Neutral Wood Print Tabletop Frame Christmas holiday tree ornament favor place card pattern for 2x3 photo printable A4 sheet download
Neutral Wood Print Tabletop Frame Christmas holiday tree ornament favor place card pattern for 2x3 photo printable A4 sheet download
Tabletop or wall hanging frame ornament that can have removable or interchangeable strut leg if you use Velcro / hook & loop to connect the top part of the strut leg to the easel back, and a tab on the ribbon tail extend from the bottom right of the strut leg to connect to the bottom right of the easel back panel! Oh, and the easel back, & easel strut leg coordinate with the frame front, or front of frame!
This frame also makes a great place card holder for dinner parties, receptions, events, or favors for weddings, showers, and other occasions!
Great for Christmas or any holiday, for the tree or any ornament type tree, door or drawer hanger,
You can also use it as an alternative to a greeting card or invite!
Letter size pdf
6 panel parts to make a standing picture frame
Instructions are here in the description. You can choose to print this sheet onto washable, colorfast, inkjet printer fabric, for a washable, sewn, or no sew, frame project! You can also print this onto paper, card stock, or Cricut printable vinyl, and cover with self laminating sheets, to coat the panels, for cleaning, and care.
Supplies:
letter size sheet of paper card stock, washable inkjet fabric, or printable vinyl and optional laminating sheet(s)
ribbon 1/8" or 3mm wide by 2 feet or 2/3 meter long
ribbon 3/8" up to 1" wide by 9" or 23cm long
hot glue sticks and low temp glue gun - can use Cool Tech super low temp glue gun, which is 75 degrees cooler than the average low temp glue gun, great for kids to use, with adult supervision
acid free, clear, sheet protector page, cut to size of 2x3" photo - 1 page yields 10 protective photo sleeves, in lieu of glass, sold in packs of 50 pages at Walgreens, Walmart, or Target for between $4-$6
paper trimmer
scissors
hole puncher
Optional supplies:
straight pins
embroidery like, pointy, fabric scissors, such as Fiskars brand non stick pointy scissors
roll of thread if sewing
machine needles denim weight 100/16 or 110/18 if sewing
acid free, iron on, paper back, fabric adhesive, letter size, by Therm o Web HeatnBond Ultrahold for no sew project, or HeatnBond Lite / Featherlite if sewing - gives structure and stability to fabric frames, seals circle hole punched edges, and allows for frame to stand on shelf or table - comes in 1 yard and 5 yard roll, 17" wide, 5 yard roll yields up to 32 letter size sheets, up to 32 frames! $10.99 at Michaels, but if you use a 40%, 50%, or 60% off coupon, you save a LOT, each sheet can be as little as $0.14 per sheet!
iron if making fabric frame
optional 3/8" or 9mm wide by 1 foot length of ribbon for hanging frame as ornament
Velcro / hook & loop 6" length 3/4" wide, cut to size of black lined boxes on pattern panels - use sticky back or adhere sew on kind with strong glue line E6000
Instructions:
Cut out 6 panels
cut away corners, inner and outer, cut away corners along lines
fold flaps or seam allowances under
hole punch all circle holes, including the holes for the brooch pin back on panels 3 & 4, as well as the 2 holes for hanging the frame as an ornament on panels 3 & 4
thread ribbon through 7 circle holes on panel 2 & 3 to make photo pocket, thread in both directions
knot and glue down on both sides, trim excess ribbon,
optional to add hook & loop / velcro to panels 2 & 3 for photo pocket closure, but use strong glue like E6000 or sticky back velcro, to hold hook & loop on well, assemble and glue panels together
add ribbon to bottom right corners of strut leg and EB to connect them, to allow frame to stand
To finish for frame to stand, place and glue ribbon between bottom right layers of strut leg panels, and attach top part of strut leg to easel back panel, aligning the bottom right corners, before gluing down top part of strut leg panels. Push the dangling ribbon tail in front of standing frame, with ribbon tail under bottom of frame, and in front of frame, and mark where frame stands on its own, by placing a pin where ribbon meets bottom back corner, to mark where strut leg pitches out for it to stand well, trim to 1-2" and tuck inside bottom right little opening for ribbon on bottom right of easel back, glue in place
For removable strut leg
connect top part of strut leg to easel back with Velcro / hook & loop
allow for 2 hook & loop tab lengths of ribbon in front of the frame, cut excess ribbon, leaving enough to fold 2 hook & loop tab lengths of ribbon, fold ribbon in twice, toward frame, glue "hook" or rough hook & loop to ribbon tail folded in twice, attach ribbon to easel back "loop" tab on back bottom right corner of easel back.
If you want to use the frame as just a tabletop frame, make sure to leave a little pocket open for ribbon at the bottom of the frame, between panels 3 & 4 for the ribbon that connects the strut leg to the easel back. After you insert the ribbon inside the bottom right side of the 2 strut leg panels, and after you attached the top of the strut panels to the easel back with hot glue, pull the ribbon out in front of the frame, hanging from the bottom of the strut leg, stand the frame and pitch the leg so that it stands alone, and place a pin where ribbon meets bottom back corner, to mark where strut leg pitches out for it to stand well, cut excess ribbon, leaving enough to tuck into little pocket on bottom right corner of frame, between the easel back panel 4 & panel 3 under it.
If sewing or making washable no sew frame, print design sheet onto washable, inkjet fabric, iron Ultrahold, HeatnBond Lite or Featherlite fabric adhesive to the back, adhesive facing down onto back, cut out panels, hole punch circle holes, trim edges, cut away corners at outer corners and inner corners, fold down seam allowances, iron down flaps, then you can sew your panels along the outer edges, just make sure that you leave an opening between panels 2 & 3 for the photo pocket.
If you want to wash the fabric versions of the frame, take out the photo and its protective sleeve, also remove the hanging ribbon and the metal pin back, place in a lingerie bag in a cold, delicate cycle wash, no fabric softener, use only mild detergent like Woolwash from Dollar Tree or Wool-lite. Air dry standing on a towel.
Thank you all so much!
Tabletop / Wall hanging frame ornament, 3x4" picture frame structure, pattern, printable, & download are copyright protected by Kristie Hubler. All Rights Reserved. Not for resale. For personal use only. If interested in licensing or reselling the finished frame(s), please contact me at [email protected] to purchase a royalty license.
Recommended for ages 8 and up, with adult supervision, if making frames as a kids craft.
THANK YOU!
Kristie Hubler
http://craftsuprint.com/kristie-lynn-hubler
