Marie Antoinette Bodoir

I can finally put the Marie Antoinette Boudoir painting up ^_^

But first the small tutorial on how to make a matlike border without a mat cutter.

You'll need...

• Scissors
• Ruler
• Matboard of desired size
• Exacto or carpet knife
• Trim
• And of course the art piece

Step 1.
Put the piece on the matboard and measure of what size border you would life. Cut the matboard to the desired size, using a ruler and the carper/exacto kife (do not use scissors as the matboard is too thick and you will end up with bent and unevent edges)

Step 2.
Center the art piece on the matboard and use the tip of the knife to punch down holes about quarter to half an inch from each corner of the art.

Step 3.
Connect the dots. Connect two holes of each corner with each other. You will end up with something resembling the old fashioned photo corners.

Step 4.
Tuck the corners of art into the previously mentioned corners. You might need to make them bigger, or use your nails or the ruler to help push them in


Step 5.
Cut the trim to the desired size

Step 6.
Tuck the trim into the corners on the edges of the painting

Step 7.
ENJOY YOUR ALMOST CUT FREE AND HAND CRAMP LESS MATTED WORK!


Here is a detailed shot of my favourite part
and here is a photo of a happy customer ^_^


Hope you enjoyed it.

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