i found this incredible crewel embroidery recently and fell in love with it. unfortunately, it had been turned into a sad throw pillow and was just begging to be rescued and restored. i was dying to hang this beautiful piece of art on my wall. i was not dying to fork up the dough to get it custom framed. framing can be very, VERY expensive. but not if you do it yourself...
i first examined the sewing job on the pillow and noticed that while the original embroidery had been cut and altered quite a bit, the main artwork had been preserved. the staple marks and frame lines were still visible. i carefully took the pillow apart and from there i set out to find a slightly smaller frame than the original. with a little searching, a little work and around ten bucks, i could make these pretty poppies look as good as new. i tucked the artwork inside of my purse, protected in a plastic baggy, and headed to thrifts. to my pleasant surprise i found a beautiful golden frame, complete with glass, matting and butterfly painting that was just the right size for the project, and at the very first shop i stopped in. it was $6.
i then headed to the art supply store, bought a sheet of foam core and a thin sheet of cardboard ($3.49) and quickly darted home to get started...
not pictured: removing butterfly artwork, matting & glass from frame. carefully use your pliers to open frame and remove.
cheap, quick and easy. now if i could only find the courage to nail into my freshly painted walls. ;)
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