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6 creative framing tricks from the archive

May 23, 2012 by Erin Heaton

Trim out a canvas or a wood panel using yard sticks
Trim out a canvas or a wood panel using yard sticks

Shrink a mat opening with ribbon
Shrink a mat opening with ribbon

Hang an empty frame around an odd shaped object
Hang an empty frame around an odd shaped object
and also here


Paint a fancy “frame” on the back side of the glass
and also here

Enlarge and elevate tiny artwork with a shadowbox
Enlarge and elevate tiny artwork with a shadowbox

Mount items inside a shadowbox damage free with Command strips!
Mount items inside a shadowbox damage free with Command strips!

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Comments

  1. Emily says

    May 23, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Great tips! I like the yardstick trick the most for framing a canvas print. Thanks for sharing!

    • Erin @ Lansdowne Life says

      May 23, 2012 at 10:38 pm

      Glad you liked them!

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