Picture framing
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Charlotte F
I found a beautiful Christmas puzzle scene at a flea market. It certainly needed a new frame and some cleaning up. Now the picture was covered with "plexy" sp) glass. that is still fine. The problem is the frame had to be changed. We used a piece of cardboard to the back and have a piece of molding to make the frame, my problem: How do we hold the picture and glass in place? The frame will be on the outside of the picture attached to the cardboard.
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A follow up to Karen's comment. Old 4-H trick (really old since my great grands are now in 4-H)...after gluing the brown paper to the back of your piece; mist it with water. It will warp and crack and wrinkle and you will think, "What has she done to my piece?" But, patience, let it dry over night. It will be" tight as a drum" and look very professional.
Judy
on Sep 25, 2013
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thanks Judy
Charlotte F
on Sep 25, 2013
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I use foamboard as a backer to hold the pic and glass in place and neatly tape the edges onto the back of the frame (using black Gorillas tape). This works for me because nobody sees the back of the frame. I used to work in a framing shop and we used a special tool called a point driver which you can find here: http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/framing-and-matting/framing-hardware-and-equipment/logan-framing-tools/f500-2-dual-drive-elite.htm
Matthew Weber
on Sep 26, 2013
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