Want to Save Money on Framing Your Dream-Art Paintings?
Framing paintings at home can be an extremely economical and rewarding hobby. After the initial purchase of some basic canvas stretching supplies--all found on Ebay or at a hobby or craft store--you can stretch the paintings from my store with relative ease. The process from start to finish can be done in four steps after the initial materials purchasing. There are many online videos showing how to do each step of this process. The items needed for such a project are in bold letter below:
1. Step One: Preparing the Canvas
So as to seal in the paint and protect your art piece from dust, you can put several coats of acrylic varnish on it with a sponge or paint brush. This product also comes in a spray can.
2. Step Two: Stretching the Painting Canvas
We strongly suggest that you watch a video on this step. Again, it's not complicated. It is very straightforward. You will need stretcher bars, wood glue (optional), a staple gun with staples, and canvas pliers.
3. Step Three: Attaching the Stretched Canvas to the Frame
This process simply requires that some metal hardware framing brackets be screwed or drilled into the frame. Again, the hardware is commonly found at a hobby, craft, or hardware store.
4. Step Four: Adding Hanging Hardware
This is the easiest step. Simply attach the hanging hardware to the back using a tape measure for centering accuracy.Handing hardware is easily found at all retail stores with a hardware department .
You are finished! Now simply enjoy your beautiful framed painting.You will want to do many more as gifts,we promise.