A few weeks ago, I started looking around the house at all the unframed art we have. This particular poster has been sitting on top of books in the office for as long as I remember which is a shame because it's really cool! I decided it was high time to put it in a frame, but since I'd just taken three of my grandmother's watercolor paintings to a proper frame shop (and paid the ouchie price), I wanted to find a cheaper option.
It's an odd size, so buying a readymade frame wasn't an option. I headed to Jerry's Artarama to see the frame pieces that you buy and assemble yourself. They've got four frame styles and then you just choose the dimensions. I did have the frame person at Jerry's cut the mat for me (about $14) and then I bought the 13" and 28" frame segments and the offset clips. It was so easy to put together!
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| You just tap the piece of plastic into place with hammer! |
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| Next, lay everything inside the frame (note: I have foamcore and the extra practice mat behind the picture) |
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| I got 1/2" offset clips (the largest they had) and they weren't deep enough, so I stacked squares cut from extra mat board to make up the difference. I drilled pilot holes, then screwed the clips in place |
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| Looking good! I cut a bit of the mat board out to go around the monkey's foot... this is why there's a practice one behind the picture - it didn't go well the first time! |
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