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Diy matting for multiple pictures.
Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam.
How to create a photo mat by hand without a mat cutter.
Are you ready to have your mind blown.
You can add a custom picture frame for any of these mat designs.
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.
It drives me caaa razy.
You re going to start by measuring your image and mat board for cutting.
The supplies you ll need are.
Framing photos and art is one of the most common projects i do.
There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools.
Order from our most popular multiple opening matboard templates or contact us with your own custom design.
Here s how to cut your own picture mats.
Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.
Mat board center pack of 10 18x24 uncut white color mats acid free 4 ply thickness white core for pictures photos framing great for diy projects or unique picture sizes 4 6 out of 5 stars 71.
Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork.
First you need the mat board and image you will be framing.
If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white.
Let s start by creating the picture frame mat.
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 picture frame mat.
You can create your diagram digitally in a program such as photoshop or microsoft word or you can simply draw it out by hand.
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.
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.
Visit our custom design gallery to see some of the highly customized mats and frames we ve created.
You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board.
Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.
Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable.
It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame.
Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00.