TIME TO BREAK THE GLASS art frames and chalkboards

 

Take a look at some beautiful frame sets

 

 

Frame set are meant to be art all on their own. They create drama thru color and texture.

**No glass was actually broken in the making** Hang them on the wall, lean them on a surface,
display your favorite things, Versatile and Beautiful. Collected over time most of these frames were
 emptied before I found them.
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Custom picture frames

These picture frames are for two long time friends of mine. We have all been involved in Tae Kwon Do since January of 2000. Two of us have earned second degree black belt. The other earned first degree. They each have sons that earned first degree. For each degree earned one gets a nice certificate from Korea, but these come in a cheap frame. So, I am making 5 frames for each friend.
Each frame is really an outer frame of cherry and an inner frame of sycamore. The cherry comes from my yard. The sycamore comes from the yard of one of these friends. I cut these trees down myself and have performed all of the milling steps except cutting the tree into rough lumber.
The outer frame has a "shouldered bullnose" and the inner frame has a bevel. The bevel makes it look like a "matte." The frames look pretty because of the design and the contrasting wood colors.
To date all the pieces have been rough cut, milled to size, shaped, rabbeted, mitered to length, and assembled. That was TWENTY frames. Once a particular cut was set up, it wasnt a big deal to do that cut repeatedly, so more frames didnt mean a lot of extra time.
I built a mitering sled for the table saw. This is now an indispensible jig for my workshop. It has runners that fit in the channels of the table saw and a pre-set triangle which creates perfect 45 degree cuts while the tablesaw is set to cut at 90 degrees. One side has a sliding stop block set into a T-track. Using this device I cut all of the "left miters" on one side, one at a time. Then I set the stop block . To set the stop block I cut a piece a little long, test the length, then trim it a little at a time until perfect, moving the block for each test cut. Once it is perfect, the block is set. Finally, I cut all the right miters one at a time.
Pitcures soon.

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Custom frames more pictures

The fantastic miter sled.
The 10 sycamore inner frames and 10 cherry outer frames, all glued up. They look small, but the inner frame is for an 11x14 picture.
One frame each, upside down. This picture shows how the inner frame is just a little larger than the space it will fit into. It will be trimmed for an exact fit.
One frame each, right side up and mocked up. The upper right corner shows that the inner frame is still a little too big.

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REINDEER MOSS AND ITALIAN FRAMES topiary florist kitchen nephews

First I want to tell you about a great little florist in South Surrey.

I get the opportunity to pop in now and then when Im riding with George while hes working.

The owner and staff are some of the friendly ladies Ive ever encountered.

They not only sell the most beautiful flowers but home decor items,

candles, body lotions, vases, special order furnishings, and more.

You have to pop in and see for yourself. I usually dont leave without something special.

If you live in South Surrey or White Rock and you order flowers from them

for deliver, your delivery driver most definitely will be my George.

They have galvanized buckets full of quality flowers to choose from,

and quite often the counter is brimming with custom made, one of a kind mini arrangements.

The kind you should splurge on every now and then just for your bedside.

That brings me to my MOSS TOPIARY.

I found REINDEER MOSS at Passions

and had to make new topiary for the kitchen. 

I love the smell of the moss and the bright color if offers.

See the cast iron mouse, another find at Passions. Its a door stop.

I picked up a tired, worn out topiary at a yard sale.

I stripped off all the old stuff and simply hot glued the new moss in place.

I do spray it with water once a week to keep it fresh.

And finally a couple of the vintage Italian frames I collect got a very good use.

Our grocery chalk board is the best thing to happen since slice bread.

My father supplied the metal so we could have a magnetic chalk board.

So now my nephews school pics look great.

Hey sis, call the boys over and show them they are now celebrities.

Be sure to check out:

A PASSION FOR FLOWERS

#11 3268 King George BLVD

Alder Crossing Shopping Mall

Right by Choices Market 

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