How To Make My Own Photo Mats

So as per usual i figured out a way to make diy picture mats and spent a whopping total of 4 00 to make them.

How to make my own photo mats.

Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. The cost of this product has increased to 109 95 since this segment first aired. If you ignore the crazy sparkly bird nest in the bottom right corner its actually a great piece of art. It drives me caaa razy.

Read on to learn how to make your own diy picture mats. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. The supplies you ll need are. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white.

Cutter i used is listed at 79. Are you ready to have your mind blown. How to make your own photo mats last week my husband and i were down in the basement cleaning out a lot of our junk stuff and i came across an old art project i did in college. Or it will be when i m done with it.

Arrange the mats concentrically around the picture. Make your own patterned photo mats. I hunted around for some picture mats that would work to no avail. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.

If you want to create a more complex layered look cut multiple window frame mats each approximately 5 to 1 smaller than the previous one. Here s how to cut your own picture mats. When i visit my friends homes for the first time i always like to peep around non creepy peeping and look at all their photographs collections and any special albums they may have. And having them custom cut wasn t an option because i didn t want to spend a fortune on this project.

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.