| Canvas Gallery Photographs |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-235 |
|
|
|
advertisement
|
Michael Basler, of the Home Decorating Institute, offers a contemporary yet elegant way to mount special photographs for an expensive "gallery" look. Materials: 8" x 10" artist's canvas (prestretched and primed)
Latex wall paint in light color
Smooth 1/4" pine lath
Small craft miter box and saw
Acrylic craft paint
1" frame or finishing nails
Hammer
Sawtooth hanger
Glue
Rubber bumpers
Acid-free, archival double-sided tape
Photographs - Paint canvas with latex paint and allow to dry thoroughly.
- Using small miter box and saw, cut 2 pieces of lath to 8" and 2 pieces to 10-1/2" (figure A).
- Use acrylic paint (using a home accent color) to paint lath strips and allow to dry.
- Use small nails to secure 8" lath strips to sides of canvas, and repeat with 10-1/2" strips. Center the longer strips on the canvas so that 1/4" overlaps and covers edges of side laths (figure B).
- Glue sawtooth hanger to center of back of canvas frame.
- Secure self-adhesive rubber bumpers to back of frame to prevent scratched walls (figure C).
- Apply double-sided tape to back of photograph.
- Press photo onto canvas and use soft cloth to eliminate fingerprints and smooth surface.
RESOURCES :
Decorating with Family Photographs: Creative Ways to Display Your Treasured Memories
Model: 0806942118
Author: Ryne Hazen
| 
)
)
)
)
