"Mistakes, Money Saved, and Creative Freedom: My DIY Floating Frame Journey"

I’ve been making my own Floating frames this year and I’ve had a lot of trial and errors. But I’ve learned a lot and now I’m pretty confident in making a frame that I am satisfied with 👍🏻 Tools and equipments that were a must 1. Miter saw 2. Nail gun 3. Electric drill 4. Miter ruler 45 90 degrees, tape measure and a straight ruler 5. Wood glue 6. Wood putty 7. 90 degrees angle clamp and a normal wood working clamp I used 4cm width x 1.3cm deep pinewood for outer frame and 4cm width x 1cm deep pinewood for backing. After cutting the wood, I made the outer frame first then fitted the backing into the outer frame. Lessons I’ve learned: 1. Frames need to be as square as possible by using canvas keys as I found that a canvas is never square! The wood sticks are rarely the same length. I struggled in the beginning as I assumed in the beginning that they would be 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2. Miter saw’s saw has a width around 0.3cm or larger so a lot of practice is required 3. Wood putty is a life saver 😍🙏🏻❤️ Pros and cons of making my own frames Pros- Save money in long run. In total, around less than 400 euros spent on all the tools and equipments and 2m wood costs around 7 euros. Having total control of the art process. Once feeling confident with woodworking it’s opened horizons for me to evolve my art creation. Cons- a lot of time spent making mistakes in the beginning. Some wood wasted 🤷🏻‍♀️ The making mistake phase weren’t fun for me in the beginning but for me the pros weigh out so much more than con ❤️ . . . #diy #reelart #reelartwork #diycrafts #diyprojects #diyframe #diyfloatingframe #floatingframe #floatingframes #artmaking #artmakingprocess #diyreel #artreel #artistreel #artistreels #emergingartist #woodworkcraft #woodworkings #artwood #makeyourown #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting