How to Make a Giant Polaroid Frame for your Photobooth

What you need:

1. A2 Foam Board x2 I purchased these from Hobbycraft here. 2 boards will cost £7.
   

2. Plywood I had spare pieces at home from DIY work but any DIY store like Wickes will sell long boards. I recommend these craft ones from Amazon which are only £6.75 and free delivery.
   

3. Black Sharpie pen You can buy these in pretty much any stationary shop, but I recommend this bullet black permanent marker from Amazon for only £2.20 with free delivery.
   

4. Hot Glue Gun This is to stick the plywood to the foam board, and can be brought from any craft shop. I recommend this one for £5 from the Works.
   

5. Stanley knife Again, can be purchased from any DIY store and they only cost a few quid, but you probably already have one at home, ask your hubby to be or your dad if they have one! If not, you buy this one from Wilko for only £5.75.

Optional:

1. I added a giant wooden peg on the top to stick to my polaroid theme in which I sent out polaroid save the dates with a mini wooden peg, and clipped polaroid pictures to the centrepiece on each table also with a mini wooden peg. You can purchase a cheep and cheerful large peg from Amazon here, for £5.22.
   

2. You can handwrite whatever you like, or if you'd prefer to use stencils I recommend these large letter stencils for £10.99 from Amazon.

Follow these 5 Simple Steps

1. Join two A1 foam boards together using two strips of plywood glue gunned to the long side at the back. Ensure one strip is on either side; this will give the frame some support and weight, as foam boards are extremely light.

2. Measure 18cm from the top, left, and right hand side of the board, and 30cm from the bottom. Draw the inner frame lightly with a pencil. (You might just be able to see my faint lines in the image above!)

3. Place a board underneath the frame (so you don't cut through onto the carpet, floor boards, dining table etc!) and cut along the pencil lines using a sharp stanley knife.

4. The bottom panel of the frame can be used to write anything you like, but more often than not it will be the bride and groom’s name and the wedding date. If you’re a pro at calligraphy then that’s fantastic! If not, then use large stencils to outline your letters and numbers.

5. Finally, use a black sharpie pen, any other marker pen, or black paint, to fill in the letters.

The Finished Masterpiece:

Looks pretty awesome in the wedding pics and gives your guests something fun to entertain themselves with! To top it off, you feel great knowing that you made it yourself ;)

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