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I have a fun little job Some old tiles to be made into coasters, but with a wooden frame around them. No intrinsic value, just decorative and made to be robust. I have free reign to use whatever glue or method I deem fit.
At the moment I'm thinking to epoxy (or summat) the tile to a board (MDF?) frame that, then finish with cork on the base.
I haven't seen them yet, and I'm not yet sure whether they want the tile to be flush with the front of the frame as that changes things, but does the above sort of in the right direction?
I've found lots of threads to frame tiles, and a couple for coasters, but I haven't found one that combines the two.
Of course it is, something is being framed, somehow. Not much different to a floater frame with a canvas on board in it.
I’ve been asked to make frames for light switches, replace glass in clocks, used my CMC to make thousands of posh price tags for myself and others and heavens know what else.
The first P.F.G. (and still one of only two)
outside of North America.
Probably wait until you've got them and then post pictures, but I'm thinking just frame them as normal and then add 4 bumpers on the bottom.
I'm not sure why you would want or need to glue the tiles to something else.
Well he come to me as he wanted a frame, and I'm happy to oblige as I like crafty stuff so I'm quite happy.
I hadn't actually thought of it a a kind of floater frame actually, that makes more sense. I was working upside down in my head. I'm quite looking forward to seeing them as they came out of a fireplace and are being 'repurposed' rather than skipped. My cup of tea.
Well we went with this in the end. I think they are rather large for coasters myself but the customer likes them. A little bit of their house history saved and a nice little project.
I've framed a few hand painted tiles, there's a local artist that makes them. There are a bit easy to damage, because thay are only made from plaster and because of this it is normal practice to frame them to hang on the wall. I was not aware that framing tiles is anything particuarly unusual. Seems to be a fashionable interior design sort of thing with some people.
Mark Lacey
“Life is short. Art long. Opportunity is fleeting. Experience treacherous. Judgement difficult.”
― Geoffrey Chaucer
WE did a similar thing recently. A customer was renovating their house and wanted to save the old fireplace tiles. I think they cam out really well. They are being hung either side of their new fireplace.
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Some old tiles to be made into coasters, but with a wooden frame around them. No intrinsic value, just decorative and made to be robust. I have free reign to use whatever glue or method I deem fit.
