DIY wooden photo frames (29 photos): drawings and creation of photo frames from plywood and wood

Almost every apartment has paintings or photographs hanging on the wall. But if you just stick a piece of art to the wall, it won't look good. For this purpose, frames were created - the design of paintings and photographs. They allow you to improve the design of the room by adding a little coziness.

Stores sell various frame options, but not all of them are suitable for a specific interior. Therefore, many craftsmen prefer to make such frames themselves, using different types of materials. This article will tell you more about how to make a wooden photo frame with your own hands.

DIY wooden photo frame

Frames for photos and paintings from standard lining

The cost of one 40x50 linden frame is 38-42 rubles (depending on the cost of packaging the lining).
Pine will cost half the price, but there will be a lot of unpresentable knots. It took one pack of lining to produce 20 frames. One board makes 2 frames, and a standard pack contains 10 boards 2 meters long. Dimensions 40x50 - “internal” correspond to the size of the painting. The external dimensions of the frame are larger, so the trimmings were minimal, solely due to cutting the corners. The cutting of the boards in cross-section is as follows: Directly making the frames took about 2 hours of work: Trimming the blanks. Gluing the frames with standard PVA wood glue (fixing the corners with a stapler on the reverse side). Two days - drying, then another hour was spent tinting the frames with a glazing compound for wood, and that's all... The frames turned out quite good, they look a little brutal, but for oil work, as an option, they are quite suitable... Summer discounts up to 50% - Electronics for homemade products in a Chinese store.

Metal frames

Metal frames are more difficult to make, but they will last you much longer and will look no less impressive if you approach the work correctly. The cheapest models are aluminum frames, decorated with varnish, decorative film or paint. As a rule, additional elements for decorating such frames are not used.

You can provide a stylish look to a metal frame by making carvings on its surface. In order for the metal to acquire the shape you need, it is better to contact a master.

Another option for metal picture frames is forged products, which can be made to order.

Wooden half frame

DIY wooden frames
Another option for making a photo frame using wood. Such a product can fit into more modern designs, and its manufacture does not require special skills. It is enough to follow all the rules and recommendations.

Tools and materials

To create a half frame, prepare the following:

photo in the size you choose;
two light wooden strips;
a piece of fabric;
natural rope;
special eye screws large enough to pull the rope through;
some polymer clay;
stapler;
universal glue;
scissors;
pencil and knife.

Glue gun

Making a wooden half frame

Instructions

Step 1. Set the recommended temperature to preheat the oven to make polymer clay. Then, using a knife, cut the clay into two even pieces. Roll them in your palms to form smooth balls. Use a pencil to make a hole. The diameter of the hole should be slightly larger than the thickness of the rope. Place the finished clay on a baking sheet and bake for a few minutes until the material hardens.

A hole is made in the ball

Step 2: While the clay is baking, use a cloth to rub the varnish or stain into the wood, giving it a deeper tint. Don't forget to add old sheets of paper to avoid damaging your home surface. Leave the wood until completely dry.

The wood is given a deeper shade

Step 3. Take one of the wooden strips and, measuring about 3 cm from both ends, make marks with a pencil.

A wooden strip is marked

Step 4: Screw both eye screws into these points until they are tight.

The eye screws are tightened

Step 5: Place the top of the photo or painting face down on the top strip of wood (with screws). This will be the back of the picture. Carefully align the paper so that it is centered and straight. Then secure the canvas with a stapler and glue.

The paper is neatly aligned

Step 6: Place both clay balls onto the rope and thread the end of the rope through one of the eye screws. Tie a tight knot and then do the same on the other side. Remove any excess rope and use all-purpose glue to secure the edges. This will protect the clay balls from wearing out and the knot from coming undone.

The edges of the nodes are fixed with universal glue

Step 7: Now all that's left is to hang your new wall art in a place of honor.

The finished frame is hung on the wall

Photo half frame

Another photo of the craft

Stylish monochrome

Frame based on the subject of the photograph In a frame, any photograph has a finished look. And if these are several photographs in the same subject, then together such a group of photographs will simply be a complete work of art. The main storyline of the photographs dictates the style of the frames.

For example, it is better to frame landscape photos in light, slightly convex frames. And portraits of relatives are usually framed in classic frames.

