How to Make Picture Frames

If you ever feel like giving someone a very personalized gift, you can always make a picture frame and put up a favorite picture. They can be a great gift for any occasion and if it is handmade it adds to the warmth of the gift. Picture framing is very easy and doesn't take too much time too. If you like crafts and have the ability to create something beautiful, you should try to make one of these artistic picture frames. Not necessarily a gift, you can make one for yourself as well, if you think you need to put some favorite pictures up on your table. Find out how to make picture frames in a few easy ways.

How to Build Picture Frames

It's fun to make picture frames either on your own or even with friends. It doesn't take time as it includes only a few steps which are mentioned in the following paragraphs.

Cardboard Picture Frames
These are much easier to make and can be made by kids as well. Read on to see how to make picture frames alone.

Step 1
If you want to frame a particular photograph, measure it and then add 2 ½ to 3 inches to each of the dimensions. This number is for the width of the frame's edges.

Step 2
Take a cardboard and cut out two pieces by calculating the total dimensions measured in the above step. Use a pencil and a ruler to measure these dimensions and mark out a square or rectangle in the center of one of these rectangles. The dimension of this piece should be that of the desired photograph.

Step 3
Once you've measured it, cut it out carefully with a craft knife so that it is evenly cut along the pencil marks. Keep this piece of cardboard flat on the ground and decorate the edges with crayons, paint, glitter or any other way.

Step 4
After you dry this piece well, determine the top and bottom of the frame and then place this side face down on the floor. With a ruler and pencil, mark 3 lines around the cut window, one on each side and one along the bottom. They should be ¼ inch from the window.

Step 5
Now, draw a thin line of glue just outside the pencil line along and at the bottom edges of the frame. Place the remaining piece of the cardboard on top of the first joining the edges evenly. Press them together and wipe off the extra glue and let the pieces dry.

Step 6
You can either affix a loop of ribbon with tape or glue to serve like a beautiful wall hanging or stick magnet strips at the back to make it a refrigerator magnet. Insert the picture into the frame from the top and keep it wherever desired.

By following these simple steps of picture frame making, you can make your own picture frames and either gift them or keep them. Take a look at how to make picture frames from wood.

Wooden picture frames

Wooden frames are made in exactly the same way by following all the above given steps. The only difference is that you will need a handsaw to cut the wood in the measured dimensions and wood glue to stick the two pieces of wood together. You can decorate the face of the frame in your own creative way and the make it colorful and pretty. It's not necessary that you have to hang this frame, you can cut an extra triangular piece of wood and stick it to the edges on the backside of the frame. Making a frame can require effort and time but is quite easy to make. Black picture frames are the most preferred by people as they go with any kind of interiors.

With these tips on how to make picture frames, you can easily learn to do the same. So, if you want to make someone feel special making a picture frame won't be a bad idea.