

Many a large mat are double the cost of a piece of uncut mat board yowzers and with that said i do collect photography prints and frames and have spent plenty a dime on professionally made or store bought mats but all too regularly find myself dealing with two issues.

Diy mat picture frame.

Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. I glued my print because it was printed on very sturdy canvas paper. I hunted around for some picture mats that would work to no avail. Assembling your mat frame.

Now you just need to put it all together. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. Read on to learn how to make your own diy picture mats. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam board and individual mats cut around each section.

So as per usual i figured out a way to make diy picture mats and spent a whopping total of 4 00 to make them. Are you ready to have your mind blown. Attach your artwork to that center piece of foam board you cut out. And having them custom cut wasn t an option because i didn t want to spend a fortune on this project.

Cut the mat size using your exacto knife. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. You can score the mat and cut again if that s easier for you sometimes the mat boards are thick. If you re working with original artwork please don t glue it.

It drives me caaa razy.