Children's photos require brightness and shockingness. These frames may differ from each other, but they are united by a cheerful design that matches the subject in the photo. But the frames should not be brighter or more interesting in design of the photos themselves.

How to make a textured photo frame with your own hands:

DIY plaster photo frame:

Note: empty frames, but what about photographs?

Often in cafe interiors, fantasy groups of empty photo frames hang on the walls. Everything is appropriate in public spaces. And in a residential interior? It turns out that our compatriots fell in love with such layouts. This means that they perceive the frames as a work of art.

Frames can be of any style, but the more exotic, the more interesting. Yes... you can't hang the classics here. However, options from vintage frames are possible. And don't be scared by the empty spaces in the frames. The composition of the frames is a unique thing in itself. Think Shabby Chic frames that set the mood all by themselves. Something, namely such a framework, will be brought.

Double framed or framed frames

A popular trend today is frames inserted into each other. The inner frames must be empty. You can place a simple plot in light colors in them so that it does not compete with the frames. External frames should be stylish.

With photo frames you can make a panel of photographs on a certain topic, for example, travel. Double framing looks good on the landing - a kind of photo gallery, like in ancient castles. For frames, you can use polyurethane moldings, which are available on the market in a huge variety of classic styles. You need to step back five to ten cm from the edges and the inner frame will end up in a “large” classic frame.

Wish:Designers and especially photographers require purity of style for their work, be it the design of a space or a photo frame for a good photograph. And if the photo is a work of art, the photographer seeks to sell the photo along with the photograph. As a rule, they give good advice to the owners and even offer their services for placing photos in the interior. Don't ignore the knowledge of professionals. They, like no one else in their field, have been involved in this business for many years and can solve any problem in interior design.

DIY photo frame

How to make wooden furniture with your own hands?

Preparing your desktop

First of all, you need to prepare your table on which you will work. There should be no unnecessary things on it and every tool should be at hand. Not everyone has their own desktop and has probably already thought about creating one. Making a table is not difficult, but choosing a place for it in the house is difficult. The ideal option is an insulated balcony, on which you can do crafts at any time. I have already written about preparing the table in a separate article and tried to describe in as much detail as possible the entire process of creating it. If you don’t know how to prepare your workplace, then read the following Article. After you have completed the process of creating a table, try to start choosing your future craft.

Types of materials for decoration

When choosing materials for decorating a frame with your own hands, it is important to know how to choose the right color. So, it is better to decorate color photographs with light details

When choosing a color, you can focus on a particular detail of the photo.

For black and white photos, gray, white or silver material is suitable.

Paper: for decoupage, packaging, glossy (old magazines), geographical maps, sheet music
Natural materials: stones, shells, tree branches and disks, cones, birch bark, corks
Fabrics, threads, accessories: yarn, felt, cord, cord, knitted pom-poms, lace, silk, brocade, satin, wool, leather, fur, jeans, buttons, beads, seed beads
Grains, fruits, spices: coffee, lentils, nuts, seeds, cereals, beans, vanilla, pepper, coconut flakes, bay leaves, anise stars, dried orange slices.
Various items: puzzles, broken disks, keyboard buttons, pencils, dough, eggshells, sealing wax, spools of thread, artificial or dried flowers, jewelry.
Quilling - shapes twisted from sheets of colored paper, postcards or glossy magazines

The design of a photo frame can be made in different styles:

Eco-style;
Shabby chic;
High tech;
Classical;
Romantic;
Antique styling;
Country (rustic);
Children's.

The design style of the photo frame base should match the style of the interior and the intended photograph.

Making a template and blank from plywood for a future photo frame.

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☛ Use a jigsaw to cut the plywood in half along the line so that we get two pieces measuring 175x220 mm.

☛ Coat both halves with PVA glue and connect them. ☛ We tighten them with clamps for stronger and better gluing.

☛ Leave it to dry for at least 3 hours at room temperature 20⁰C.☛ We make a template out of cardboard while the blank for the future frame dries.☛ We draw the lips using stationery (school) patterns.

Please note that those who can draw beautifully by hand do not need to use patterns.

☛ Using scissors, cut first along the inner lines and then along the outer lines.

Advice. In order to make the template absolutely symmetrical, you just need to fold it in half along the axis and, already bent, cut the rest with scissors.

