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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 46.00
Frame B: Large RectangleSold out

Frame B: Large Rectangle

CHF 80.00
Frame C: Wide Rectangle (Dispatching by 10 December)

Frame C: Wide Rectangle (Dispatching by 10 December)

CHF 57.00
Frame D: Large Square

Frame D: Large Square

CHF 69.00
Frame E: Small SquareSold out

Frame E: Small Square

CHF 40.00
Frame F: Box Frame

Frame F: Box Frame

CHF 32.00
Frame G: Musicians Frame

Frame G: Musicians Frame

CHF 40.00

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 18.00
Midnight // Gold Mount

Midnight // Gold Mount

CHF 18.00
Green // Green Mount

Green // Green Mount

CHF 18.00
Grey // Orange Mount

Grey // Orange Mount

CHF 18.00
Grey // Yellow Mount

Grey // Yellow Mount

CHF 18.00
Pink // Red Mount

Pink // Red Mount

CHF 18.00
Deep Red // Pink Mount

Deep Red // Pink Mount

CHF 18.00
Purple // Purple Mount

Purple // Purple Mount

CHF 18.00
Yellow // Red Mount

Yellow // Red Mount

CHF 18.00
Red // Blue Mount

Red // Blue Mount

CHF 18.00
Blue // Yellow Mount

Blue // Yellow Mount

CHF 18.00

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

CHF 23.00
Painting Bundle: 2Sold out

Painting Bundle: 2

CHF 23.00
Painting Bundle: 3

Painting Bundle: 3

CHF 23.00
Painting Bundle: 4Sold out

Painting Bundle: 4

CHF 23.00
Painting Bundle: 5Sold out

Painting Bundle: 5

CHF 23.00
Painting Bundle: 6

Painting Bundle: 6

CHF 23.00
Painting Bundle: 7

Painting Bundle: 7

CHF 23.00

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

Individual Paint - 50ml Jar

Individual Paint - 50ml Jar

CHF 7.00
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

CHF 15.00
Stencil: The Floral

Stencil: The Floral

CHF 15.00
Stencil: The Geometric

Stencil: The Geometric

CHF 15.00
Stencil: The Waves

Stencil: The Waves

CHF 15.00
Stencil: The Tulips

Stencil: The Tulips

CHF 15.00
Stencil: The Sun Rising

Stencil: The Sun Rising

CHF 15.00

Step five | Any other accessories?

Flat paint brushSold out

Flat paint brush

CHF 11.00
Detail paint brushSold out

Detail paint brush

CHF 7.00
Stencil brushSold out

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.