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To make this chicken door stop I used the template kindly offered by Bake and Sew. I adjusted the sizes in mine to make it a little larger by adding 4 cm on each …

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How to make a picture frame out of cardboard

Submitted by on June 3, 2014 – 6:10 amNo Comment

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It’s been a while since I made something out of cardboard, which is rather strange considering the amount of cardboard I keep in my basement waiting for a repurposed life.
So here is a quick picture frame made out of cardboard, wire, tissue paper, glue and clear film.

  1. Cut two rectangles out of your piece of cardboard the size of the desired picture frame.
  2. Cut the hole of the photograph in both and keep one of the inner pieces to make the back of the frame.
  3. Decorate the front of one of the rectangles with the coloured tissue paper and glue; apply a few layers to harden the cardboard.
  4. Glue the clear film to the inside of the cardboard you have just decorated by applying a touch of glue to the edges(this will be your “glass” so try to keep it clean).
  5. Attach the other cardboard rectangle to the back and finish the decoration by applying more tissue paper and glue.
  6. Cover the inner piece you kept with a different colour paper and decoupage glue.
  7. Decorate the front of the frame with wire.
  8. Cut the picture frame back support to the size that best fits your frame and decorate it with the same paper used for the back piece.
  9. When dry, attach the back support to the back piece with a large stapler.
  10. Place your photo and display!

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