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I was asked by a friend to frame a couple of pieces of art she has stored for quite a while. The one piece is a caricature which was done in San Francisco which came with a black mat. When I started researching frames I discovered the size 14x18 inches is a common American size but much less available in Canada. I was concerned I would not be able to find a frame. I had brainstormed some alternatives: cutting down the mat if needed, changing the mat, creating a custom mat for an 11x14 frame. I headed to Michaels in hopes of finding what I needed. I did find "one" frame in the right size among all the frames in the store. Fortunately, it was a wooden frame with a medium profile in black. Excellent.
The second piece was small but again not necessarily fitting in a standard frame. The art itself was 10 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall. The paper was 12 x 7 inches. I searched all the aisles looking for a frame that would work. I found this float frame which had the right proportions. It measured 6x12 inches and it was meant to hold 3 small photos and they would float between 2 pieces of glass.
Because the art now covered the full opening of the frame I decided to give it a hanger so it could be hung as a regular frame. Again, I chose a gold sawtooth hanger with screws. I placed a pencil mark on the midway point on the width of the frame. I aligned the hanger on the mark, used the awl to make starter holes and inserted the screws into the frame with my smallest Phillips tip on my screwdriver. Perfect. I am happy with the way these turned out. Getting ready to deliver them.
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