Fabric Mat your Photos!!

Hope you guys are having a great weekend!!  I wanted to show you all a quick, cheap and so chic way to mat your own photos.  I used this method with fabric for my photo wall but I thought I would change it up a bit and use burlap for this demo... yeah:)

 

Your first step will be to take the backing off of your frame.  This method is great for wall frames because the back is a bit messy but if you are doing a table frame you may want to clean your edges up a bit more than I did.  Lay your backing on your fabric.

Cut around your backing leaving about 1/2" all around.

Use your hot glue gun to attach two opposite sides first.

Now attach your other sides using the hot glue and you are ready for your photo.

I like to change my photos out often so this step makes that very simple.  Just use photo safe tape and add a few pieces to the back of your photo.

Find the center of your fabric covered backing and place the picture down on that... I use the old "eyeball" method to find center.

Replace your glass and add your newly matted picture and you are finished.  With just a few steps and even less dollars we have taken this...

To this...

Hope you guys like it!  These steps are a great way to use those unwanted frames you have hiding out and create several that coordinate to form a fun, custom photo wall.  Get creative!!

Also, for those of you that asked what blue I used on the crackle frame...

Folkart Acrylic Seamist

Thanks!!!