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Paint your own frames

Use our step by step guide to help you choose frames, paints and painting accessories.


Step one | Pick your frame

We stock a range of unpainted frames suitable for painting. Our signature styles (A - E) are a double frame which are great fun to decorate. All the frames include an embroidery mounting kit. If you are looking for a frame to go with a specific kit, Frame C fit The Fables, Frame E and F fit The Jabberwocky, Frame E and G fit The Musicians and Frame D fits The Samplers. The other styles are ones Eppie often uses in her Freestyle Embroidery.

Our signature frames

Frame A: Small Rectangle

Frame A: Small Rectangle

CA$72.00
Frame B: Large RectangleSold out

Frame B: Large Rectangle

CA$126.00
Frame C: Wide Rectangle (Dispatching by 10 December)

Frame C: Wide Rectangle (Dispatching by 10 December)

CA$90.00
Frame D: Large Square

Frame D: Large Square

CA$108.00
Frame E: Small SquareSold out

Frame E: Small Square

CA$63.00
Frame F: Box Frame

Frame F: Box Frame

CA$51.00
Frame G: Musicians Frame

Frame G: Musicians Frame

CA$63.00

Step two | Do you need a mount?

If you chose the Musicians Frame, then you will need to add a mount. We stock a range of colourful double mounts.

Blue // Blue Mount

Blue // Blue Mount

CA$27.00
Midnight // Gold Mount

Midnight // Gold Mount

CA$27.00
Green // Green Mount

Green // Green Mount

CA$27.00
Grey // Orange Mount

Grey // Orange Mount

CA$27.00
Grey // Yellow Mount

Grey // Yellow Mount

CA$27.00
Pink // Red Mount

Pink // Red Mount

CA$27.00
Deep Red // Pink Mount

Deep Red // Pink Mount

CA$27.00
Purple // Purple Mount

Purple // Purple Mount

CA$27.00
Yellow // Red Mount

Yellow // Red Mount

CA$27.00
Red // Blue Mount

Red // Blue Mount

CA$27.00
Blue // Yellow Mount

Blue // Yellow Mount

CA$27.00

Step three | Choose your paints

We have collaborated with the British independant paint maker Colourman Paints to launch a curated selection of their chalk based paints in 50ml jars, the perfect size for decorative painting. You can either buy these paints in pre-selected bundles of 4 colours, all designed to complement each other, or choose to buy the jars individually.

Paint Bundles

Painting Bundle: 1

Painting Bundle: 1

CA$36.00
Painting Bundle: 2Sold out

Painting Bundle: 2

CA$36.00
Painting Bundle: 3

Painting Bundle: 3

CA$36.00
Painting Bundle: 4Sold out

Painting Bundle: 4

CA$36.00
Painting Bundle: 5Sold out

Painting Bundle: 5

CA$36.00
Painting Bundle: 6

Painting Bundle: 6

CA$36.00
Painting Bundle: 7

Painting Bundle: 7

CA$36.00

Or if you would rather, why not select your own combination of colours?

Individual Paint - 50ml Jar

Individual Paint - 50ml Jar

CA$11.00
Color
Cabbage White

Step four | Do you want to try a stencil?

We have designed some stencils which perfectly accompany our signature style wide frames (style A to E). Stencils are a fun way to achieve detail which would be much more challenging to do freehand. All stencils come in a decorative folder with a guide on how to use them.

Stencil: The Stars

Stencil: The Stars

CA$23.00
Stencil: The Floral

Stencil: The Floral

CA$23.00
Stencil: The Geometric

Stencil: The Geometric

CA$23.00
Stencil: The Waves

Stencil: The Waves

CA$23.00
Stencil: The Tulips

Stencil: The Tulips

CA$23.00
Stencil: The Sun Rising

Stencil: The Sun Rising

CA$23.00

Step five | Any other accessories?

Flat paint brushSold out

Flat paint brush

CA$17.00
Detail paint brushSold out

Detail paint brush

CA$11.00
Stencil brushSold out

Stencil brush

CA$8.00
Semi-gloss varnish

Semi-gloss varnish

CA$11.00


Get inspiration for you next decorative painting project...



Our decorative painting virtual course

About the course

Over the course of 80 minutes, this course will teach you how to decoratively paint frames. We will introduce you to all the materials you need, the considerations which go into creating designs, as well as over a dozen freehand painting motifs. You will then go on to learn some more advanced techniques such as stenciling, using tape to create designs and reverse glass painting for mounts.