I wanted to display some favorite pictures in our master bedroom, but did not want to spend $20 a pop on gallery frames with mats. I checked on buying mats separately, or even cutting my own from mat board, but I wanted to keep it very simple and very inexpensive. here’s what I did:
1. buy 11X14 frames from the Dollar Tree. I just ordered a pack of 18 online and then picked them up in the store. There were 6 black ones inside my box, so I didn’t have to paint~wahoo! You’ll see the others in upcoming projects…
2. find the least dented part of a piece of white posterboard and trace around the glass, then cut it out. I took a mat with a 4X6 cutout from another picture I had and traced the 4X6 opening in the center.
3. cut the shorter 2 edges with my handy cutter, 
4. then use a metal ruler and an exacto knife for the longer edges. Use cardboard underneath so you don’t slash anything up!
5. Insert your favorite pictures behind the posterboard.
6. Love that you spent around $10 framing some of your favorite memories. :)
(still trying to figure what to do with that alarm clock)
breakdown:
poster board from Kroger~I used 4 because mine were pretty dented up. $2.76
4X6 pictures (5, then I framed a favorite note from him) $1.45
6 frames from Dollar Tree: $6.30
Total: $10.56
yesssssssssssssssss. :) You could completely stay under $10 if you found a couple of clean, undented posterboard for 2/$1 at the dollar store. Mostly, the savings was in the frames.Thank you Dollar Tree!
I love your display! I can't believe I never checked dollar tree for frames! This is perfect. I can't spend a ton on frames either and they're expensive everywhere, even at our thrift store. I assume since you ordered yours online that they don't have them in store?
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