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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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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The Frame and I has frame game with PHS basketball!
When framing professionals at the Frame & I and PHS athletes team up, you know it’s going to be a big win! Check out how The Frame and I has frame game with PHS basketball! This frame project celebrates a special family relationship! From Grandfather to Grandson, the legacy of PHS sports is alive and well! Grandpa is featured in …
Hanging jewelry case shows off, protects treasures
It’s time to talk about our treasures. We all have at least one… that gorgeous piece of jewelry or ornament that we take out for special occasions, but rarely wear otherwise. How can we enjoy something like this every day? Read more to see how we made it possible to enjoy our favorite jewelry every day, by making a custom …
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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 …
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Bland before, awesome after! Updated frame gives art a second life.
Wall art has been around a long time, and frames have been a necessity for delicate works that need protection. That being said, picture frames also set the mood and tone of artwork. They can enhance it or they can really bring it down. In this example we took a purely functional frame and replaced it with something that really …
More than just “custom”! Alder wood meets steel for one of a kind frames.
We put the “custom” in picture framing… Check out these gorgeous alder and stainless steel frames we’re making for abstract originals. The elements combine to create something greater than its parts. This is where the picture framing we do at The Frame & I is much more than just “custom”! When we introduced Alder wood to steel, they hit it …