Diy Matting For Multiple Pictures

There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools.

Diy matting for multiple pictures. 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. Artwork shown here is for display purposes only. Huge impact low price. Order from our most popular multiple opening matboard templates or contact us with your own custom design.

If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats.

Let s start by creating the picture frame mat. Diy picture frame mat. You can add a custom picture frame for any of these mat designs. Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00.

I love the addition of a mat to artwork. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. Here s how to cut your own picture mats. You can create your diagram digitally in a program such as photoshop or microsoft word or you can simply draw it out by hand.

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. You re going to start by measuring your image and mat board for cutting. It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame. The supplies you ll need are.

Are you ready to have your mind blown. You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board. Say you want a mat that has openings for three 5 x 7 images with 1 in between each opening and 2 borders all the way around. All it takes is a few supplies some art or a photo to frame and you ll be creating your own decor in no time.

Framing photos and art is one of the most common projects i do. How to create a photo mat by hand without a mat cutter. First you need the mat board and image you will be framing. It drives me caaa razy.

Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.