tutorial tuesday: frame your kiddo’s art

I have two little kiddos who love to make things. They draw and paint and color. Most of the time I’m working int he studio, they are there too working on their own projects. So, we have a LOT of kiddo creations around the house. I hate to file them away somewhere so I came up with this frame that is easy to change out the art so we can rotate the new drawings into the display. This one is black, but it can be any color you want it to be.

SUPPLIES

+ a wooden frame without glass  (The one I used  is from an old art project that I had in my closet. You should hunt for one at a thrift shop or garage sale – remember you can always paint it to be the color you want it)
+ 2 eye hooks
+ enough wire to string through the eye hooks
+ paper cut down to the size of your frame
+ double sided tape or hot glue

HOW TO MAKE THE FRAME

STEP 1: Decide if you want your frame portrait or landscape and choose the side that will be the top. Measure 1.5″ down from the top on each side of your frame. Twist in the eye hooks in those spots.

STEP 2: Attach the wire to each eye hook. Make it as tight as you can.

STEP 3: Tape or glue the back side of the frame and lay the paper on the back. SIDE NOTE: This was the trickiest part for me. It’s tough to keep the paper tight and stretched out completely – but you can do it!)

STEP 4: Add a clip or clothespin or paperclip and hang in some artwork.

A few notes:

+ I did this in my garage because it was raining. Not a good idea. My frame and paper got so dirty. Especially because the boys kept riding their bikes into the rain and them back through my project.

+ Now that I have it up on display, I wish the inside of the frame was black too. It think it’s a little distracting to have the unfinished wood in there.

+ I can’t wait to make more of these. I plan to make all different sizes and hang them together so we can have our own kiddo art gallery. I’ll let you know how it goes.