![]() ![]() I just really wanted to make simple frames so anyone at home without a Jig or other more complicated materials could follow along. But in real life (since clearly this is a fantasy where I’m not allowing myself to follow my instincts) I’d probably screw a flat L bracket into each corner or even drill pocket holes with my Kreg jig to fasten the corners together. I’m usually a nails and screws guy, so I wasn’t thrilled about having to wait for glue to dry – but I figured getting over my glue hang-ups was just part of the simple-and-cheap challenge. Then – again, trying not to use any terribly complex method to secure them – I broke out some wood glue I already had. And we’re not suckers for things being super matchy anyway.īefore attaching the sides together, I did a quick pass with some sandpaper to make sure all of the edges were smooth. It happened to be a different type of wood from our scrap wood (less polished, sort of knottier and more rustic), but at least it was the same size. Since Sherry had painted two canvasses, I repeated the process with another piece of scrap wood to make a second frame. You can see them just resting together in this photo (nothing was secured yet): Just like that I had the sides to my simple wood frame all sliced and diced. …and then I made my last cut with the saw. Now that I had my two long sides cut, I took my two shorter boards and repeated the process: stacked them together, cut one side at 45-degrees, then laid it on the canvas to mark my next cut (again overlapping the canvas a bit)… So far this project had taken me about ten minutes. With the boards still together and lined up perfectly, I did my second 45-degree cut in the opposite direction. With one miter cut made, I laid my two-stack on the edge of the canvas so I could mark my next cut – being sure to overlap the edge of the canvas a little bit so it’d have something to rest on when my frame was complete. Oh yeah, and I cut my boards two at a time (they were held together with a clamp to keep things secure) – both for efficiency and to ensure I’d get equal length boards on parallel sides. I already have a power miter saw, so that was the fastest way for me to accomplish it, but if you’re trying to keep things simple are are saw-less, this could be accomplished with an inexpensive miter box and a hand saw (it’ll just take a little longer to make the cuts by hand). The process promised to be simple: cut 45-degree mitered angled on all four boards and attach them. That, plus a spare canvas still wrapped in plastic (so my manhandling wouldn’t get it dirty) to use as a template for the frame size, kept our grand total at “free” so far. We started off on the right foot by digging out enough scrap wood from my enormous basement junk pile. spray paint (the kind with primer built in).a miter saw (but a miter box and a hand saw would work too).So we challenged ourselves to try to spend zero dollars and just use things that we had around, which basically ended up being: And partially because we wanted to see how truly simple we could keep this project. We did it partially because, well, we’re cheap. Then you’ll want to hammer the staples to make sure that they’re completely in.As Sherry mentioned in her Pinterest Challenge post this morning, we DIYed some easy wood frames for her homemade artwork. The wood sticks may split at the ends but that’s okay. Staple the wood sticks on the inside of the middle lines and lined up at the top and bottom edges. Mark the center of the dowels and then place the narrow side of the frame in the middle of the dowel and mark the inside edges of the frame. ![]() I cut the wood dowel with a miter box and saw, but you could also have that cut at the hardware store. The first thing to do for this project is to build the base that holds the frames. Iron: Let’s start with the base of the double sided picture frame Here’s the list of materials you’ll need:Ģ identical picture frames for 4”圆” photos: Ħ” long wood sticks or popsicle sticks: And here are the tools and supplies you’ll need: What materials you’ll need to make this DIY double sided frame ![]()
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