I love the look of these framed pictures. I especially like the look of the linen mattes around the pictures. I came across these on Pinterest the other day and was inspired to make something like this myself.
I think these are really pretty linen matted photos.
I used two large Ikea frames
I used the same spray paint I used for the hamper basket makeover project. It is Rust-Oleum gloss protective French Roast.
I sprayed the frames with 2 coats and allowed them to dry about 24 hours.
Using poster board, the 8×10 photo, and a tape measure I created a rectangle opening slightly smaller than the size of the photo.
I cut the opening out with a razor blade.
As you can see above, I cut drop cloth (a material I use often because it looks similar to linen) around the cut poster board.
I used glue stick and some masking tape to tape the drop cloth down on the back of the matte.
Here is the finished product.
They actually came out a lot better than they look and were very easy to do.
Something else you could try is to use the same drop cloth material for the matte but make the pictures black and white rather than sepia and paint the frames black.
I really like the way they came out. Like I said, they look better in person than in these photos.
Beautiful job! I’d love for you to link up to The DIY’ers! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-diyers-and-my-new-rug.html
Thanks so much! I will link up to your party today. Thanks for the invite. 🙂
Those look so great!
Thanks Darci!
I love these, they look amazing!
Thank you! I think they came out really good for very little effort. Thanks for visiting. 🙂
Great idea, it looks so pretty. Thanks for joining Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
I so want to get some new pictures and have so many that I need to frame
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I love this idea! Simple and so classy! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof
Thank you. They really did come out nice. So glad you stopped by!
Oh these look so cute!!! Thanks for sharing how you made them!
I’d love it if you linked this up over at Living Well Spending Less for Thrifty Thursday this week! http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/category/thrifty-thursday/
Thank you! Yes, of course I will link up. Thank you for the invite. 🙂