Diy Matting For Multiple Pictures

There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools.

Diy matting for multiple pictures. You re going to start by measuring your image and mat board for cutting. All it takes is a few supplies some art or a photo to frame and you ll be creating your own decor in no time. First you need the mat board and image you will be framing. I love the addition of a mat to artwork.

Are you ready to have your mind blown. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. Between the crazy inexpensive frame solution i came up with and these diy photo mats the entire project cost right at 65 00. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.

Framing photos and art is one of the most common projects i do. You can add a custom picture frame for any of these mat designs. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. Let s start by creating the picture frame mat.

The supplies you ll need are. Artwork shown here is for display purposes only. Here s how to cut your own picture mats. Visit our custom design gallery to see some of the highly customized mats and frames we ve created.

Mat board center pack of 10 18x24 uncut white color mats acid free 4 ply thickness white core for pictures photos framing great for diy projects or unique picture sizes 4 6 out of 5 stars 71. Say you want a mat that has openings for three 5 x 7 images with 1 in between each opening and 2 borders all the way around. Huge impact low price. Now my sweet attley has even more pink in her room and plenty of family photos.

It helps it stand out and gives a buffer between the artwork and the diy frame. It drives me caaa razy. Check out that photo gallery wall that wound up being super affordable. You can create your diagram digitally in a program such as photoshop or microsoft word or you can simply draw it out by hand.

How to create a photo mat by hand without a mat cutter. You can purchase custom mats however i chose to make mine for a fraction of the cost using foam board. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Diy picture frame mat.

Many a large mat are double the cost of a piece of uncut mat board yowzers and with that said i do collect photography prints and frames and have spent plenty a dime on professionally made or store bought mats but all too regularly find myself dealing with two issues.