How To Make Your Own Photo Mat

A straight edge don t use a regular ruler this straight edge has grips on the bottom that keep it snugly in place.

How to make your own photo mat.

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. Are you ready to have your mind blown. Designed for you by you. The measurement should be equal on both adjacent sides.

Arrange the mats concentrically around the picture. 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. When using layered mats you can alternate various colors or designs making the space around the picture deeper and more ornate. Flip your paper over and place your photo in the center.

Read on to learn how to make your own diy picture mats. It s easy to create your own yoga mat or brand your business with unique custom yoga mats. 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. Make your own patterned photo mats.

And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. I hunted around for some picture mats that would work to no avail. It drives me caaa razy. I suggest measuring slightly larger so that when you place your photo in the mat you don t have to line it up absolutely perfectly with the edges of the mat.

The cost of this product has increased to 109 95 since this segment first aired. Here s how to cut your own picture mats. Or it will be when i m done with it. 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.

If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. If you ignore the crazy sparkly bird nest in the bottom right corner its actually a great piece of art. Project home decor sponsored wall art. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.

To make your own photo mats you ll need. Cutter i used is listed at 79. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame. 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.

The supplies you ll need are. Usa made personalized eco friendly yoga mats. Measure from the edge of the paper to the edge of your photo. A 12 12 piece of mat board mat board is available in huge sheets in the framing department of your craft store.