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Hi all.  My son sent me his Air Force picture and it is actually his portrait on a canvas.  It is a 12 x 16 canvas like you would do a painting on so it's about an inch thick.  I bought a photo frame and took out the glass thinking it would fit.  However naturally it does not!  I tried to modify the frame, etc but couldn't  get it to fit.   I went to Pat Catan's and they didn't have any other options for me other than doing professional framing.  But, really, i would like to frame it myself so has anyone done any framing who can give me some tips?



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Do you have a Michael's? They have framing stuff.

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Pat Catan's is a big craft/hobby type store. The store just opened and the person helping me was pretty clueless. I will have to do some research online and go back in. I am pretty handy and can use power tools so I think this is something i can do.

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Hobby Lobby has canvas frames you can just buy and 12x16 should be a standard size.

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Don't forget the matting.

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lilyofcourse wrote:

Don't forget the matting.


  You don't mat canvas.  You mat prints to give them dimension, but canvas doesn't get matted. 

 



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Wowzer canvas? D's portraits were photo stck, high quality of course. But canvas must look fantastic.

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Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

Don't forget the matting.


  You don't mat canvas.  You mat prints to give them dimension, but canvas doesn't get matted. 

 


 Oh. Canvas. I didn't catch that. 

 



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I don't usually frame canvas. But when I do frame, I take it to Michael's.

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lilyofcourse wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
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Don't forget the matting.


  You don't mat canvas.  You mat prints to give them dimension, but canvas doesn't get matted. 

 


 Oh. Canvas. I didn't catch that. 

 


 : it was the whole point of the thread.



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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

Don't forget the matting.


  You don't mat canvas.  You mat prints to give them dimension, but canvas doesn't get matted. 

 


 Oh. Canvas. I didn't catch that. 

 


 : it was the whole point of the thread.


 I was barely awake and skimming without my reading glasses. 



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LOL. It happens.

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I'm a canvas nut. I have several, but I don't frame them. I like them better without...

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Here are my latest 2...

 

 

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-- Edited by Ohfour on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 04:41:15 PM

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Ohfour wrote:

Here are my latest 2...

 

 

20170928_174056.jpg



-- Edited by Ohfour on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 04:41:15 PM


How cool!smile 

Love the kitty photo bomb! LOL!wink



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That cat is a riot!

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My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

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I don't see a cat.

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Ohfour wrote:

Here are my latest 2...

 

 

20170928_174056.jpg



-- Edited by Ohfour on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 04:41:15 PM


 Look right above this!



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Oooohhhh.....

I was looking in the pictures, not the picture of the pictures!



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I wasn't either, Lily. It took me awhile to see the photo bomber.

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Nice ones O4!

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