The Swirly Storybook Mermaid

I started by choosing a circular frame from Inline Ovals. The 831 series comes with a choice of decorations, which can be somewhat customized. I called Lorraine and asked if five of the seashell decorations would fit on a 14" circle. She was very helpful and measured for me. As it turned out, five fit perfectly all the way around, so I ordered the frame in silver leaf brown. I also ordered a piece of convex glass to further the fishbowl effect.

To design the mat, I went into the Wizard Mat Designer program and selected a couple of pieces of cut art with some good swirls to them. I arranged them loosely around the circle openings and then exported the file to VCADD to clean it up. Once I had a nice clean design, I cut the triple mat out of C9539 Riptide. I decided to go with a monochromatic mat because there was already plenty going on with the design and ornamentation.

Once the mat was cut, I turned the first and second mats so that they didn't align with one another to achieve a more free-flowing organic feeling.

I hung her up in the shop for awhile as an example of how fun extravagant design can be, but now my swirly storybook mermaid swims happily in my living room.

Anna Johnson
the framemakers
6724 W 19th St
University Place, WA 98466
(253) 564-2320
www.frame-makers.com

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