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A process for making a picture frame includes the step of printing border art and registration marks on a piece of transparent sheet material, such as vinyl or polycarbonate plastic sheet material, while leaving a center window portion transparent. Then making a laser cut path in a computer digital file for the printed transparent sheet material for cutting the outside path of the border art and then coating an adhesive onto the transparent sheet material to cover the printed artwork and transparent center window. The process includes attaching the transparent sheet material having the printed border surrounding a transparent center window onto a transparent polymer picture frame member, cutting the transparent sheet of material along the computer stored cutout path on the outer edge of the border art to form an outer border on the transparent material and transparent picture frame member. The transparent polymer sheet is heated and folded to form a backing for the picture frame. The process can also utilize a coating of ultraviolet activated adhesive applied over the printed transparent sheet, then passing the polymer sheet and transparent sheet through a pair of rollers for removing air bubbles and then directing ultraviolet light through the polymer sheet onto the adhesive to activate the adhesive. The process can also include attaching a frame easel or support to the back of the picture frame.
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