| Frames for your favourite photos are not particularly | | | | should be left with now are the two pieces of wood. |
| cheap, unless you purchase clip frames, which are | | | | This needs to be repeated until you have enough pegs |
| available in most places. Often you find that you do not | | | | to go all round the edge of your picture, three times. |
| like what is available for your picture in the correct size. | | | | Try grouping the pegs in the following way. |
| So, this being the case, why not have a go at making | | | | Commence by going down the left side of the wood. |
| some of your own. If you can make your own, it will | | | | Place the pegs going in a downward direction starting |
| give you a sense of achievement, and before you | | | | from the top. Using the longest and thinnest part of the |
| know it, you will probably find yourself making more. | | | | peg on its back, to the top edge. It is likely that you |
| I am sure that your friends and family would be | | | | may use 3 to 4 pegs to do 1 row down 1 side. |
| delighted to receive a gift like this. Once you have the | | | | The middle row will need to start with the bottom part |
| method I am about to describe to you, no doubt you | | | | of the peg on its back, thus changing the pattern. The |
| could adapt it to use for other sizes. Basically, you will | | | | third row should be done the same as the first. Repeat |
| realise, that your materials needed for this, are | | | | this then on the right side. It may be that you need four |
| relatively inexpensive. | | | | rows. The pegs have to cover the edge of your |
| So what do you need? A No. 10 paintbrush, some | | | | picture. The sides should be identical. Now carefully |
| Rekar glue, a sheet of wood 20.5cm x 21.5cm | | | | apply the glue and press down hard by putting |
| (hardboard would be fine), acrylic silk paint in colour of | | | | something heavy on top. |
| your choice, a sheet of acetate and plenty of natural | | | | Once dry, start at the foot of your picture using your |
| wooden household pegs, plus, of course, your photo or | | | | pegs going across ways. First row from the bottom |
| picture. | | | | with the bottom part of the peg on its back nearest to |
| Where do I start on this project? First of all, I suggest | | | | the outside left frame. All the pegs in this row going the |
| that you choose somewhere with a nice flat surface | | | | same way. The second row forms the pattern with |
| to work on. Make sure that your picture is a suitable | | | | the longest part first. Third row the same as the first, |
| size to fit the frame. Take your piece of wood and | | | | bearing in mind you may have to cut the pegs to fit. All |
| then centralise your photo or picture on to this. You | | | | need glueing. |
| could mark the wood with a pencil dot at the four | | | | Repeat this at the top now. When all this is complete |
| corners of your picture. Then, with your brush, glue the | | | | and thoroughly dried, you can then paint the pegs in |
| photo to the wood. | | | | orange or a colour of your choice. This should not take |
| Cover the picture with your sheet of acetate, which | | | | that long to dry. Any dried flowers can then be stuck |
| needs to be the same size. The next step now is to | | | | to your frame. |
| take your pegs. Carefully take one and holding the | | | | This would look better if you painted the sides of your |
| bottom of it pull the base of both sides in different | | | | frame. If you stuck about 4 parts of the wooden peg |
| directions. One forward and one back, so that it | | | | together, you could let the thick end touch the wood |
| separates the peg and remove the spring. All you | | | | and go along with your paintbrush. |