Diy Frame Mat Board

Take the frame apart and use it s existing mat as a tracing guide.

Diy frame mat board. All of these can be found at craft or art supply stores. 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. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. How to hang a gallery wall plus my simple trick for making budget friendly bright white diy photo mats for picture frames like these ikea ribba frames.

How to create a photo mat by hand without a mat cutter. Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold it in. Matboards range in a variety of colors and cores depending on your needs. Then it s just a matter of cutting the bristol board to fit the frame.

You re going to start by measuring your image and mat board for cutting. First you need the mat board and image you will be framing. The two main purposes of matboard are for decoration and protection. Then instead of cutting any additional hole.

Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. A matboard sometimes referred to as a mat is a cardboard like material which sits between a frame and your photograph or artwork to give it a more finished look.