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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

CHF 59.00
Frame B: Large Rectangle

Frame B: Large Rectangle

CHF 96.00
Frame C: Wide Rectangle

Frame C: Wide Rectangle

CHF 75.00
Frame D: Large Square

Frame D: Large Square

CHF 91.00
Frame E: Small Square

Frame E: Small Square

CHF 54.00
Frame F: Box Frame

Frame F: Box Frame

CHF 48.00
Frame G: Musicians Frame

Frame G: Musicians Frame

CHF 59.00
Frame H: Round

Frame H: Round

CHF 43.00

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

CHF 16.00
Midnight // Gold Mount

Midnight // Gold Mount

CHF 16.00
Green // Green Mount

Green // Green Mount

CHF 16.00
Grey // Orange Mount

Grey // Orange Mount

CHF 16.00
Grey // Yellow Mount

Grey // Yellow Mount

CHF 16.00
Pink // Red Mount

Pink // Red Mount

CHF 16.00
Deep Red // Pink Mount

Deep Red // Pink Mount

CHF 16.00
Purple // Purple Mount

Purple // Purple Mount

CHF 16.00
Yellow // Red Mount

Yellow // Red Mount

CHF 16.00
Red // Blue Mount

Red // Blue Mount

CHF 16.00
Blue // Yellow Mount

Blue // Yellow Mount

CHF 16.00

Step three | Choose your paints

Our bespoke paint bundles contain four colours from our proprietary range of paints. These colours are chosen to all work well in combination, for use painting frames, decorations or anything else. Each bundle contains 4 x 50ml jars of a specially mixed paint intended for decoration.

Paint Bundles

Painting Bundle: 1

Painting Bundle: 1

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 2

Painting Bundle: 2

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 3

Painting Bundle: 3

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 4

Painting Bundle: 4

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 5

Painting Bundle: 5

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 6

Painting Bundle: 6

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 7

Painting Bundle: 7

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 8

Painting Bundle: 8

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 9

Painting Bundle: 9

CHF 22.00
Painting Bundle: 10

Painting Bundle: 10

CHF 22.00

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

CHF 14.00
Stencil: The Floral

Stencil: The Floral

CHF 14.00
Stencil: The Geometric

Stencil: The Geometric

CHF 14.00
Stencil: The Waves

Stencil: The Waves

CHF 14.00
Stencil: The TulipsSold out

Stencil: The Tulips

CHF 14.00
Stencil: The Sun Rising

Stencil: The Sun Rising

CHF 14.00

Step five | Any other accessories?

Flat paint brushSold out

Flat paint brush

CHF 10.00
Detail paint brush

Detail paint brush

CHF 7.00
Stencil brush

Stencil brush

CHF 5.00
Semi-gloss varnish

Semi-gloss varnish

CHF 7.00


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.