Pyrography Wood Burned Picture Frame – 8 Amazing Design Ideas
Pictures are for treasuring moments and memories. And what else can be a better way to display them than using picture frames (of any size)? On top of that, if that is a pyrography wood burned picture frame, it’s like icing on the cake.
If you have the basic pyrography skill, you can easily make and design because it doesn’t have to be perfect unless you are making them for business purposes. But what type of designs can you use for making your pyrography picture frame? Well, read this article to find out!
Design Ideas For Pyrography Picture Frames
Need some cool and trendy ideas for your pyrography picture frames? Here are some popular examples and some important notes on them.
Simple Dot/Stroke/Geometric Designs
If you are not much into pyrography or just starting, you can still wood burn the frames. As I always say, some projects don’t require perfection, and they are still perfect in their own ways. So you can go with whatever designs you want to make, such as filling the frame areas with dots, tiny stroke lines crossing one another and creating simple stars, or using your ruler to do some line art.
- Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly
- Easy to do the projects
- Suitable for kids’ projects
Floral And Mandala Designs
Floral prints or designs are suitable for almost every pyrography project. And when it comes to making pyrography picture frames, floral designs are among the trendiest and most popular designs. They are easy to do and can be done by tracing or pattern transfer by using templates.
- Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly
- Can contain simple design outlines to super complex patterns
- Suitable for personal use and as gifts
Leopard Design
The park of wood burning abstract designs is that they don’t come with any particular pattern rules. You burn them on the wooden frame as you want and how you feel comfortable with them. However, if you want to maintain consistency, you can try tracing before burning them.
- Difficulty Level: Beginner and intermediate
- Does not have any pattern rule
- Looks better when done with consistency
- Shading and coloring can be done to add details
Fractal Wood Design
Fractal wood burning design is done with high-voltage heat, and it burns wood with more depth. But doing this type of pyrography can be challenging in small and thinner frames. So it is best to try this on slightly ticker wooden picture frames.
- Difficulty Level: Professional
- Requires high-voltage temperature to create the patterns
- Not suitable for beginners
- Setting up the projects is difficult
This article tells more about Fractal Burn Pyrography. It is a good read prior you plan one on the photo frame.
Clouds and Mountains and Animals
Adding clouds, animals, cliffs and mountain designs to your frame always makes them look different from the rest. It is limited only by your imagination. You can also add tall pine trees, sun, birds, and more.
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate and professional
- Require fine detailed work
- Should be burned with shading and various textures
- Can be time-consuming
Personalized Texts/Quotes
If you plan on giving the pyrography picture frame as a gift, you can add a personal touch. And to do that, you can wood burn some of your own words or any favorite for that special person to make the gift more special. Whether you want to add other designs with them or keep them simple is entirely up to you.
- Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly
- Can contain anything from personal text messages or quotes
- Can be done without tracing or by using stencils
- Does not require shading or coloring
Butterfly Shapes
Want to immortalize a memorable date or occasion? Then why not wood burn it on a picture frame? Since the frame will contain a piece of memory, adding dates makes it even more special. Besides, it comes in handy if you are not much into remembering special dates or anniversaries.
- Difficulty Level: Beginner-friendly
- Does not require tracing or pattern transfer prior to burning but can be done if required
- One can add other patterns and deigns for a more aesthetic touch.
- Suitable as valentine, anniversary, and birthday gifts
- Also suitable for making newborn picture albums for adding birth dates and add text.
Abstract Forms
- This is a free form to burn. You will be making fantastic picture frames if you practice a few abstract forms on wood.
- Difficulty level varies according to the intricacy of the design, but generally varies from intermediate to difficult.
- A great piece to hang on the living space walls
- This is a beautiful gift item
- Everyone likes this kind of frame
Here is a nice and easy photo frame wood burn video.
One more video here on frame pyrography.
Tips For Burning Designs For Picture Frames
Any type of wood burned frame with any design is beautiful. However, here are some helpful tips.
- Simplicity is the key. While overall wood burned design is still good, sometimes, it can seem too much if you are doing complex designs with many shading and darker textures. So try to keep it light.
- If you plan on using it as a gift item, you can choose a simpler design, such as the corner one. They always look much more appealing.
- If you are staining the border, make sure to do it after burning the design because the stain can cause a chemical reaction and release toxic smoke.
Types Of Frames
When it comes to picture frames, your option can be limited to certain types. Nevertheless, if you plan on making pyrography/ wood burned picture frames, here are some types of frames that can help you add a crafty touch to your home.
Single Wall Hanging
You can make a single frame of any size that you can hand on the wall. Such things are great for keeping the home décor minimum.
Multiple Hanging Pictures
You can make several small pyrography picture frames and attach them one below another using thread or rope. Such photo frames are always an excellent addition to a room or hallway decoration. They are also great as gift items.
Desktop/Nightstand Types
If you don’t want to hang the frames on the wall, you can make them by placing them on your nightstand or tabletop. Like the previous one I mentioned, this type of frame is also ideal as a gift.
FAQs
Can I wood burn already made wooden picture frames?
Yes, you can do that. Moreover, you can certainly purchase a fully-made frame or use the old ones from home if it is not chemically treated already.
What is the best place on the frame to do the design?
Honestly, you can burn the design pretty much anywhere in the frame you want. While corner designs or designs on the top or bottom and both are popular, the location of burning designs on wooden frames depends entirely on the artist.
Can I color or stain my pyrography picture frame?
Yes, you can add color to your picture frame designs if you want. And staining pyrography picture frames are also common as an alternative to coloring them with paint. But make sure to apply paint or stain after wood burning it, not before.
Final Words
Picture frames do make us think that these are only for attaching printed photos. But that is not always the case. You can also frame your pyrography projects using a pyrography or wood burned picture frame. So which one would it be? A printed or a wood burned image?
