• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About Me
    • New? Start Here!
  • Projects
    • DIY & Crafts
    • Decorating Ideas
    • Furniture Makeovers
    • Power Tools 101
    • Seasonal Decorating
    • Outdoor Projects
    • Parties – Ideas & Decor
    • Cleaning and Organization Tips and Ideas
  • Free Printables
  • Travel
  • Gift Ideas

Rain on a Tin Roof

DIY and Home Decor Blog. Fly Your Freak Flag.

You are here: Home >> DIY Projects >> DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable

November 7, 2014 By Jenna 15 Comments

DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable

58 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

I am a sucker for many things.

Laffy Taffy.

Kelly Green.

Oh, and Navy Blue or Cobalt Blue – its pretty good too.

Sausage & Biscuits.

Grunt Labor.

Cherry Coke.

Cheap Beer.

Lucite.

Good Southern Movies.

The last two are the focus of this project.

Because really who doesn’t love a little faux lucite and a good Gone With the Wind quote?

Now, let’s pair those together in this DIY Lucite Frame.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.

Start to finish, this is going to take you all of 10 minutes. If that.

Boom.

How to Make a Lucite Wall Frame

Tools & Supplies Needed:

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

  • Printable (link at end of post) or other art of your choice.
  • 2 pieces of Acrylic or Styrene Sheets in whatever size of your choice. Mine are 18″ x 24″, but you can do whatever size you want. I got mine at Home Depot. They are also on Amazon and I’m sure at other home improvement stores.
  • 4 – #8 Machine Screws 3/4″ length (the length can be smaller if you aren’t using as thick of acrylic as I was.)
  • 4 – #8 Screw Nuts
  • Drill and Drill Bit the size of your screw ends
  • 4 Small Clamps
  • Pen or Pencil

Steps

Step 1: 

Take the plastic off the acrylic.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

Step 2: 

Place your art on one of the pieces of acrylic. You may want to put a couple pieces of tape on the back of the art to keep it in place while you make the frame. Next, place the other piece of acrylic directly on top of that.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

Clamp it all together.

Step 3: 

Mark where you want your screws to go.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

I came in about 1 1/4″ on both sides.

Step 4: 

Going slowly and not putting too much pressure on the drill, drill through your marks until you make it through both pieces of acrylic.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

Step 5:

Place a screw through each of the holes and screw a nut onto the back.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

Heck of a lot cheaper than having someone else frame art for you.

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

Don’t you just love that quote from Rhett?

It will never get old.

Free Gone with the Wind Printable

I hope you have a damn good day.

Looking for more great projects to add to your list?

How to Make a Huge Wall Frame for Cheap – and I mean huge. And cheap.

DIY Lucite Handrail – the sexiest handrail you ever did see.

DIY Lucite Trays – another lucite hack and it costs less than $5 to make.

Free Printable Horse Art – gorgeous artwork that’s free!

You know you don’t wanna miss any of this crazy.

Sign up to get my posts delivered to your inbox here.

Stalk Me Here:

Pinterest / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

pin-this-post

AWESOME idea to really showcase the art - super affordable too! DIY Lucite Frame + Gone With the Wind Printable via RainonaTinRoof.com

SaveSave

58 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet

Filed Under: DIY Projects, Printables Tagged With: art, frame, lucite

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Brenda Kula says

    November 7, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    Very clever! Love the clean look of it.
    Brenda

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 12, 2014 at 9:50 am

      Thank you, Brenda!

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    November 7, 2014 at 6:44 pm

    Love this we are going to feature it on tomorrow for our Saturday Selections. Plus I am a huge fan of Gone with the Wind!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 12, 2014 at 9:50 am

      Awesome, Jordan! Thanks for the feature!

      Reply
  3. Amber says

    November 7, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    brilliant!! I needed this tutorial 3 days ago when I was trying to figure out how to frame a vintage rodeo poster for my One Room Challenge!!! Ha!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      November 12, 2014 at 9:50 am

      ooooo, Amber – the vintage rodeo poster sounds awesome!!

      Reply
  4. Nicole says

    May 22, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    Question, what size did you print in?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Jenna @ Rain on a Tin Roof says

      May 26, 2015 at 11:53 am

      I think I originally printed it in an 11×14, but ended up cutting it down a bit to showcase the words.

      Reply
  5. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    April 17, 2017 at 11:48 am

    Great DIY project and great saying. Love the look of lucite! Visiting from Made By You Monday party.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      April 18, 2017 at 6:48 am

      Thanks, Victoria!

      Reply
  6. Beverly says

    April 18, 2017 at 2:05 pm

    I love that quote from Rhett. Love your DIY project too.
    Thanks for sharing at Over The Moon Party.
    Hugs,
    Bev

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      April 18, 2017 at 6:17 pm

      Thanks so much, Beverly!

      Reply
  7. Erin says

    April 19, 2017 at 11:00 am

    I love this! I think that is my favorite movie quote of all time. I love how it looks so clean and stylish, perfect for any room in your house.

    Reply
    • Jenna says

      April 27, 2017 at 4:09 pm

      Thanks, Erin!

      Reply
  8. JUDY says

    July 24, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    i want the printable

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You have to agree to the comment policy.

Primary Sidebar

Privacy Policy

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Please use all appropriate and proper safety precautions when using tools and attempting projects. All projects and tool usage are attempted at the reader’s own risk.

Copyright © 2023 · Brunch Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · Design by Stephanie Jones

58 shares