Paint By Numbers - How to frame your paint by numbers 

A question we get often. So we photographed our last framing to show you how easy and inexpensive it can be done. 

Obviously of you want a professional job, pop down to your local picture framer, but this method produces a pretty satisfactory result at a fraction of the cost. 

Firstly what you need. 

• A frame (we buy ours from our local discount store - usually between $10-$20 complete with glass and backing board.
• Duct tape - the touch cloth type that rips easy but sticks strong. We buy ours from Coles $6.00 for a(Jacks brand - $6.00 for a roll) but you can get them at any good hardware store too. 
• PCV tape to finish off the back of the frame;
• some small tacks or nails to secure the picture to the frame (Some frames have these bendi tabs especially poster frames and the canvas wont fit between them and the glass s we remove them). You may need to have a look first before removing them.
• A small hammer. We use a tack hammer. 
• Pliers or similar if you need to remove the tacks.
• Windex to clean the glass. 
• Good screw driver to screw in the D-Rings for the hanging wire if you want to use them. Most ready frames come with hanging brackets on the back-board.
• Good wire, hanging wire if you want to use the D-Rings

The Process:

This painting is a 40 x 50 cm Paint By Numbers. 

1)

Take your canvas of the stretch or mounting frame. See (Paint By Numbers - How to mount your paint by numbers canvas)

2)

Get you frame. This one we bought from Lo Costa at Narre Warren South (Vic) for $16.00. Complete with glass and backing board with attached hanging brackets. This one has little bendi tabs in the back. 

3)

 Unbend the bendi  tabs an remove the backing board

4) 

Remove the bendi tabs with pliers or similar if the. You may want to remove the glass just so it doesn't break. 

5)

Put the canvas (face down) on a clean surface. Place the backing board over the canvas making sure the hanging brackets match the top of the painting. Bend up the sides of the canvas so you can see the painted edge along all four (4) sides. 

6)

Fold over one edge of the canvas and tack it to the back board (This is the tape we use). I prefer the shorter end as there is less chance of the canvas moving. 

7)

Tack the opposite side and check the canvas is even. Tack the other two (2) sides and check the canvas is still even. The tack the canvas in several spots pulling on it a little bit to get it taut. 

8)

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  finish the frame with this tape