☛ We transfer the template onto the glued plywood and outline the contours with a pencil.

Collages - an effective solution for a modern interior

Collages, along with paintings from several parts, are a good alternative to conventional photo frames, which, as a rule, use one photo. To make it you will need a sheet of plywood and a jigsaw. The main advantage of creating such large improvised photo frames is the ability to place several dozen photographs, arranged in a given order, in a small area. You can select one central one, for example, with a larger area, and stick small pictures around the perimeter. Here your imagination is not limited in any way: both a collage on a free theme and a narrow thematic concept dedicated, for example, to one family member are allowed.

Look how beautiful such products look in the interior - fresh, modern, inventive.

Stripping plywood

We clean our plywood with sandpaper. As you already know, “Medium-grained” and “Fine-grained” sandpaper is used for cleaning plywood when sawing. You've probably seen sandpaper in hardware stores, and that's what we'll need. In your work you will need “Coarse-grained”, “Medium-grained” and “Fine-grained” sandpaper. Each of them has its own property, but a completely different coating, by which it is classified. “Coarse-grained” sandpaper is used for processing rough plywood, i.e. which has many defects, chips, and cracks. “Medium-grained” sandpaper is used for processing plywood after “Coarse” sandpaper and has a slight coating. “Fine-grained” or otherwise “Nulevka”. This sandpaper serves as the final process for stripping plywood. It gives the plywood smoothness, and therefore the plywood will be pleasant to the touch. Sand the prepared plywood in stages, starting with medium-grain sandpaper and ending with fine sandpaper. Sanding should be done along the layers, not across. A well-polished surface should be flat, completely smooth, glossy in the light and silky to the touch. How best to prepare plywood for sawing and which sandpaper is best to choose Read here. After stripping, check the plywood for burrs and small irregularities. If there are no visible defects, then you can proceed to the process of translating the drawing.

Using the dough as a base

The need for invention is tricky - and sometimes a cool photo frame can be made from such improvised material as salt dough. All you need:

flour;
fine salt without iodine;
water;
vegetable oil;
food coloring of your choice or gouache.

Water with the coloring you need and oil are added to the dry ingredients. You can do without dye, but then you will have to paint the dough with gouache yourself, which will take a lot of time. The dough is thoroughly kneaded, and then you need to give it a little time - a couple of hours - so that it is convenient to work with. The next stage is decorating. You can add any element you like: buttons, shells, beads or rhinestones

The final touch is drying. Avoid too high a temperature when placing the photo frame in the oven to avoid cracking the dough. Afterwards, you can thoroughly varnish the resulting frame - this way it will look even more interesting, especially if you hang it on a favorably illuminated wall.

We choose quality material

The main material is plywood. The choice is always difficult. Each of us has probably encountered such a problem as delamination of plywood from the end part and asked the question, what causes this delamination? Well, of course, this is mainly due to low-quality plywood. If this is not the first time you have picked up a jigsaw, then you can select plywood from the remnants of a previous craft. If you are new to sawing and you don’t have plywood, then buy it at a hardware store. Choosing material for sawing is always difficult. You should always choose plywood carefully, often look at the defects of the wood (knots, cracks) and draw conclusions. The difficulty in choosing plywood lies in the fact that no matter how you guess at its defects and shelf life. For example, you bought plywood, cleaned it, translated the drawing and suddenly it began to delaminate. Of course, this has happened to almost everyone and it’s oh so unpleasant

So it is better to pay attention when choosing and choose good plywood. I wrote a special Article that describes step by step all the principles of choosing plywood

Wooden photo frame

You can always use frames to update your interior, especially since you can make them yourself absolutely suitable for your home.

Of course, you can buy wooden frames in a store, but the price for them there will be several times higher.

Using the presented master class, you can make a similar frame with your own hands. You just need to stock up on the necessary material.

To work you will need:

boards of different shades;
scissors;
hot glue gun (you can use transparent “Moment” glue);
base frame (finished frame or cardboard);
sackcloth;
wire;
self-tapping screws;
decorative nails.

The manufacturing process is shown in the photo below.

