I really like framing artwork items. It will probably make all of the distinction and provides a chunk of artwork a brand new life! On this submit, I wished to share three issues that I’ve discovered about framing and getting artwork items reframed.
Body One thing Distinctive
My first tip is to border one thing distinctive! I wrote a post on collecting art if you wish to refer again to that for some concepts on gathering artwork in your house.
I discovered this embroidered wool rug (similar here) at a consignment store, figuring out it could be good on an empty wall in our home. I had been on the hunt for one thing giant however couldn’t discover the best factor … till I discovered this!
I liked the colours and texture however knew framing it could be fairly costly. I put it off for nearly a yr however lastly took it into the body store to get an thought for a body and a quote.
The girl on the body store instructed me it could take two individuals three hours to stitch it by hand onto a backing.
It was the tactic they used to protect the piece and never harm it within the framing course of. After I picked up the piece, I used to be so glad with the completed product.
One other distinctive piece is that this postcard from the St. Louis World’s Honest in 1906. I discovered it on eBay some time again.
It has little holes minimize out with coloured vellum or skinny paper below it and while you maintain it to the sunshine … it appears as if it’s lit up. Right here it’s with mild behind it. See the way it glows?
It’s such a fragile and exquisite memento from 115 years in the past! I’ve at all times liked the historical past of the St. Louis World’s Honest as a result of my great-grandmother went to it and it’s neat figuring out I’ve a bit piece of her historical past in my home.
I wished to get this postcard framed with the concept that I may nonetheless maintain it as much as the sunshine and see it mild up. I went with two items of glass and the framers made positive to not damage the postcard however fastidiously caught it between the glass.
It appears elegant and it’s protected to take pleasure in for years to return!
My pal and I not too long ago went to an vintage mall and we got here throughout a sales space that had baskets stuffed with outdated photos. We stood within the sales space for nicely over an hour pulling out worn photographs and exhibiting one another.
The hampers had been full of collections of household reminiscences of holidays, child’s first steps, and sons going off to conflict. Within the pile, I discovered this image and in pencil on the again it was dated 1931.
I immediately fell in love with it. The composition of the 2 canines on the edges, the oar on the underside main your eye to the person within the center rowing. It jogged my memory of a photograph from one in all my favourite photographers, Jacque Henri Lartigue.
I bought the photograph and took it to our native interest retailer to discover a body. I discovered a body and took it to the framing division to have them minimize a matte to suit it.
A couple of minutes later they got here out with the completed product! It was below $10 to have them make it for me and put the photograph, matte and body again collectively.
Now this particular photograph could be loved and never hidden away in a basket at an vintage mall. While you wish to body an image, think about getting a barely bigger body and customized matte minimize in your photograph.
It appears timeless and in addition brings your eye into the photograph. It’s also possible to buy pre-cut mattes in your image, however in my case, I wanted a customized one!
Ideas for Buying Secondhand Frames
Subsequent, I wished to share my favourite tip for buying secondhand frames. If I’m at a thrift retailer and discover a body that I really like (that’s an excellent worth!), I’ll often purchase it … even when I don’t look after the artwork contained in the body.
Framing could be fairly costly, so if I should buy a used piece of artwork and simply buy it for the body, it would minimize the fee considerably! I’ve a bit stash of used frames simply ready to be recycled and get some new artwork in them.
I’ll peruse eBay, EBTH, or thrift shops to seek out artwork that may match into a selected body. As soon as I discover the best piece, I convey the artwork and secondhand body into the body store. In my expertise, it’s often about $10-$15 for them to swap the artwork, seal up the again and placed on new hanging wire. SO straightforward!
After I was getting one thing framed one time, the lady on the body store mentioned that you just don’t need the body to distract from the artwork. Whereas I agree with that (principally), I can’t assist however love the massive stunning frames that you just see while you go into artwork museums.
Work by means of the centuries are wrapped in gilded gold and in my view, the body does distract however solely as a result of it’s so stunning!!
I really like the juxtaposition of those superb summary work painted by my pal Kendra with the gold frames round them. It’s basic and funky all on the identical time.
I discovered an enormous gold body on Craigslist for subsequent to nothing and saved it within the storage till I discovered the proper piece to go in it.
Do you bear in mind the postcard from the St. Louis World’s Honest talked about above? Properly, earlier than I took the postcard to the framers, I introduced it into our native digicam/photograph print store, they scanned it and put the file on a disc.
After I bought house, I opened up Photoshop and bumped up the saturation, sharpened it a bit, and eliminated any mud spots. I despatched the file off to be printed in a bigger measurement.
I had it printed just a bit smaller than the gold body that I had been saving as a result of I wished to make use of a matte round it to decorate it up a bit.
I took the enlarged image and the gold body to the body store and so they helped me select a matte and glass. I can now take pleasure in an enormous image of that cute little postcard! I maintain it above my desk and find it irresistible!
Purchase Artwork With Unhealthy Frames
My subsequent tip is to purchase artwork with unhealthy frames. A variety of occasions, I’ll discover framed items and the artwork inside is in good condition however the body is trashed. Reframing could make all of the distinction!
If you’ll be able to, maintain the unique glass as a result of getting new glass could be fairly costly. If all it’s a must to do is herald your framed artwork, maintain the artwork and glass and have them swap the body, then this is usually a cash saver!
Every time I herald artwork with a nasty body, I NEVER attempt to take the artwork out. I let the framers try this as a result of they know what they’re doing. So don’t really feel unhealthy bringing your complete piece and having them disassemble it!
I bought these items on eBay and the frames had been in such unhealthy form. I used to be a bit unhappy about it after they arrived within the mail, however knew it could possibly be a fast repair. Right here is the earlier than and after with the brand new (sturdy!) frames.
I hope this encourages you to get some artwork framed or to be looking out for nice frames and the proper piece of artwork.
If in case you have any questions, be at liberty to go away a remark under. Blissful framing! -Janae
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