Hi everybody, my name is Monica and today I am going to show you how to frame a paste paint using an art spacer. So here we go, I have this beautiful 5x7 floral painting and this white frame that I just got from Amazon and I think that the white border around this painting really enhances the colors of it. So I am really looking forward to see how this shapes up. So let's get started. Ok so now I have unwrapped the frame and if I look behind I need to take off this backing so let me. So I need to, I don't need this picture anymore and this picture will be replaced with the painting. However, in case of paste still the trick is that the glass surface should not be touching the paste still. Surface otherwise the pestle particles will come off, will be, will stuck to the glass and you know it affects its longevity as well as the quality of the painting. So what I am going to do is I am going to insert an art spacer in between or it is also called frame spacer. Let me show you what it looks like. So here is a sample frame spacer. I am using the thinnest variety and they come in several feet long but I will be able to easily size it and cut it using a sharp blade. So let's see what it looks like and you can also see here that it has a peel, peel off backing and you know once I peel off this backing the spacer will be able to stick to the glass. So let me size it and cut it first. So I am going to use this shears from my gardening tools that actually I don't do much of gardening however it comes handy for other art and craft purpose here. So I need to attach this spacer on all four sides of the glass. So let me just measure it and cut it to size first before I peel off the backing. Ok so here I have cut all four sides of it and notice that the small pieces are smaller than the entire length of the frame because they have to fit within the other two spacers that I cut. And note that it is ok to cut the length a little shorter because you know it would in effect the painting as you will see in the final process. However if it is longer than the edge of the glass then it is going to come into the in the way of the frame and it will not really work. So let me peel off the backing and start sticking them up. So let me show you this is just the backing and this is the stick side. I am going to just stick it with the at the end of the frame. So let me go ahead and do the same for all the four sides. Ok. So what is I am using a transparent type they also come the art spacers also come in black. So if your frame is black then you know then that is a very good choice. But I usually just buy clear ones because they go with any color frame, matte or painting. So now you see there is an edge on all four sides of this glass created by the spacer. And so now when I put my painting against this glass it is not going to really touch the glass because there is a frame or spacer in between. So now I can go ahead and put the assembly in. So now I need to close off this frame. So I have two choices here. You know either I can use the original backing itself and that gives me this nice easel stand as well. However you know since I added the art spacer there is an increased thickness and also my painting was on a board that has its own thickness. So if I add the backing board itself as well then you know the hooks may not close off. So what I am going to use is just I am going to just let my painting board itself get used as the backing and I am going to just close off this frame. And you will notice that since the frame has a good thickness it is actually it can be used as a table top frame easily it will stand on its own. However if you know if I want I can always add a little hook at the top. But I really want to use this as a table top. So I am not going to do that and just use this frame. Let's take a look at all of this.