Matting, not mating. Not that I wrote mating the first time around or anything.
I found a great hemisphere map at my favorite paper goods store – in my favorite blues and greens – and needed a frame large enough for it. My husband volunteered a frame he had, which was the perfect size, except the mat color didn’t really go with my map.
I had also purchased gold glitter wrap paper and decided to tape it over the existing map. This frame does not have glass so it’s just the backing, the map, and the mat over it.
The strips were cut wide enough to go a little beyond the original mat:
As a finishing touch, I added teal ribbon from my sewing stash:
The finished product:
The wedding picture you see above is also matted with lovely wrapping paper, in a music note pattern.
I hope you like this craft, it was an inexpensive way to use something we have and give it the exact look I wanted. Now the frame coordinates with the map print and has a bit of glam, which my office can always use ;D
Casa de Berry 
Pretty! And it looks simple enough for me to pull off š Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely, no fancy stuff or techniques required – thank you for visiting!