Photo source: www.masterklass-krasivo.ru

Sawing parts

There are many rules for cutting, but you need to stick to the most common ones. First of all, you need to cut out the internal parts, only then according to the external pattern. There is no need to rush when cutting. The main thing is to always keep the jigsaw straight at a 90-degree angle when cutting. Cut out the parts along the lines you accurately marked. The movements of the jigsaw should always be smooth up and down. Also, do not forget to monitor your posture. Try to avoid bevels and unevenness. If you go off the line while cutting, don't worry. Such bevels and irregularities can be removed using flat files or “coarse-grained” sandpaper.

Plastic baguette for interior

Plastic baguettes are sold by the meter; they just need to be cut and glued.

Plastic frames are not only high quality, but also cheap. From such material you can create an imitation of a wooden frame, but the cost and weight will be much less.

You can use plastic baguettes (most often made of PVC) for mirrors, photographs, modern paintings, and children's crafts.

The assembly process is simple; in many specialized stores you can purchase ready-made plastic profiles for making beautiful and durable frames.

Wooden, plastic or metal frame is better?

It is definitely difficult to answer this question, since they all differ in their advantages. But working with wood is much easier, and the result is more attractive. The manufacturing process is not complicated, you just need to be careful and patient - the result will be amazing.

Original frame for a mirror made of rope

We live in an era of the formation and popularization of the author's design of premises of any type.

Standard decoration of apartments and household items is no longer fashionable. Real chic is considered to be the presence in the room of handmade items - flowerpots, vases, lamps and chandeliers. Well, the mirror in a beautiful frame, which was created by the owner of the house, is a real masterpiece!

Content

Do-it-yourself designer frame for a mirror - the advantages of such a mirror design are obvious - you can choose the size of the frame and its design in accordance with the overall style of the interior, and the mirror in the ramen will resonate with the environment and become an integral part of it.

A mirror in a handmade frame brings extra coziness to the room.

Creative idea - the frame is lined with small round mirrors

Pallet picture frame

If you don’t know what to give to a friend or loved one, then a frame made from a pallet is a great gift. To make it, you don’t need any special tools or skills, so anyone can make such a picture frame. You just need to follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Step 1. Find a whole pallet or small parts of it. Select four small boards to form the frame and make sure they are all long enough.

The boards must be long enough

Step 2. Decide on the photo size. Take measurements and use them to control the wood you cut.

You need to decide on the size of the frame in advance.

Step 3: Cut the wood pieces to size. Using your measurements, cut the pieces of wood to the width and length you need for the frame.

Elements of the future frame

Step 4: Sand the surfaces of the wood pieces using a plane (or have someone do it for you). This must be done with each of the blanks.

Workpieces need to be processed

Step 5: Form a square frame on a flat surface. Glue the four pieces together at the junctions. Use clamps to tightly connect the parts. Aim for a very neat and tight fit at every corner. Clamps (such as clamps) will help create the necessary pressure. Leave until the glue is completely dry before removing the clamps.

Glued frame

Step 6: Apply varnish to the surface of the frame. If you want to decorate it, then after varnishing the product can be painted in different colors.

Frame after applying varnish

Step 7: Glue a thick piece of cardboard to the back of the frame, leaving the top part unglued. The picture or photograph will need to be inserted into the frame through the top. Glue some string to the back and hang the finished frame on the wall. Instead of a loop, you can make a cardboard leg that is attached to the back of the product.

Corrugated cardboard is glued to the back

Step 8. Insert the photo and hang the frame on the wall in a suitable place. Everything is done, all that remains is to enjoy the result of the work done.

Finished photo frame

Frame improvements

With the beginning of industrialization and mechanization of production, first lithography techniques appeared, then photography and offset printing, which made it possible to replicate pictures. At the end of the 19th century. Color photography and color offset already existed. Great works of fine art in copies have become available to thousands of people, although not yet to millions. In this regard, inexpensive material for picture frames and a simpler technology for their manufacture were also required.

Profiled slatted frames in the sweatshop conditions of the brutal dawn of capitalism turned out to be unprofitable, because their production required the involvement of expensive skilled labor, which still retained the corporate spirit of medieval workshops. Therefore approx. in the middle of the last century, a baguette was invented in France - a cheap decorative overlay that imitates carved wood and is suitable for mass production by unskilled workers. Perhaps this is where the name comes from: une baguette is the French people's bread. A loaf of baguette with a piece of cheese or dried fish and a glass of wine constituted the usual lunch of a French worker at that time, and France itself was a world leader in the arts. Frame frames for pictures turned out to be so popular that the name became a household word: now a frame for a picture and a baguette for a picture are semantically (in meaning) the same thing.

