How to Customise a Frame with POSCA
These hand lettered glass frames are perfect for adding a personalised touch to your home or an event.
Make those memories even more special using your own handwriting! Use the provided worksheets to create a modern calligraphy style frame or come up with your personalised word or phrase to make it even more unique.
What's great with this craft is you can use any colour of POSCA pen you like, so you can create a frame that will suit your style.
Project and instructions by Edlyl Asis.
You will need
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Carefully remove the glass inside the frame by twisting the clasp to one side and sliding out the pane.
Choose your favourite phrase from the worksheets provided.
Cut this out using the outline provided.
Centralise the piece of paper on the glass and use a strip of washi tape to secure it in position.
To use your POSCA pen, make sure you shake the pen first and press down until you see the ink come through the nib.
Use the piece of paper as a guide and carefully write out the phrase.
Split letters/words into sections and write them out slowly.
Top Tip: Pause each time you write out a section, making sure you don't press down on the pen when you stop as it will make a dotted mark, lift your pen instead and then start again.
Wait for the letters/words to dry. If you want to create a modern calligraphy feel to your lettering, fill in and go over your down strokes.
Top Tip: Before you fill in the downstrokes, mimic the writing in the air to work out where the heavy strokes are are in the lettering.
Once dry, remove the piece of paper from behind the glass, and carefully place the glass back inside the frame.
Carefully remove the glass inside the frame.
Measure the glass using a ruler and outline this on a piece of paper.
Think of a word or phrase you would like to write.
Write this out using a pencil first.
To use your POSCA pen, make sure you shake the pen first and press down until you see the ink come through.
When writing your word or phrase, split them into sections and take your time.
Once you're happy with the word/phrase, centralise the piece of paper on the glass secure in position using washi tape.
Use the piece of paper as a guide and carefully write out the phrase.
Top Tip: Pause each time you write out a section but make sure you don't press down on the pen when you stop as it will make a dotted mark, instead lift your pen and then start again.
Leave the lettering to dry.
If you want to create a modern calligraphy feel to your lettering, fill in and go over your downstrokes.
Top Tip: Before you fill in the downstrokes, mimic the writing in the air to work out where they are in the lettering.
Once dry, remove the piece of paper from behind the glass and carefully place the glass back inside the frame.
