Our framed featured student artists represent Taylor Hicks and Lincoln schools this month! Even though it sounds bad, great things happen when student artists get framed! Our mission at the Frame and I is to support young artists and teachers in promoting the arts. The arts play an important role in developing student’s brains… encouraging creativity, problem solving and hands-on …
Hand drawn designs on picture frame mats set art apart!
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 …
Grand Army of the Republic Sword Shadowbox Frame – one of a kind!
We had the privilege to frame this Grand Army of the Republic Sword in a shadowbox frame, along with many ribbons and medals of rank. These items are very precious, being post American civil-war and dear to our history.The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army (United States Army), Union Navy (U.S. Navy), Marines and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service who served …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Frame and I!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! We at the Frame & I want to thank you for a wonderful year, and we wish you abundant blessings in the new year! With luck, you got everything on your list… but most of all, we hope you have love and peace at this glorious Yuletide!
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Student artists get framed!
Featuring our latest art student of the month! Cheyla Daverman! Cheyla’s tiny painting looks fabulous in our unique zebrano wood frame from Bella moulding! One of our greatest joys at The Frame and I is framing grade school student artwork each month. The art instructors from Prescott area schools choose their best students, and then bring the artwork to us …
Regal pug needlework framed perfectly!
Framing can turn needlework into a true art form! Hint, it IS an art form! This pugnacious pug is a custom needlepoint design our client wanted royally framed. Needlepoint framing takes care and time. After choosing color, materials, proportions and design, we carefully hand-stretch every needlepoint onto archival boards. We pin or lace them down so they are flat and …
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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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When I grow up I want to be a fireman! firefighter frame
When I grow up I want to be… Every kid has a dream of what they want to be when they grow up. Most firefighters know from early on what their calling is! This charming firefighter frame was made just for that reason. It’s one of a kind, made in collaboration with our customer. Check it out! We love projects like …
One katsina, two katsina, three katsina in acrylic display cases
We recently got to create acrylic display cases for three hand carved katsina dolls, which are representations of Hopi spirit messengers. This unique collection looks stunning in their new displays and will be preserved from dust and breakage for years and years to come! Whatever your need is for a custom acrylic showcase, keep us in mind! We can frame …