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All Frame Kits Come Fully Assembled:
Frames are Joined
Glass is Cleaned
Plexi is Peeled and Inspected
Double Mat Using Bainbridge® Alphamat® Artcare™
Bainbridge® Artcare™ Acid-Free Foamcore Backing
All Fit Together with Bendable Tabs
Tape, Wire, and Hardware Included

Watercolor Frame Kits

Frame kits sized for watercolor paper? What a great idea!

We came up with the idea of fully-assembled Watercolor Frame Kits after listening to the frustration from many of our local watercolor artists about the lack of affordable framing for their artwork. They either had to drastically crop their paintings, or spend a lot of money on custom framing.

We started making frame kits for the sizes that watercolor paper comes in: full sheet, half sheet, quarter sheet, eighth sheet and all the block sizes—all at a price considerably less than regular custom framing. Our artists loved them!

These kits are made of the same high quality materials and moulding used in custom framing, but they are easy-to-use, so an artist can frame their artwork themselves. Our customers also loved the fact that they could easily change the artwork in the frame, if they wished.

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Standard Frame Kit complete with TruVue® Conservation Clear Glass® (98% UV Protection) or .093 Clear Plexi (66% UV Protection):
Description	Frame Size (in.)	Mat Opening (in.)	Total Price
Full Sheet Plus	32 x 40	Your Specifications	$139.00
Full Sheet	28 x 36	21 x 29	$129.00
18 x 24 Block	24 x 30	17 1/2 x 23 1/2	$99.00
Half Sheet	20 x 27	14 x 21	$89.00
14 x 20 Block	19 1/2 x 25 1/2	13 1/2 x 19 1/2	$79.00
12 x 16 Block	17 1/2 x 21 1/2	11 1/2 x 15 1/2	$69.00
Quarter Sheet	16 x 20	10 x 14	$69.00
10 x 14 Block	14 1/2 x 18 1/2	9 1/2 x 13 1/2	$59.00
9 x 12 Block	13 1/2 x 16 1/2	8 1/2 x 11 1/2	$49.00
Eighth Sheet	11 1/2 x 15	7 x 10 1/2	$39.00
7 x 10 Block	11 x 14	6 1/2 x 9 1/2	$39.00
Mini Frame Kit Assortment	6 x 7 7 x 8	2 x 3 3 x 4	Five Frames for $89.00

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Custom Frame Kits

Your custom sized frame kit solution!

If your artwork doesn’t quite fit in our standard kits, or you have a unique sized painting; or maybe you like wider mats than our kits offer; in any case, we can accommodate you.

You may like to print out and use our worksheet to help you figure out your custom frame size, or call us for assistance. Once you have the actual frame size figured out, look at the chart above and see where it fits in. For example, if your frame ends up being an 18” X 24”, it falls between the 12 x 16 Block (17 ½” x 21 ½”) and the 14 x 20 Block (19 ½” x 25 ½”) kits, so it will cost $79.00.

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