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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

$53.00
Frame B: Large Rectangle

Frame B: Large Rectangle

$92.00
Frame C: Wide Rectangle (Dispatching by 10 December)Sold out

Frame C: Wide Rectangle (Dispatching by 10 December)

$66.00
Frame D: Large Square

Frame D: Large Square

$79.00
Frame E: Small Square

Frame E: Small Square

$46.00
Frame F: Box FrameSold out

Frame F: Box Frame

$37.00
Frame G: Musicians Frame

Frame G: Musicians Frame

$46.00

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

$20.00
Midnight // Gold Mount

Midnight // Gold Mount

$15.00
Green // Green Mount

Green // Green Mount

$15.00
Grey // Orange Mount

Grey // Orange Mount

$15.00
Grey // Yellow Mount

Grey // Yellow Mount

$15.00
Pink // Red Mount

Pink // Red Mount

$15.00
Deep Red // Pink Mount

Deep Red // Pink Mount

$15.00
Purple // Purple Mount

Purple // Purple Mount

$20.00
Yellow // Red MountSold out

Yellow // Red Mount

$20.00
Red // Blue Mount

Red // Blue Mount

$20.00
Blue // Yellow Mount

Blue // Yellow Mount

$20.00

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

$27.00
Painting Bundle: 2Sold out

Painting Bundle: 2

$27.00
Painting Bundle: 3

Painting Bundle: 3

$27.00
Painting Bundle: 4Sold out

Painting Bundle: 4

$27.00
Painting Bundle: 5Sold out

Painting Bundle: 5

$27.00
Painting Bundle: 6

Painting Bundle: 6

$27.00
Painting Bundle: 7

Painting Bundle: 7

$27.00

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

Individual Paint - 50ml Jar

Individual Paint - 50ml Jar

$8.00
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 StarsSold out

Stencil: The Stars

$17.00
Stencil: The Floral

Stencil: The Floral

$17.00
Stencil: The Geometric

Stencil: The Geometric

$17.00
Stencil: The Waves

Stencil: The Waves

$17.00
Stencil: The Tulips

Stencil: The Tulips

$17.00
Stencil: The Sun Rising

Stencil: The Sun Rising

$17.00

Step five | Any other accessories?

Flat paint brushSold out

Flat paint brush

$12.00
Detail paint brush

Detail paint brush

$8.00
Stencil brush

Stencil brush

$6.00
Semi-gloss varnishSold out

Semi-gloss varnish

$8.00


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.