Types of baguette and the device of a baguette frame for a picture.

At first, the baguette was made cast from gypsum plaster mortar with finely chopped fiber filler; one wooden casting mold, subject to timely impregnation with linseed oil, could withstand more than 10,000 castings. The gypsum molding adheres perfectly to wood with ordinary wood glue, so the frame itself, as a load-bearing (load-bearing) structure, was made from simple timber (on the left in the figure). The slats - stiffening ribs - are connected halfway across the tree, which is not difficult and does not require special equipment, and the boards for the molding are simply butted. The finished frame was usually painted bronze without tinting or “antique”, see below.

Gypsum frames are still common today. It is this design that we will be most concerned with - despite its simplicity (perhaps thanks to it), it contains great technical potential for improvement and modification.

But noble carved wood as a material for frames has now almost completely replaced baguette, pressed MDF, textured like valuable wood, in the center in Fig. The material is not cheap, but still affordable to the wealthy craftsman. Since the viscosity of MDF is much higher than that of natural wood (MDF does not splinter), frame parts made from MDF baguette are connected with corner (oblique) plywood dowels using glue, on the right in Fig. We will talk about some of the subtleties of this process (grouting joints) later, but before that, keep in mind: cutting under the key is done correctly only if you have a desktop vertical wood router with a saw blade installed in the spindle. Manually or with the help of homemade devices, the connection of the lengths with the cross members is almost always obtained with a ledge, which is an unacceptable defect in this class of products.

Cleaning Parts

You should always clean the parts of a future craft carefully. At the very beginning of the work, you already sanded the plywood with sandpaper. Now you have to do a small part of stripping the plywood. Using medium-grain sandpaper, sand the edges of the parts and the back of the plywood. “Fine-grained” sandpaper is considered the final stage of cleaning parts. It is better to clean the front part of the parts with fine sandpaper. When processing plywood, take your time. You can also use a rounded file, which is convenient for cleaning the inside of the holes. Try to ensure that the parts come out without burrs or irregularities.

Frame in the shape of an owl

A beautiful frame that you can make yourself. This frame will undoubtedly make a wonderful gift.

The photo shows how to make a frame in the shape of an owl, but the shape of the frame can be any, it all depends on your preferences. This frame is made of wooden board.

The carved design can be anything; the photo shows a frame made on the same principle as an owl, but the pattern is more complex.

To work you will need:

wooden plank;
jigsaw;
sandpaper;
wood carving tools;
watercolor paints;
PVA glue;
varnish

The work sequence is shown in the photo.

Photo source: www.ped-kopilka.ru

Translation of the drawing

For me, drawing translation has always been the main process in my work. I will tell you a couple of rules, as well as tips for high-quality translation of a drawing. Many people transfer the drawing onto plywood not only using a pencil and copying, but also using “Black Tape”, glue the drawing to the plywood, then wash off the drawing with water and the markings of the drawing remain on the plywood. In general, there are many ways, but I will tell you about the most common method. To transfer the drawing onto prepared plywood, you must use a copy, a ruler, a sharp pencil and a non-writing pen. Fasten the drawing in plywood using buttons or simply hold it with your left hand. Check if the drawing fits the dimensions. Arrange the clock drawing so that you can use a sheet of plywood as economically as possible. Translate the drawing using a non-writing pen and ruler. There is no need to rush, because your future craft depends on the drawing.

Popular decoration methods

Frames made industrially either look too unpresentable, or are obscenely expensive, and, in any case, lack individuality. Additional decoration of a simple factory frame is a creative process. It allows you to show taste and imagination and turn the mat into an original work of art.

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It’s especially nice that there are no strict rules for decorating, and anyone, even a child, can get creative. The starting point will be the simplest purchased frame; in some cases, the passe-partout is cut out of cardboard. Decorating is a fun activity that does not require any special skills. There are hundreds of different ways you can decorate a photo frame; Popular ideas include the following:

Coloring. The easiest way to paint a frame made of any material is with universal aerosol paints; it is convenient to use stencils. Various techniques can be used; An aging effect is applied to the wooden surface.

