I found these beautiful bird images on etsy.  They are vintage prints from A History of British Birds, published in the 1850s by Rev. Francis Orpen Morris.  I resized them and added borders before printing them on bond paper.

I used Yes! paste to affix the mini prints to thin sheets of balsa wood.

I cut the images out using the borders as cutting guides.  I constructed frames from picture frame moulding from Hobby Builders Supply.  The pieces were thin and tiny, so it was a bit tedious.  Here the assembled frame is taped to a cardboard scrap for painting.

I originally cut a mat for the image but liked it better with only the frame.  One down, eight more to go.... :D

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