Hand drawn designs on picture frame mats bring whimsy and creativity to ordinary designs! They also lend a sense of history to drawings, prints, and photos. French style matting actually most likely originated in Italy, when artists began drawing lines around thumbnails in their sketchbooks to highlight successful studies for future reference. These lines took on a life of their own …
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Heirloom shadowbox frame for baby shoes!
We made another heirloom, it’s a shadowbox frame for baby shoes! These adorable beaded baby moccasins came across our design counter recently. We decided they needed to be in a shadowbox frame for baby shoes! Our client had a photo of them on the baby, and a little bit of family history with the age (5 months) and the year, …
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Smokin’ picture frame! Shadowbox for an heirloom pipe collection
We recently finished a shadowbox for an heirloom pipe collection, and we are over the moon about it! How perfect is it, to put a photo of one of the pipes in action and create a fun timeline of historical and contemporary pipes? The rich color and supple mahogany wood of the frame looks worn and handled like the pipes …
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Arizona art for everyone!
We love you, Arizona! In celebration of our beautiful state, we have a selection of Arizona art, fine art prints and maps showcasing Arizona’s history and beauty. This vintage Arizona map features prickly pear cactus in fruit and an Arizona raven. Designed right here at The Frame & I and unique to our store! We have cards, unframed prints, and …
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We preserve and display officer’s sword in a shadowbox frame
You wore it proudly while you served, and now that it’s not in daily use, why not preserve and display your officer’s sword in a shadowbox frame made by us? We at the Frame & I are experts at framing military memorabilia, and officer’s swords are no exception! Rich fabrics and elegant frames make the swords really stand out. Create …
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Display special jewelry in a picture frame!
Hi, and happy Friday everyone! Today we’re going to talk about how to make those special jewelry pieces come alive as part of your home design. You know that your jewelry says a lot about you. You wouldn’t stuff yourself in a cedar box 90% of the time, so why do you do that to your jewelry? Display special jewelry …
Photo restoration, printing and framing, all in one place. The Frame and I!
Have you got some family photos that need a little love? Time, storage, accidents and the elements can really cause a lot of damage to our beloved memories. These are the stories of who we are, who we were… where we came from. So let’s take those tired, worn and beaten down photos and turn their frowns upside down! Here …
Beautifully framed Mexican retablo engravings
Just in time for Easter, we’ve framed some beautiful Mexican retablo engravings! Actual retablos can be found all over Mexico. They are usually painted and carved in bright colors. Typically they’re found at or around altars, and usually they give homage to Mary, mother of Christ. They can also honor particular Catholic saints or the Christ child. They are made …
Brand new old style, Larson Juhl’s Salon 1789 frames
This is our first frame using a special new frame line, Larson Juhl’s Salon 1789. It’s a brand-new old style, designed right here in Prescott by The Frame & I’s own Francine Hackerott! Salon 1789 designed for Larson Juhl by Francine Hackerott of The Frame & I, in Prescott, Arizona! The brilliant silver finish is muted with a timeworn patina. …