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Pasting. A common way to decorate; The material used is paper, pieces of fabric, wallpaper.

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Pasting is a popular type of decoration. Homemade frames covered with unexpected materials, from bottle caps and pencils to buttons from an old keyboard, make great gifts for friends.

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The matte finish made from paper tubes has an original look. Before decorating the frame, prepare the necessary materials. Strips are cut from an old magazine with a width equal to the width of the frame. Using a knitting needle, each strip is rolled into a tube and the edge is sealed.

From paper tubesSource kiwico-icdn.dexecure.net

Drilling holes in the parts

As you have already noticed, the parts contain parts of the grooves that need to be cut out from the inside. To cut out such parts, you need to drill holes in them using a hand drill or, as in the old fashioned way, make holes with an awl. By the way, the diameter of the hole must be at least 1 mm, otherwise you can damage the elements of the drawing, which, alas, are sometimes difficult to restore. To avoid damaging your work table when drilling holes, you must place a board under the workpiece so as not to damage the work table. It is always difficult to drill holes alone, so ask a friend to help you in your task.

Photo frames in the interior

Every home has a collection of family photos, but the idea of using photographs in interior decor was developed by European designers. Thanks to their efforts, frames on the walls in the interior have become a common decoration; They are placed not only on walls, but also on any horizontal surfaces - shelving, chests of drawers, tables and mantelpieces.

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How to decorate an empty wall in the kitchen Source i1.wp.com

A family album or its modern equivalent, a folder on your hard drive or in the cloud, is considered a more common way to store photos. But if you want to make your home more comfortable, emphasize its individuality, and simply decorate the room, you cannot do without photographs in the appropriate frame.

Framed collage Source i.pinimg.com

In interior decor, frames of different shapes and designs are used. Depending on the idea, this can be one large photo or a composition of several photos.

In order for a collection of photographs to look harmonious, it is not enough to decorate the frames. It is necessary that the style and color palette of photo frames on the wall in the interior coincide with the style of the room.

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Creative approach to frame design Source www.inspirerend-wonen.be

Making an original photo frame.

☛ Drill a hole with a ø8-10 mm drill inside the frame so that you can insert a jigsaw file.

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☛ We cut out the inner part.

Please note that we cut the plywood along the inner line with such a saw pass that the drawn line remains visible.

This is done so that if there is any unevenness, it can be trimmed using a router with a thin cylindrical cutter.

Although ideal evenness is not necessary in theory, since our photo frame will be in the shape of lips.

☛ We make a fold for inserting photos with a depth of 4-5 mm. To do this we need a wide cylindrical cutter.

☛ We round the front side of the frame using a shaped cutter. ☛ We cut with a jigsaw along the outer line as well as inside, the line should remain for subsequent adjustment, but not with a router, but with a grinding machine.

☛ We round the outer edge with a figured cutter.

Important! When performing all processing work, do not forget about safety precautions. ☛ We are finalizing our almost finished product using sandpaper

☛ We are finalizing our almost finished product using sandpaper.

Made of wood

Probably few people have ever thought about making a wooden frame themselves. Not ordinary, hewn and polished, but atmospheric, with the spirit of the forest.

It only requires one medium-thick stick. Depending on the photo, the size of the stick should vary; the larger the photo, the larger the frame.

A long stick must be sawn into 4 parts, the ends cut obliquely so that they fit snugly against each other. When everything is ready, the ends must be sanded to give a more aesthetic appearance. Fasten exclusively with nails, this will make it stronger and look better.

This unusual frame can be hung anywhere, it will go perfectly with any interior.

Other creation ideas

In addition to plywood, you can use other materials to create a wooden photo frame. The simplest and most interesting option is to use popsicle sticks. With their help, you can make a frame and glue a photo on it.

No less simple and interesting is the use of a wooden plank to create a half-frame. Having secured the photograph to the base by the upper part, holes are made in it for a cord, on which the half-frame with the photo is hung on the wall. For a more complete mounting of the photo, it is worth attaching the same wooden plank at the bottom of the photo.

Another easy-to-use material is pallet wood, which can be cut into desired pieces, sanded and joined.

