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An Easy Tutorial for Beautiful BOho Fabric Picture Frames

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Give a unique gift this holiday with DIY fabric covered picture frames. Follow this easy tutorial using thrifted frames and boho fabric.

Do you love creating handmade gifts for your friends and family as much as I do? Check out this simple DIY boho fabric-covered picture frame for a unique gift idea for the boho lover or customize the frame to fit any style.

DIY Boho Fabric Picture Frames

Hello, my friend and welcome to Day Six of A Very Global Christmas where Casa Watkins Living and I are sharing twelve days of globally inspired Christmas DIYs, decorating tips, and entertaining ideas.

We have shared home tours, Christmas trees, wreath ideas, DIY ornaments, and advent calendars and today’s theme is a global-inspired DIY gift idea.

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If you are new here, howdy! I’m a retired military spouse who moved back to Texas after being gone for 19 years. I perfected the art of rental decorating and overcoming challenges in small spaces for over fifteen years but now am tackling homeownership with a new set of challenges! Our family of four lived in some of the most beautiful coastal towns in the US and Japan which have influenced my colorful and global style with DIYs and furnishings in our one-story 60’s ranch-style home in Fort Worth.

I try to repurpose or use thrifted finds when I come up with DIY gift ideas. I have been holding on to five picture frames for years now and decided it was time to repurpose them.

At first, I thought about decoupaging global printed paper on them but then remembered I had Thread Bare Fabric left over from another project.

What you need to make a fabric covered picture frames:

  • Thrifted or outdated picture frame
  • Scrap fabric
  • Fabric spray adhesion
  • Fabric glue (optional)
  • Scotch tape -black
  • Scissors
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Supplies for a DIY fabric picture frame.

First, you need to cut a piece of fabric a little larger than your frame. Make sure it is lined up the way you want if it has a pattern.

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Fabric cut to fit frame.

Prepare your surface with newspaper or wax paper. Add more paper to the opening of the frame once you remove the glass.

Spray a coat of fabric glue on top of the picture frame and place the entire piece of fabric on smoothing out bubbles and wrinkles until the entire frame is covered. You’ll have a few minutes to make the fabric completely smooth before the glue gets too hard.

Spread on tacky glue with a brush if you don’t want the mess of spray glue. It will take longer to dry but you won’t have to worry about overspray. Wait overnight before finishing the next steps.

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Spray adhesive and tacky glue.

Flip the picture frame over and cut an opening in the middle. Trim back and leave a little access fabric.

Use black scotch tape to finish adhering to the fabric around the back edges of the frame and the opening in the middle.

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Scotch tape to hold edges of fabric down on the back.

Finish off by adding a piece of pretty craft paper in the middle or a picture!

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Scotch tape to finish out the backside.
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Fabric picture frame for a Christmas gift.

One frame takes about ten minutes to make. I love that you customize this by using different fabrics and papers. Isn’t it such a sweet gift?

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A cute Christmas tree framed in a boho fabric picture frame.

You can find all of my Christmas decorating ideas and DIYs on this page. Make sure to check out Stephanie’s global-inspired DIY gift idea and more thoughtful Christmas gifts in this article.

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4 Comments

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