Bow-Topped Oval Frame Plaque

An oval frame dressed up with two ribbon bows — one at the crown, one at the foot. The design is a tall vertical oval with a wide, gently dished border framing a recessed flat centre panel: a blank field ready for a photo, a monogram, a small mirror or an inset painting. What lifts it above a plain frame are the two carved bow-knots — a plump, looped ribbon tied at the top and a matching bow at the bottom, their tails spilling softly onto the rim. The whole piece has a sweet, keepsake feel. It makes a lovely decorative frame or wall plaque for a nursery, bedroom or dressing area, and doubles as a mount for a small mirror or a printed portrait. Cut & finish notes • Run it as a relief onlay on flat stock; the bows are the high points, so rough them out first, then drop the background and dish the border. • A ball-nose finishing pass gives the ribbon its soft, pillowy rounding — steer clear of sharp edges here. • Sand the bows thoroughly; folded-ribbon forms show tool marks more than any other feature. • Gorgeous in soft pastels or gilded, and the central recess happily accepts a fabric or mirror insert.