Each option has its own characteristics, so it’s worth trying your hand at creating photo frames from different materials, using various decorative elements. With each new work, the level of skill will tirelessly grow, and the products will delight with originality and beauty.

To learn how to make a photo frame out of wood with your own hands, see the following video.

Process Features

There are no restrictions as such when choosing material for the frame. The base can be made from different items, and choose decorative decorations at your discretion . The only condition is that the material must be strong and dense. The simplest option is old boards, from which you can easily make a frame of different sizes. The finished product needs to be painted or varnished so that it fits perfectly into almost any interior.

DIY photo frame

For decoration, improvised means can be suitable, for example, beads, small clothespins, sea pebbles or even pasta. You need to choose the material for decoration so that the finished frame complements the picture. For example, if the photo was taken on the beach, then it would be logical to decorate the frame with small shells or pebbles.

Original options for photo frames

Preparing tools

As the main material, you can use various wooden products, for example, plywood or parts of pallets. You can easily make frames or other products from them. After choosing the design of the future frame, you need to prepare working tools.

Preparing tools

Prices for clamps

Clamps

Table. Tools for making a wooden frame.

Item name, photo Description

Wooden elements

Various wooden options will work, such as popsicle sticks, unnecessary slats, or part of a pallet. Alternatively, you can buy ready-made wooden baguettes and make an elaborate frame out of them.

Fasteners

You can use wood glue or special finishing nails to join individual pieces of wood together.

If the structure is very large and reliable fixation is needed, then these types of fastening can be combined.

Saw and miter box

Using these tools, you can cut pieces of wood at a certain angle, which is very important when creating a frame structure. The resulting joints are of the highest quality, which has a positive effect on the appearance and reliability of the frame.

Clamp

If you plan to seriously engage in the manufacture of frames in the future, then a clamp will allow you to obtain ideal quality products

It is needed to press the parts of the structure while gluing them, thereby maintaining the ideal geometry of the wooden craft.

Master class: birch bark photo frame

Design selection

Before you begin the frame manufacturing process, you need to decide on the design of the future product. When choosing a design, attention should be paid to the following nuances:

will the finished frame fit the overall interior of the apartment;
the frame should not match the walls of the room, but the image;
the finished wooden frame should complement the photo or painting.

DIY craft - photo frame made from twigs

To achieve the desired result, attention should be paid not only to the design of the future structure, but also to the material from which it will be made. The frame can be made from various wooden products, for example, from sushi sticks or old unnecessary boards.

DIY photo frame made of wood

The procedure for making a wooden frame

Estimate the dimensions of the frame and select transverse and longitudinal wooden planks. You can cut a wooden strip into four elements. All parts of the future frame should be as smooth as possible, so if necessary, they can be planed and then treated with sanding paper.
Saw off the ends of the wooden planks at an angle of 45 degrees. To ensure that the corners are even and the product comes out neat, it is better to use a special device - a miter box with suitable connectors.
The ends of the planks are greased with PVA glue and pressed tightly at an angle of 90 degrees. To fix the corners, the frame should be tied tightly with twine, making sure that the corners do not move. Can be used to secure the corners of half staples from a stapler. They are cut into two L-shaped halves. Next, these corners are inserted into the middle of the cuts at the ends of the wooden slats, and then the two sides of the frame are connected.
The PVA glue hardens for 15-20 minutes, and after that the frame is again treated with sandpaper and coated with paint or varnish. You can use stain or potassium permanganate, which also gives wooden products a beautiful brown tint.
The reverse side of the frame is cut out of thick cardboard or a piece of fiberboard. If the design is not intended to be collapsible, then you can glue the back side to the frame with glue, and for a collapsible frame, use special metal clips.

Frame for 2 photos

If you need to place 2 photos side by side, you can make a corresponding photo frame. The technology is no different from single assembly; it is enough to take into account the dimensions and make two compartments instead of one. For example, size A4 fits 2 A5 photos 15*20 cm.

Starting work on a frame with two photographs, make a drawing

You can do the same thing when you need to make a photo frame for 3 photos. The shape can be any, and the dimensions depend on the size of the photographs. For example, in A4 you can place 1 A5 photo and 2 A6 photos - 10-15 cm.

