Added Info ARTIST'S MAGAZINE Jan 1990 (v.7#1) pg. 6
Photo shows how to make a storm door insert into a multiple-print frame. Est. cost: $45.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1972 (v.50#7) pg. 62
Guidelines on framing. Covers custom framing, making your own frames and buying appropriate ready-made frames.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1979 (v.57#3) pg. 194
Pseudo silver picture frames are made from foam core board covered with silver paint and small metal beads.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jan 1982 (v.60#1) pg. 44, 63
Dual-purpose picture frame is made by hinging together two identical frames along their top edge. This frame can both stand on a table or hang on a wall.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1984 (v.62#3) pg. F1
Acrylic "Pegasus" panel, mirror and picture frame edged with an "etched" art-deco vine motif. Est. cost: $29 for all three.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1987 (v.65#7) pg. 64, 104
Half-round picture frame. Est. cost: $10.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1987 (v.65#7) pg. 73, 117
How to make picture frames.
BOYS' LIFE Dec 1964 (v.54#12) pg. 70
Quick-change picture frame uses homemade wooden spring clips to hold the picture and glass in place. They remove quickly for changing the picture.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Nov 1984 (v.8#2) pg. 10
Wrapping techniques. Instructions included for making a belt and mirror frame.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #68 Apr 1979 (v.6#8) pg. 44
Build a miniature art gallery. Create frames, easels, and a special collection of art.
CREATIVE CRAFTS & MINIATURES #97 Feb 1984 (v.9#1) pg. 30
An assortment of decorative picture frames. (1) Animal crackers frame, (2) woodburned lattice frame, (3) rose decorated frame, (4) painted lattice picture frame, (5) brass tack decorated frame, (6) wood bark picture frame, and (7) a gold leaf frame.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Sep 1978 (v.9#7) pg. 79, 62, 89
Two styles of antiqued strawberry frames for use with bulletin boards or as picture frames.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Oct 1978 (v.9#8) pg. 50, 76, 79
Bear-shaped bulletin board, planter box and picture frame for a child's room. Est. cost: $6 each.
FAMILY CIRCLE Oct 23 1984 (v.97#15) pg. 118, 195
Simple frame for displaying poster or print. Poster can be changed easily by just sliding it out.
HANDMADE Apr-Jun 1981 (v.1#1) pg. 68
Mini-marque picture frame. Surround a picture with 24 LED "chase lights" to draw attention.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Sep 1988 (v.5#9) pg. 68
How to mount poster art and "frame it" with inexpensive homemade frames which are as disposable as the inexpensive art they surround.
HOMEOWNER Dec 1984 (v.9#10) pg. 31
Tip: Display a collection of interesting picture frames by converting them to mirrors.
HOMEOWNER Dec 1986 (v.11#10) pg. 4
Decorate wooden accessories by woodburning and then coloring with felt tip pens. Instructions for making balsa wood frames, a box, an album cover and hand mirror. Instructions for decorating them with violet and nasturtium motifs.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS May-Jun 1981 (v.26#3) pg. 38, 94
Anniversary gifts to make for 1st through 5th, 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries. (1) Paper scherenschnitte heart painted with lovebirds celebrates "To have and to hold" vow. (2) Machine-applique placemat in a heart-in-hand folk motif. (3) Flower-basket plaque personalized with a couple's name in precut wooden letters is trimmed with silk flowers. (4) Address book cover with a tulip motif is made from suedelike fabric. (5) Painted wooden trivet with a geese-and-heart motif. (6) Picture frame is decorated with tiny silk flowers and sprayed with silver metallic paint. (7) Golden Anniversary sampler has the couple's names and wedding date cross-stitched inside an outline of hearts and flowers.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Feb 1987 (v.32#1) pg. 80, 8, 12, 16, 98, 99
An assortment of picture frames to make or decorate. (1) Dye-dabbed wooden frame. (2) Marbleized paper frame. (3) Oriental "rice paper" brushed with gold. (4) Ticking and chintz flower decoupage. (5) "Terra-Cotta" dogwood blossoms. (6) Sponge-painted and veined frame resembles natural stone. (7) Seed packet decoupage.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Dec 1988 (v.33#8) pg. 48, 64, 72, 73
Description of the picture frame making business of Richard Saunders.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #642 Nov 1981 (v.77) pg. 38
Restoring Victorian picture frames.
OLD-HOUSE JOURNAL May 1977 (v.5#5) pg. 56
How to build an optical-illusion picture frame.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jan 1972 (v.137#1) pg. 144
Build a floater picture frame. Gives the appearance that the picture is suspended without being touched by the frame.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1977 (v.147#4) pg. 103
Tip: Use empty cassette holders (those plastic boxes which cassettes come in) as picture frames for small pictures.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1981 (v.155#2) pg. 102
Two techniques for making frames for large prints. Frames are strong enough to include glass or acrylic covering.
POPULAR SCIENCE Dec 1979 (v.215#6) pg. 94
Tips on making custom picture frames.
POPULAR SCIENCE Nov 1983 (v.223#5) pg. 178
Easy and inexpensive framing using cardboard and plastic tape.
SUNSET Nov 1978 (v.161#5) pg. 184
How to cover a flat picture frame or mirror frame with seeds.
SUNSET Jul 1979 (v.163#1) pg. 92
Designer picture frame combines a wooden exterior frame with a "Corian" mat around the picture.
WEEKEND WOODWORKING (PROJECTS) #47 Sep 1995 (v.8#5) pg. 28
Tips on making the "Oxford" frame.
WOODWORKER #1113 Aug 1986 (v.90#8) pg. 675
Introduction to gilding. Includes tips on restoring a gilded picture frame.
WOODWORKER #1114 Sep 1986 (v.90#9) pg. 721
Panel retainer disk system. Attractive wooden disks and short screws are used to retain panels within a frame. Ideally suited for holding a mirror in a frame, a bulletin board in a frame, a panel in a frame, etc.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL May-Jun 1989 (v.13#3) pg. 12
Photograph stand holds photo under glass without a frame.
WORKBENCH Nov-Dec 1965 (v.21#6) pg. 63
A corner-mounted picture frame creates a three-dimensional effect.
WORKBENCH Jan-Feb 1969 (v.25#1) pg. 46
How to restore old picture frames.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1977 (v.33#3) pg. 60
Tip: Use beverage can pull tabs to hold the glass, picture, backing, etc. in a picture frame.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1986 (v.42#2) pg. 28
A variety of scrap wood stands to display photos clamped between two pieces of clear acrylic.
WORKBENCH Jun-Jul 1992 (v.48#3) pg. 36