The basis of a photo frame for three photos

Rest

When sawing, we often get tired. Fingers and eyes, which are always tense, often get tired. When working, of course, everyone gets tired. In order to reduce the load, you need to do a couple of exercises. It is necessary to observe a work and rest schedule. You can see Exercises for rest. Do the exercises several times during work.

Cleaning Parts

Types of frames: deciding on the choice

Frames, despite their simplicity of design, can be of several types:

Classic - without inscriptions. Here you can enter additional division along the internal contour and the shape of the external perimeter. For example, the inner and outer perimeter can be oval, round, rectangular, with or without additional carved fragments.
Modern - with inscriptions. There are also options here when the inscription is adjacent to any part of the frame, or one of the letters in the inscription is itself a photo frame.

For your information! In this article, we did not adhere to a strict classification division, since there are many intermediate solutions, including non-standard ones. In any case, initially you will have to draw drawings of the future product.

Preparation period

At this stage, it is necessary to prepare the necessary tools, select basic and additional materials. And despite the apparent volume of the problem, in reality everything is simple.

Tools you will need:

jigsaw and laminate;
electric drill or hand drill with wood drills of the required diameter:
measuring instruments, pencil, scissors and patterns if necessary;
furniture stapler with staples;
reinforced thread or metal bracket to fix the frame;
abrasives or grinding devices.

Materials mean:

multilayer plywood at least 10 mm wide;

Note! In some sources you will find recommendations to use thin plywood, 3-4 mm wide. This makes sense if you plan to make a puff pastry from several parts. For example, a glass frame + photo frame + back wall, in this case the stacked design will look quite good.

glass for a photo frame is an optional element, although possible.

We work with plywood

Working with this material involves several stages.

Here they are:

Transferring a design from paper to plywood. This is not difficult to do; letters and elements are cut out with scissors, applied to plywood and outlined with a pencil. In fact, you get a constructor that needs to be cut from a blank.
Using a drill and drills, it is necessary to drill several through holes, especially in the inner perimeter of the frame, as well as the internal contours of the letters of the inscription.

Advice! The dimensions of the inscription can be any, but plan them in such a way that when drilling, the jigsaw blade will fit freely into the hole. And one more clarification - if you have chosen elements for decorating the frame, but the internal fragments are so small that they do not allow you to start the jigsaw file, then the power tool can be replaced with a hand tool. The sawing process will be slightly longer, but the effect will be the same.

A jigsaw file is inserted into the prepared holes and the necessary fragments are cut out. As a result, you receive a frame blank according to your drawings.

Some tricks to complicate the solution

It would be unfair not to mention the possibilities of inserting glass into the frame.

This can be done in two ways:

The first and simplest is to stick a similar one with a large internal perimeter on the base of the frame, while the glass completely repeats the internal dimensions of the second contour, the limiter for the glass is the internal protrusions of the first frame. You can also make a solid back wall from thin plywood; the plywood can be replaced with thick cardboard.

Advice! The choice of glass sizes directly depends on the size of the photo. The photograph and glass are made the same size.

The second method is more complex and requires special cutters, ideally a CNC machine. It will allow you to cut out the glued veneer of the required dimensions and fit the glass into the frame.

Thin glass is chosen for the frame. You can easily work with it yourself; cutting is done with a glass cutter. Considering that you need small glass sizes for the frame, it can be purchased at any workshop. The price of the issue is the price of broken glass.

Sanding and painting

After choosing the final frame design, all parts are polished. This is done with ordinary fine-grained sandpaper. You can use mechanical and electric sanders with special attachments, keeping in mind that your design may have a lot of narrow parts.

Advice! If you have prepared a frame or lettering with many small details, but you do not have sanding attachments, you can sand with narrow strips of sandpaper prepared in advance.

Painting all elements of the frame with varnish + stain, or any paint that you like best.
After drying, the photograph with glass is inserted into the frame. The back wall can be fixed with a construction stapler or small furniture screws. Fixing the fastening thread can be done with a construction stapler. The metal bracket, depending on the design, is fixed with a self-tapping screw.

DIY creative work - ready!

Photo frame making techniques

To make a photo frame, two basic techniques are mastered:

Preparing the base
Design of the base

The main task of framing photographs is to highlight it from the general background.